A Ohio police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in 2021 has been cleared of criminal charges according to CBS News. Bryant was killed in April by the Columbus police officer as she seemed to swing a knife at a another young woman, seconds after pushing another woman to the ground. Police came to […]
A teacher at a high school in Phenix City, Alabama has been put on paid administrative leave after allegedly throwing an object at a Black student’s head during class. On Monday, the Central High School teacher was having a heated conversation with Javon Seals about Ma’Khia Bryant, the teen fatally shot by an officer in […]
Deon Joseph, a Black officer of more than 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, wrote a lengthy Facebook post on Sunday to address LeBron James, who faced backlash last week after criticizing the Ohio officer who shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant. “You’re next,” James wrote in a tweet that featured a photo of an […]
Just minutes after releasing nearly a year of fearful energy, I cheered at my television set when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday. It was the shortest exhale I have ever taken because as I took to Facebook to share my reflections, […]
Paula Bryant, the mother of 15-year-old Ma’khia Bryant, raved about her daughter as she reflected on the life of her beloved teenager who was killed by police in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday. Paula recalled the last conversation she had with her daughter, who revealed that she made the honor roll. The young woman, who was […]
After police killed 15-year-old Makiyah Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, social media users honored the teenager by sharing some of the heartwarming videos she had posted online. Bodycam footage showed officers arriving at the chaotic scene on Tuesday after getting a call about an attempted stabbing, The Daily Beast reported. The shooting happened seconds later as police […]