The Sioux City, Iowa police officer seen aiming a Taser at a Black customer at a Perkins restaurant last month has a reported history of use of force incidents according to Iowa Starting Line. Since the incident over 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Officer Thad Boyer to be removed from duty. The […]
Less than four months after his parole, Dinkins allegedly kidnapped Breasia Terrell from a Davenport apartment complex, shot her to death and hid her body Iowa granted an early release from prison to a repeat offender just months before he allegedly kidnapped and killed a 10-year-old girl, according to parole documents released Tuesday. The Iowa […]
An insurer for the City of Cedar Rapids will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was paralyzed after a white police officer shot him during a 2016 traffic stop, the city announced Monday. The payout will settle a long-running lawsuit brought by Jerime Mitchell, 42, over a shooting that had sparked protests and exposed tensions between […]
Jones told the Des Moines Register in 2020 that when he knocked on her door, the three intoxicated men came from behind the house and attacked him before she could answer, claiming because they thought he was trying to break into the home. A witness said they heard two men nearby saying, “That [racial slur] […]
Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith, Joshua Perry and Gerry DiNardo have a discussion on the challenges facing African American head coaches in college football. #NCAAFootball SUBSCRIBE to Big Ten Network on YouTube for the latest highlights and videos: http://www.btn.com/youtubesubscribe Looking for videos for your favorite Big Ten school? FOLLOW our YouTube Big Ten school Playlists: ▶ […]