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House leaders are calling for an investigation into the Trump administration’s troubling employment of federal law enforcement agencies against protesters in Portland and elsewhere. In a letter to the inspectors general of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security reported by Associated Press on Sunday, top U.S. House leaders said they were […]
The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation following the sharing of widely condemned footage showing an Allentown Police Department officer forcing his knee into a man’s neck to restrain him. As a regional Pennsylvania CBS outlet points out, the department claims its policy includes a ban on neck restraints and chokeholds. Its use-of-force policy, notably, was released […]
Three Colorado police officers have been fired for taking a selfie reenacting the murder of Elijah McClain. The Aurora Police Department previously put the officers on paid leave pending an internal investigation. During a news conference, interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson displayed the photos where officers Jaron Jones, Erica Marrer, and Kyle Dittrich demonstrated a […]
Hannibal Buress returns with his first comedy special in four years, Miami Nights, premiering via YouTube live stream. The special comes three years after the Chicago native’s 2017 arrest by Miami police for alleged “disorderly conduct.” Buress uses this special to discuss his experience in Miami, alongside the backdrop of a national and international conversation around police brutality and the Black […]
Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police Department cop charged with murdering Rayshard Brooks, has been released on bond. Rolfe posted bond the $500,000 bond on Tuesday night, per WSB-TV. Publicly available court records list the date of release as July 1. Rolfe, whose charges include felony murder, was originally booked on June 18. The bond’s […]
Though news coverage may have unfortunately waned in recent days, protests continue across the country as activists young and old continue to push for social justice with an emphasis on eradicating police brutality. And as the country saw with the police murder of George Floyd, these all-too-routine instances of fatal brutality at the hands of […]
Following the murder of the unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer this past Memorial Day, protests have sparked across the country and numerous celebrities and influencers have spoken up to voice their stance in solidarity. Friday afternoon, Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores joined others by releasing a statement […]
Notable figures across entertainment, sports, and politics are speaking out against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who allegedly suffocated while being detained by police. The tragic incident occurred Monday in Minneapolis, after officers attempted to arrest Floyd on suspicion of forgery. A passerby filmed an officer kneeling on the back of Floyd’s neck, […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigations will now be part of the investigation surrounding an officer-involved incident in which a Minneapolis cop was filmed with his knee on the neck of a man who later died. Footage, as reported by CBS News, shows a white officer with his knee on the neck of the man, who […]
Body cam footage released this week shows police in Orlando, Florida arresting a crying six-year-old girl. An attorney representing the child’s family shared the footage, which shows the child being restrained by zip ties, with a regional NBC News affiliate. “Please let me go,” the child is heard pleading with the officers. According to the accompanying […]
