‘They’re Only Doing This to the Black Community’: Lawyers File Notice of Claim on Behalf of 8-Year-Old Syracuse Boy Detained By Police for Allegedly Stealing Doritos

An Upstate New York family is gearing up to file a lawsuit against the city of Syracuse, claiming officers violated their child’s civil rights when they treated him like a criminal for allegedly stealing a bag of potato chips. The lawyers suggest the officers from […]

‘Still Was Shot Down’: Black Man Stopped by Savannah Police Shows His Permit and Weapon, Moments Later He Was Killed. Advocates Want Chief to Step Down, Feds to Step In.

A Georgia neighborhood is reeling after the fifth police-involved death in the city this year, and community leaders are calling on the top police official to resign and a federal probe into the chain of shootings. Authorities said police officers approached Saudi Arai Lee, 31, […]