The family of Nigel Shelby, a 14-year-old who took his life after he was repeatedly bullied over being gay, will file a lawsuit against the Huntsville Board of Education. Attorneys Ben Crump, co-counsel Jasmine Rand, local counsel Lynn Sherrod, and David J. Johns, Executive Director of […]
The unidentified female officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright is on administrative leave The police chief in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota has attributed the death of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man, to an “accidental discharge” by the responding police officer. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon held […]
By Victor Omondi Two police officers have come under fire after a video emerged showing them manhandle a black army second lieutenant at gunpoint during a traffic stop. The incident that took place in Windsor, Virginia, on December 5, 2020, left the army officer, identified […]
By Victor Omondi Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African American, was shot by a white police officer on November 22, 2014, while playing with what would later be found to be a toy gun. His mother Samaria Rice has since sought justice for the loss of […]
After more than three decades of discussion, the House Judiciary Committee is set to vote on a bill that could lead to slavery reparations. The committee took the major step forward this week when it announced its plans to vote on Wednesday, CBS News reported. U.S. Rep. Sheila […]
The National Guard was deployed in Minneapolis as hundreds of people looted and rioted into the early hours Monday after a black man was shot dead while trying to flee arrest just 10 miles from where George Floyd died. Police officers in riot gear fire tear gas […]