Maryland created a new alert system to track down racist incidents and other hate crimes, according to CBS News. The “Emmett Till Alert” will be modeled after the Amber Alert and notify Black leaders in the state of any racially motivated crimes. The initiative comes after a string of attacks on Black […]
A new lawsuit has been filed against Prince George’s County and two officers of the Prince George’s County Police Department, after a Black man alleged his civil rights were violated during an April 2022 traffic stop. Lawyers representing the man alleged he was a victim […]
Update (August 8, 2022): William “Roddie” Bryan, the third man involved in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a hate crime involving the fatal chase, according to AP News. Bryan’s sentencing is less than the life sentences Gregory and Travis […]
Source: Education Images / Getty A viral video from McComb, MS, shows a member of the Mississippi Highway Patrol violently handling a Black man in custody. It is unclear why the officer initially stopped Eugene Lewis and his brothers, but the video shows the unidentified officer […]
In addition to dealing with a deadly global pandemic, 2020 for Black people also including many of us fighting for our right to be treated equal following many unnecessary deaths at the hands of police departments across the state. Famed TV Judge Greg Mathis, also […]
Source: screenshot / Twitter Another day, another aggressive arrest of a Black man turned deadly. Last Thursday night, 30-year-old Kyle Dail was shot and killed by a Dallas, Texas, police officer while officers attempted to arrest him on suspicion of drug dealing at an LBJ Food Mart, […]