Teen rapper Metro Marrs caused quite the scene at his high school graduation, making it rain thousands of dollars on his giddy classmates before being detained by police. Last week, the 18-year-old graduated from Langston Hughes High School in Atlanta and made sure that his commencement ceremony would be one to remember. Laced with large […]
Now, in an effort to celebrate the joys of engaging wildlife safely outdoors, and to bring awareness to the experiences of birders of color, Black Birders Week seeks to convene conservationists and nature lovers from around the country. The week features national birding events, live-streamed panel discussions and interactive themes each day. THE WORD IS […]
Newly released body camera footage reveals what really happened during the fatal arrest of a Black Louisiana man in 2019 following a high-speed police chase. For over two years, authorities refused to release the footage, leaving family members in the dark about what happened to Ronald Greene. “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!” Greene […]
The police officer who fired shots at Breonna Taylor during a “no-knock” search warrant raid of her home in Louisville, Kentucky is retiring. The announcement was confirmed by police spokesperson Beth Ruoff who said Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly plans to retire from the Louisville Metro Police Department on June 1, the Los Angeles Times reported. Mattingly, […]
Update(April 26, 2021): After the release of police body camera footage, attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family said the video shows the man was “executed.” Brown was shot on Wednesday by deputies while he was complying with officers’ commands and had his hands on the steering wheel, according to the family’s attorneys, Reuters reported. “They were […]
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers who shot Breonna Taylor in her Louisville apartment last year, is now writing a book to tell his account of the fatal incident. The book, unofficially titled The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy, is being published by Post Hill Press, a company which specializes […]
A disturbing bodycam video which was released this week shows two police officers in Windsor, Virginia, pulling over a Black Army Lieutenant and holding him at gunpoint before attacking him with pepper spray. The lieutenant, Caron Nazario, was going home in his newly purchased Chevy Tahoe on Dec. 5 when the officers pulled him over and […]
On Friday, the family filed the lawsuit alleging that Carter was driving to his father’s house when police began following him to try to pull him over for speeding. According to NBC News, the suit states that Carter was initially unaware that police were tailing him. The family’s suit contends that officers used a “pursuit […]
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 […]
A video shows a police officer chocking a Black man in California. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s reportedly launched a use of force investigation. According to The Valley Post, officials of the sheriff’s office acknowledge the investigation in a statement sent to the news outlet. According to The Valley Post: The incident occurred on March […]