Civil Rights & Social Justice
Donovan Lewis was unarmed when he was shot and killed by Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson while holding a vape pen and sitting on a bed. The post Columbus Cop Killed Unarmed Donovan Lewis ‘In Less Than 1 Second’ Over A Vape Pen, Bodycam Video Shows appeared first on NewsOne.
Nicholas Skyler Lucas's charges for shooting and killing Kesha Tate in Gaffney, South Carolina, were upgraded to murder thanks to new evidence. The post ‘Target Practice’ Charges Upgraded To Murder For Suspected White Supremacist Who Killed Black Mom Of 9 By ‘Accident’ appeared first on NewsOne.
Jerry Blasingame, who was paralyzed after Atlanta Police Officer Jon Grubbs Tasered him in 2018, has been awarded $100 million by a jury. The post Elderly Black Man Paralyzed By Atlanta Cop Awarded $100 Million After Being Tasered For Panhandling appeared first on NewsOne.
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections officer Turhan Knight was fired over a video mocking Breonna Taylor's death. The post Black Louisville Corrections Officer Fired Over Video Mocking Breonna Taylor’s Police Killing appeared first on NewsOne.
BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe spoke out about a racist fan calling Duke's Black volleyball players the N-word, but he didn't call it "racist." The post BYU Athletic Director Calls Fan’s Racist Abuse Of Duke Volleyball Player Everything Except ‘Racist’ appeared first on NewsOne.
No charges will be filed against Indiana police officers after they killed Dante Kittrell who was going through a mental health emergency. The post Dante Kittrell Shooting Death Ruled Justified, Black Man Killed By Police During Mental Health Crisis appeared first on NewsOne.
Meeting in Texas two months after the Supreme Court dismantled the right to abortion in Dobss is no coincidence. Last year, Texas preemptively passed what was at the time the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country. This year's conference is hosted by Dallas-based The Afiya Center, a Black-led Texas reproductive justice organization. The post ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ National Reproductive Justice Conference Meets In Texas appeared first on NewsOne.
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a maximum-security Minnesota state prison to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. The post Derek Chauvin Moved From Maximum Security Prison Because ‘It’s Dangerous To Be An Officer’ Behind Bars, Prosecutor Says appeared first on NewsOne.
The Flint Police Department in Michigan is defending two Black officers' violent arrest of a handcuffed white woman. The post Flint Police Department Defends Black Cops Shown On Video Tasering Handcuffed White Woman appeared first on NewsOne.
Students at Denver South High School were shown a video instructing them not to call the police to report a racist hate crime. The post Don’t Call The Cops! Denver School Shows Students Video Advising Against Reporting Racist Hate Crimes appeared first on NewsOne.