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Shortly after word was made public that an “outcome” had been reached by a Minneapolis jury in the trial of Kim Potter on Thursday, Hennepin County Judge Regina M. Chu announced that the white former police officer is guilty on both charges, first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter. Potter will now face up to 15 years in prison, […]
The four Black men who were wrongfully charged with raping a 17-year-old white girl in 1949 have been exonerated in the state of Florida 72 years later. The group has been dubbed the “Groveland Four.” According to CNN, Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis in Lake County, Florida, posthumously dismissed the indictments of Ernest Thomas and Samuel Shepherd […]
New details have emerged in the April 21 police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. According to an updated lawsuit filed by Brown’s family, a North Carolina deputy who was involved in the killing had admitted to removing the remaining bullets from his gun after firing at least seven shots at Brown. The complaint, reviewed by ABC 11, […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Jermaine Jones Jr.’s mother spoke out Tuesday following the death of her son, who spent several days on life support after […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets The Justice Department announced Friday that it will not pursue charges against the Wisconsin police officer who shot Jacob Blake […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Disturbing bodycam footage has surfaced showing a group of Minneapolis police officers relishing in the opportunity to fire non-lethal […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets It has been reported that West Midlands Police violently assaulted a 23-year-old Black man named Callum Lother after driving home […]
Graphic footage showing Missouri cops allowing a police dog to attack a Black man is drawing nationwide criticism, with one regional editorial board comparing the graphic video to Civil Rights Movement-era tactics used by now-dead Alabama racist Bull Connor. The footage in question, initially shared to Facebook and excerpted in the news clip above—viewer discretion […]
Reports have surfaced that a Metropolitan Police officer choked 13-year-old Black schoolboy Benjamin Olajive during a stop-and-search in South London last Tuesday. The incident unfolded after police responded to reports of a Black person carrying a knife. As a result, police identified Benjamin via CCTV footage. Video footage, which has since been taken down, shows […]
A 70-year-old Jamaican man by the name of Errol Dixon has reportedly suffered severe injuries after being pulled over by police officers for a broken brake light in Bromley, South East London, earlier this week. Following the victim’s apprehension, the Met claimed a “struggle” ensued after officers stopped the driver. A woman, simply known as Char—who claims […]
