Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old black woman who died under highly suspect conditions in a Texas jail, made an impassioned speech at the Library of Congress today. Reed-Veal was addressing the newly formed Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls. The Caucus was formed in March …
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In a settlement announced Monday, the City of Cleveland agreed to pay 6 million dollars to the family of Tamir Rice, the 12 year old boy who was fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer in November of 2014 for playing with a toy pellet gun. The settlement, which will …
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Finally, two months after five officers shot and killed 26-year-old black man Mario Woods, the US Department of Justice will launch an investigation into his death. The killing has prompted widespread criticism of the SFPD after cell phone videos surfaced calling into question whether the officers’ use of force was justified. …
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Via Filming Cops: City police used unwarranted deadly force when they shot and killed the mentally ill man while attempting to evict him from his apartment, the man’s estate administrator claims in court. Lawrence Faine, a schizophrenic, was a resident in Calvary Towers, an affordable housing complex serving low …
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Antonio LeGrier has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Chicago. He had called police for help because his son was swinging a baseball bat in their apartment early Saturday morning. The police officer who arrived on scene shot and killed both the son, 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and …
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