Mother of Black Child Seen Held by Officer In Post Claiming the Child Was Saved from ‘Lawlessness’ Will Receive $2M from Philadelphia: ‘We’re Sorry’

A Black woman who was separated from her toddler son during a violent arrest last year will receive $2 million from the city of Philadelphia. During the October 2020 arrest, Rickia Young was bloodied then taken to jail, and separated from her son as the city dealt […]

Newly Released Bodycam Video Catches Louisiana Trooper Violently Beating a Black Man With Flashlight

In footage obtained and published by the Associated Press on Wednesday, Louisiana State Police trooper Jacob Brown was caught on body camera footage beating Black motorist Aaron Larry Bowman with a flashlight during a traffic stop in May 2019. Bowman was struck with a flashlight 18 times by the […]