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State Sheriff Murders Judge At Courthouse
In a tragic event that stunned a small Appalachian town, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was charged with the murder of District...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Haven Sian & Dr. Daicia Price Advocate for Mental Health Awareness: Reducing Stigma & Supporting Detroit's Youth
Haven Sian and Dr. Daicia Price presented on mental health at the Know Your Rights Camp, emphasizing that mental health is a continuum...
Sep 26, 20241 min read


Hundreds Of Misconduct Cases Like Stop-And-Frisk Tossed Out By The NYPD Without Even Looking At Them
This year, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has dismissed over 400 substantiated cases of alleged police misconduct without...
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Marcel Brown Wins $50 Million Jury Award For Being Wrongly Imprisoned For Murder
Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully imprisoned for seven years, has been awarded $50 million by the City of Chicago. In 2011, at just 18...
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Marcellus Williams Executed After Objections Of Prosecutor’s Office
Missouri executed Marcellus Williams by lethal injection on Tuesday, despite the objections of the prosecutor’s office that initially...
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Sheriff Instructs Residents To List Homes With Harris-Walz Campaign Signs
Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski faced significant backlash after urging residents to list homes displaying campaign signs...
Sep 24, 20241 min read


State Cancels Use-Of-Force Training By Ex-Minnesota Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright in 2021, was set to lead a use-of-force training workshop...
Sep 24, 20241 min read


Viral Video Shows Officer Lifting 15-Year-Old Girl & Body Slamming Her To The Ground Based On Belief She Was Going To Attack Him
Ikeria Tate, a 15-year-old Black girl from Miami, is facing felony charges after being body-slammed by a Miami-Dade Public Schools...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Former Police Officer Emmitt Martin III Admits To Beating 'Helpless' Tyre Nichols & Shedding His Bodycam
Former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin III testified on Tuesday, admitting to punching a "helpless" Tyre Nichols five times while...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Melissa Jean-Baptiste Empowers Youth: Overcoming Financial Struggles & Building Wealth with Knowledge
Melissa Jean-Baptiste (@ millennialindebt ), a financial educator and author of "So This Is Why I Am Broke," shared her journey of...
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Dr. Allecia Wilson Advocates for Justice: Ensuring Accurate Autopsies for Underrepresented Communities
Dr. Allecia Wilson, a forensic and pediatric pathologist, emphasizes the importance of second autopsies to ensure accurate determinations...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Plastics In Food & Water Are Increasingly Infiltrating Brain Matter
A 2024 study found that human brain samples collected at autopsy contained significantly more microplastics than those collected eight...
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Nicole Martin & Cayden Brown Empower Detroit Youth with Legal Knowledge at Know Your Rights Camp
Nicole Martin (@ nicolelynn.esq ), an attorney and legal program director for Know Your Rights Camp's Autopsy Initiative, and Cayden...
Sep 16, 20241 min read


Nicole Walters Inspired by Kaepernick’s Mission: Empowering Youth at Know Your Rights Camp
Nicole Walters, attended her first Know Your Rights Camp and was deeply inspired by @Kaepernick7’s mission. Witnessing the...
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Department Of Justice Asked By Urban League Of Louisiana To Open Investigation Into Bogalusa Police Department
The National Urban League and Urban League of Louisiana sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) expressing concerns over the...
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Governor Gavin Newsom Agrees To $489 Million Contract For California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has faced significant challenges in filling its ranks, with about one in six positions vacant last...
Sep 10, 20242 min read


300,000 People A Year Are Victims To Police Force Nationwide & The Numbers Are Rising
A new database launched by Mapping Police Violence reveals that U.S. police use force on at least 300,000 people annually, injuring about...
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Former Sheriff Deputy Eddie Duran Charged WIth Manslaughter For The Death Of Roger Fortson
Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, has been charged with manslaughter for the May 3 shooting of 23-year-old Roger Fortson, a...
Sep 9, 20242 min read


Former Inglewood Police Officer Caught By FBI Making Drug Deal With Stolen Evidence Sentenced
In 2021, John Abel Baca, an Inglewood police officer and the department’s union representative, was caught on an FBI sting operation...
Sep 9, 20241 min read


FDA Questioned By Congresswomen About Delay In Hair-Strengthening Chemical Ban
Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Shontel Brown, and Nydia Velazquez are demanding answers from the FDA about its delays in proposing a ban on hair...
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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