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Reports Claim Rankin County Sheriff Officers Called The "Goon Squad" Terrorized Citizens

Several deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in #Mississippi, known as the "Goon Squad," have been implicated in a...

Video Shows Female Officer Using Taser On Handcuffed Black Man

In Reform, #Alabama, a #police officer is currently on leave as authorities investigate a disturbing arrest caught on video over the...

Students Protest Black High School Girl's Suspension After White Male Peer Attacked Her

Students at Shawnee Mission East High School in #Kansas are expressing dissatisfaction with the administration's handling of a recent...

110 Convictions of Black Soldiers Over 1917 Houston Riots Set Aside By The United States Army

In response to the 1917 #Houston riots during the World War I era, the convictions of 110 Black soldiers have been overturned by the US...

High School Enforces Another Suspension for Darryl George Over Locs Hairstyle

Barbers Hill High School in #Texas has reignited a controversy over its dress code policy as it sends Black student Darryl George back to...

Charges Dropped For 17 Texas Police Officers Regarding Their Tactics Deployed During 2020 Protest

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, who initially oversaw indictments against over 20 #Austin police officers for their tactics...

Studies Show Young Black Males With ADHD Are Underdiagnosed & Undertreated

Wesley Jackson Wade, a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Durham, #NorthCarolina, shares his personal journey of being...

After 25 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Manhattan Double Homicide, Jabar Walker Is Exonerated

#JabarWalker has been exonerated in #Manhattan after spending more than 25 years wrongfully convicted for a double homicide. The...

8 Ohio Police Who Fatally Shot Jayland Walker 46 Times Won't Be Punished

In #Akron, #Ohio, the police chief, Steve Mylett, declared that the fatal shooting of 25-year-old #JaylandWalker by eight officers was...

Black Former Delivery Driver Sues White Men Who Shot At Him & FedEx For Making Him Return To Route

D'Monterrio Gibson, a former Black #FedEx delivery driver in #Mississippi, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against two white men, Brandon...