Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’
For Black people, the mental effects of police killings linger
“It’s not a post-traumatic stress disorder or injury because we’re not in a post-racist society. It’s something we have to deal with every day,” one expert said. By Minyvonne Burke, NBC News Michelle Kenney still has nights when she stays up crying over the death of her son, Antwon Rose II, a 17-year-old high school…
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
Read MoreCivil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat, seeks to expunge record
Colvin’s legal team told CNN it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman’s 1955 arrest record cleared.
Read MoreJasmine Crowe’s Free Grocery Store in Atlanta Aids in the Fight to End Hunger
By Okla Jones, TheRoot.com The free grocery store in Ronald McNair Middle School includes food, toiletries and clothing, serving about 80 families a week. Atlanta—the Black Mecca, as some folks call it—is a place people of color have moved to in order to gain success. The city is filled with multiple Fortune 500 businesses, a budding economy,…
Read More10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for ‘Offensive’ Drawing of Her School Bully
The ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let her speak to her mother.
Read MoreNFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race Norming’ in $1B Concussion Settlement
against Black players, and now it appears we have our answer. The landmark settlement will also revisit prior claims and adjust those findings accordingly.
Read MoreProsecutors Rest Their Case in Trial Over Police Stun Gun Death of Eurie Martin
Witnesses recall the officers yelling at Martin while he was face down on the ground and tasing him repeatedly, sometimes for as long as two minutes at a time.
Read More4 Georgia Deputies Placed on Leave After Black Man Dies a Week After His Arrest
Jermaine Jones Jr. was taken to the hospital by officers after what they call a “brief struggle.” Jones spent one week in a coma and died on Oct. 18.
Read MoreLouisiana deputy shown slamming Black woman to ground by her braids in viral video
In the video, an unidentified JPSO deputy is seen holding Shantel Arnold’s wrist as she is lying on her back on the sidewalk. In the graphic and disturbing video, the deputy is seen dragging Arnold along the pavement. He then lifts her up and slams her to the ground several times.
Read MoreBlack Girls and Women Killed At Rate of 4 Per Day In 2020 As Homicides Increased
The FBI and CDC found that Black girls and women were the most often killed among female demographics last year.
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