Indiana authorities have issued an arrest for an Atlanta woman after her 5-year-old son’s body was discovered in a small suitcase left in the woods. Reports show that a mushroom hunter discovered the carry-on size luggage with Cairo Jordan’s body inside in April in Southern […]
Several Black officers representing the Knoxville Police Department staff have reportedly felt discriminated against, according to an external review of the department. The review, conducted by consulting firm 21CP Solutions, discovered these findings that comprised almost all 15 Black officers in the department. According to the review, the officers not […]
Black residents in the Edmonton region of Alberta, Canada, are calling out the local police for the use of phenotyping, a practice where DNA is used to create digital images of unidentified suspects. Last Tuesday, community groups came together to pen a letter to Edmonton Police Commission […]
A North Carolina woman is suing a city, its police department and its officers for false imprisonment and negligence for an incident she said left her traumatized and bruised. Ja’Lana Dunlap-Banks also accused Fayetteville Police Officer Ryan Haddock and Detective Amanda Bell of assault and battery. […]
Mumia Abu-Jamal is petitioning for a re-trial regarding his sentencing in the 1981 killing of Philadelphia officer Daniel Faulkner. After multiple appeals to overturn his conviction were denied, the former Black Panther’s case will be heard once again due to new evidence that may prove his innocence, per ABC 6 News. Abu-Jamal […]
