Gun Shots That Murdered 8-Year-Old Black Girl After High School Football Game Were Fired By Police, Philadelphia District Attorney Says ‘Near Certainty’

An 8-year-old girl was hit by bullets at a Pennsylvania high school football game in August was fatally shot by Sharon Hill Borough police officers, the Delaware County District Attorney’s office announced last week. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says that “initial ballistics analysis” concluded “near certainty” that shots fired by officers killed 8-year-old Fanta Bility […]

Florida deputy won’t face charges after slamming Black student to ground, state attorney determines

A Florida County Sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer who slammed a Black teenage student to the ground earlier this year won’t face criminal charges, State Attorney Monique Worrell announced on Tuesday, Aug. 17 according to Click Orlando 6. A video captured a 6-year-old Liberty High School student Taylor Bracey was slammed to the ground […]

Rachael Rollins Nominated To Become First Black Woman To Serve As U.S. Attorney In Massachusetts

Rachael Rollins, the first woman of color to hold the office of district attorney in the state of Massachusetts, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to become the state’s leading federal prosecutor, WCVB reports. Rollins, pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, will be the first Black woman to serve as U.S. District attorney for […]

Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt Announces He’s Running For Attorney General Of Texas

Civil rights attorney Lee Meritt has formally announced his candidacy for attorney general of Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports. Merrit will face off in the Democratic primary against Joe Jaworski, former mayor of Galveston whose also a lawyer, with the hopes of unseating the Republican incumbent Ken Paxton. Other Republicans, including Land Commissioner George […]

Racehorse Named After Breonna Taylor By Her Family’s Attorney Wins Derby Week Race

While advocates for Breonna Taylor continue to encourage people to #SayHerName, their wishes recently came to fruition. On Thursday, a female horse named Breonna beat five other stallions at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, just ahead of the May 1 Kentucky Derby. The horse galloped to the finish line under jockey Corey Lanerie and is […]

Pressured By Attorney, Witness In George Floyd Killing Tearfully Defends Yelling At Cop: ‘You Can’t Paint Me Out To Be Angry’

Day two of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial left those watching awestruck by the testimony of multiple witnesses who were there when the Minneapolis officer choked George Floyd to death. Chauvin is facing charges of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, setting off global protests […]

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt announces he’s running for Texas attorney general

Dallas, Texas attorney Lee Merritt has announced he will run for Texas Attorney General in 2022. Merritt will run against current sitting AG Ken Paxton. Merritt was compelled to run for office after the recent death of Marvin Scott III according to Texas Public Radio. Scott died while in police custody in Collin County jail […]