Spurred by the fatal police shooting of unarmed Black man Stephon Clark , California lawmakers yesterday (April 3) introduced a measure that would alter the standard for when law enforcement officers can use deadly force. Titled the Police Accountability and Community Protection Act (the full […]
Fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessean. All over the world, people are celebrating the legacy of King and also reflecting on where we are today. Professor Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University definitely had some thoughts about […]
A photo of Stephon Clark’s grandmother, Sequita Thompson taken by my friend who attended the family’s press conference with me. Photo: Jon Crisp As journalists, we are taught that it is our job to deliver news and information objectively. Source: #StephonClark: When Reporting the News […]
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman – leading a coalition of 18 Attorneys General and six cities and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors – filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from demanding citizenship information in the 2020 decennial Census. Demanding citizenship information […]
By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Efforts must be increased to break down the wall of secrecy surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was gunned down on April 4, 1968, as he stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in […]
On the heels of police officers shooting a young, unarmed black man to death in Sacramento, California, last month, state lawmakers announced a first-of-its-kind bill on Monday that raises the standard for when officers may open fire. The proposed legislation would change the guidance in […]
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