A has been charged with the assault and murder of their five-week-old son. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said charges have been filed against RayRay Andrederral Darn, 35, and Marilyn Northington, 28. The murder charges were charged with felony child abuse and felony assault on a child causing death, along with an enhancement […]
Jim Skinner, sheriff of Collin County, Texas, has fired seven officers who are connected to the death of 26-year-old Marvin D. Scott III, The New York Times reported. Scott died in the Collin County Jail last month after officers repeatedly pepper-sprayed him and restrained him in a spit hood. He had been arrested by Allen, Texas police on March […]
The officer who arrested Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday said that her actions reminded him of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. As Blavity previously reported, Cannon was arrested after protesting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to sign SB 202, a controversial 98-page omnibus bill that will propagate voter suppression. According to the Atlanta […]
The bill made national news this week with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking about the dangers it presents. “Since 2012—the GA GOP has closed more than 200 polling places. Voters in mostly Black precincts now wait 8X LONGER to vote than voters in mostly white precincts. Now the GOP makes it a crime to give […]
The New York Times has identified two police officers from Virginia who were lauded for dancing with protesters after George Floyd‘s killing last year but are now facing federal charges for participating in the Jan 6. attack on the Capitol. The lengthy feature chronicles the story of Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson and officer Jacob […]
PLANO, Texas (AP) — A misdemeanor charge has been dropped against a Black man who was arrested last week for walking home on a street during a snowstorm in Texas. Rodney Reese, 18, was arrested Feb. 16 in Plano and charged with being a pedestrian in the roadway, news outlets reported. Police said officers received […]
A Ohio mother arrested after police discovered her children alone at a Liberty motel which some criticized, however, gave her support on social media. Shaina Bell, spoke with 27 First News about the whole ordeal. Bell talked about her three children Faith, Jai’Sean, and Jade, ages 9, 7 and 3. “My kids bring me joy. They […]
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Thousands of supporters have come to the aid of a Black mother who was arrested last week in Ohio after leaving her children in a motel room while she went to work at a pizza shop. On Thursday, police arrested Shaina Bell, 24, after they received a tip that the woman’s children, a 10-year-old girl […]
For the 50 million kids who attend public schools in the US, the 2020 election is personal. Watch more 2020 US election explainers at http://vox.com/ElectionVideos When it comes to who gets punished and removed from American classrooms, the US doesn’t treat all students equally. Black students get suspended and expelled far more frequently than their […]