Louisiana civil rights activists want a state probation officer fired after video surfaced that allegedly shows him planting drugs on a Black man. McKinley Bates III was charged with several drug and weapons felonies and faced 10 years in prison. He spent three months behind […]
In a sign that the failed war on drugs is still going strong, a Black man serving life in prison stemming from a marijuana conviction in Mississippi had his sentence upheld this week. The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied Russell Allen’s appeal in part because he is a “habitual […]
The Minneapolis suburb where police recently killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright has approved a package of proposals meant to begin making changes to public safety and violence prevention in the city. The Brooklyn Center City Council voted 4-1 on Saturday to pass a resolution called the […]
Iyanla Vanzant’s show “Iyanla, Fix My Life” may have ended, but the inspirational speaker is not ready to stop helping people. During a recent interview, Vanzant expressed that she wants to work with police departments to change the dynamic between them and the Black community. […]
A Tampa Dunkin’ Donuts employee is facing an aggravated manslaughter charge after the man he punched for repeatedly calling him a racial slur later died. Corey Pujols, 27, was originally arrested on a charge of battery on a person older than 65 in connection with the […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a repeal of the state’s 1863 citizen’s arrest law, which previously stated that bystanders could make an arrest if they witnessed a crime. The legislation, which was signed on Monday, comes a little over a year after Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot by white vigilantes […]
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