The Columbus Police Accountability Coalition says the culture of violence toward Black communities is unchanged after the Ohio capital city’s last Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation more than 20 years ago. Led by Black legal, faith and community leaders, the coalition wants an investigation of the Columbus Police Department (CPD), not a review like the…
Black-Led Coalition Demands DOJ Investigation Of Columbus Police After Ma’Khia Brown’s Killing — Black America Web
The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association launched a racist attack at one of the two Black women running for mayor. Speaking with GBH News, Boston City Councilor Andrea J. Campbell, one of the candidates running for mayor, said this was a common pattern and practice. “We all should be questioning the credibility of this particular bargaining…
Boston Police Union Continues Practice Of Attacking Black Women City Officials — Black America Web
Garrett Rolfe, the white Atlanta police officer that was fired after shooting and killing Black man Rayshard Brooks, is now officially back at his duties albeit with some restrictions. Rolfe was reinstated but will not be allowed to possess a service weapon nor will be in uniform working the streets. As seen on hotspotatl.com, a…
White Atlanta Cop That Killed Rayshard Brooks Reinstated — Black America Web
Additional details regarding the service file of Kim Potter, the officer accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright, were revealed on Wednesday. Brooklyn Center authorities released information pertaining to Potter’s service file, which could be viewed as an attempt to persuade the public’s perception after Potter shot and killed Wright in the…
Service File Of Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Reveals Scarce Details On Police Training — Black America Web
George Floyd should still be alive today, but he isn’t due to the actions of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, who is currently on trial for the murder of the Texas native. While no amount of money will suffice in the loss of a loved one, the family of Floyd reached a record settlement…
Not Enough: Family Of George Floyd Gets $27M Settlement From Minneapolis — Black America Web
Jacksonville, FL — Brittany Chrishawn (Williams), the award-winning police brutality filmmaker who was brutalized by police and left with broken teeth and permanent nerve damage,…
Police Brutality Film Maker Brutalized By Police Obtains Cam Video Months After Requests — BLACK TALK RADIO NETWORK™
Several police officers stood by for several minutes without offering any first aid to a dying man after he was shot by another officer, bodycam footage has revealed. The video from officers in Columbus, Ohio, appears to show that 47-year-old Andre Hill, who is black, was still alive on the floor of a garage after […]
Andre Hill: officers failed to offer first aid for several minutes after shooting — OlumoRockTV
Source: Columbus Division of Police / Columbus Division of Police According to the Fraternal Order of Police, Adam Coy the Columbus Police Officer that shot and killed Andre Hill has been fired. Coy was fired after a hearing with the Columbus Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. just days after fatally shooting Andre Hill without his…
The Columbus Officer Who Shot and Killed Andre Hill Has Been Fired — Black America Web
From NewsOne – Six years after the tragic police shooting of Tamir Rice, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that no charges will be brought against any of the Cleveland Police officers involved in his death. Due to the DOJ’s decision, the case has officially been closed. In a statement obtained by NPR, the DOJ announced…
Dept. Of Justice Declines To File Charges Against Cleveland Officers Who Killed Tamir Rice — Black America Web
Like countless others throughout the diaspora, I watched the disturbing footage of Anjanette Young, a black woman ambushed by police as she undressed. The footage shows a nude Young in a room full of ten, white male police officers who broke down her door and searched the apartment despite Young informing them (several times) that […]
Anjanette Young, Lori Lightfoot, and A Systemic Double Lynching — Whispers of a Womanist
