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Black High School Student In Texas Served In-School Suspension Over Twisted Dreadlocks
Darryl George, a Black high school student in Mont Belvieu, Texas, found himself facing a second in-school suspension over his hairstyle,...
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Pre-Trial Fairness Act Makes Illinois The 1st To Abolish Cash Bail
A component of the SAFE-T Act called The Pre-Trial Fairness Act that abolishes cash bail has gone into effect in Illinois recently....
Sep 22, 20231 min read


Former Missouri Cop Gets Five Years Probation For Shooting Fleeing Vehicle Several Times
In Clayton, Missouri, former police officer Matthew Schanz was sentenced to five years of probation following a shooting incident where...
Sep 22, 20231 min read


Jury Rules Mississippi Officers Who Killed Ismael Lopez After Going Into Wrong House Were Justified
A Mississippi jury delivered a verdict in a civil lawsuit claiming that Southaven police officers Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze were...
Sep 22, 20231 min read


U.S. Marshals Service Finds Way To Circumvent President Biden's Executive Order To Phase Out Private
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) found a new way to bypass President Biden's executive order to phase out private prisons and paying a...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Zoning Changes On Sapelo Island Threaten Georgia Slave Descendants In Georgia
Descendants of enslaved individuals on Georgia's Sapelo Island are fighting against zoning changes they believe favor wealthy buyers,...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Colorado Deputies Fired After Probe Relating To Using Taser Against Handcuffed Man
Two Colorado sheriff's deputies, Deputy Mikhail Noel and Lt. Henry Trujillo have been terminated following an investigation that revealed...
Sep 21, 20232 min read


KYRC Autopsy Initiative X University of Southern California Agents of Change
Know Your Rights Camp’s Autopsy Initiative, in partnership with the University of Southern California-based program The Agents of Change...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Former East Cleveland Cops Sentenced For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars From People Pulled Over
Two former East Cleveland, Ohio police officers have been sentenced for their involvement in stealing thousands of dollars from...
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Medical Equipment Manufactures Are Blocking IV Equipment For Lethal Injection
Medical equipment manufacturers including Baxter International Inc., B. Braun Medical Inc., Fresenius Kabi and Johnson & Johnson have...
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Protesters & NAACP To Receive Over $3 Million From The City of San Jose Over Excessive Police Force
The City of San Jose has agreed to a $3 million settlement in an excessive police force case stemming from the George Floyd protest over...
Sep 20, 20231 min read


North Carolina Judge Anita Earls Files Lawsuit After Being Investigated For Saying Racial Bias Exist
Anita Earls, a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice, filed a federal lawsuit against the state's judicial standards commission. She...
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Florida Opponents Of DeSantis’ Controversial Black History Curriculum Push Back With Rallies
The widespread outcry came from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' controversial updates to the Black history lesson curriculum statewide....
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Colorado Officer Charged With Placing Handcuffed Suspect Into Police Vehicle That Was Hit By Train
Jordan Steinke, a Colorado police officer who placed a handcuffed suspect into a police SUV that was subsequently struck by a train, has...
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Texas Federal Judge Rules DACA Illegal: Faces U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
Federal Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas has declared that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (or DACA)...
Sep 18, 20231 min read


First-Ever Mobile Tiny Home Psychiatric Clinic Opened In Georgia By Black Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Joanne McDougal Patterson has become a pioneer in the mental health care field in Georgia by opening its first tiny home clinic....
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Christopher Bailey Will Be Paid $4.75 Million By Los Angeles County After 2020 Beating By Police
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors reached a $4.75 million settlement over the excessive use of force against Christopher...
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Atlanta Officials Refuse To Process Signatures From "Stop Cop City" Petition Campaign
In Atlanta, activists seeking to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility usually referred to as "Cop City"...
Sep 15, 20231 min read


Indianapolis Cop Eric Huxley Sentenced To A Year & Day In Federal Prison For Stomping Handcuffed Man
Indianapolis judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said that police officer Eric Huxley enacted "senseless brutality" before sentencing him to a year...
Sep 15, 20231 min read


Windsor, Virginia Reaches Settlement Over Controversial Traffic Stop Of Black & Latino Army Officer
The police department of Windsor, Virginia reached a settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general after a...
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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