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Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 12 hours agoTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.”
Medics at UCLA protest say police weapons drew blood and cracked bones
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 minutes agoPolice drew widespread condemnation for using the weapons against Black Lives Matter demonstrations...
Chicago Police excessive force complaints bring critics, worry over city's hosting of DNC
USA Today· 18 hours agoThe crowd control tactics of the Chicago Police Department – notorious for their botched response to...
Louisiana's biggest cities see big drop in police arrests
KTBS Shreveport· 4 hours agoTracking arrest information from the four largest cities in Louisiana provided varied results in...
Crystal Welch, MFP Board Vice President, Killed in Triple Homicide
Mississippi Free Press· 2 days agoMississippi Free Press Board of Directors Vice President Crystal Lynn Welch, a 42-year-old...
Who’s behind the pro-Palestinian protests on Texas college campuses?
Dallas Morning News· 4 hours agoAfter hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at colleges nationwide, many — from state...
‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?’: 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest
KTLA-TV Los Angeles· 5 days agoFARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the...
Reform of RI's police bill of rights is closer than ever with House approval. What to expect.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 6 days ago...Approved on a 58-to-14 vote on Thursday after a heated two-hour debate, the long-sought compromise was born of the public anger and frustration sparked by a string of incidents of alleged police misconduct locally and nationally, including: The 2020 murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis...
UN Mission Cites Evidence of 'Racial Bias' Among Italian Police
US News & World Report· 5 days agoU.N.-backed human rights experts called on Italy to combat racial profiling in law enforcement on Friday after collecting evidence of discrimination by officers. The U.N. International Independent ...
Rev. Bill Lawson, champion of civil rights, human rights and spiritual rights, has died at 95
KHOU 11 Houston· 1 day agoThe beloved pastor of Wheeler Ave Baptist Church touched the lives of countless Houstonians in so...