A powerful police union in Philadelphia is demanding its members be paid to wear body cameras. More specifically, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has requested a 5 percent “accountability pay” increase, among other demands, in its proposed Philadelphia Police Department contract, The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting. Those additional demands include more pay for…
OPINION: The impact of COVID-19 in America’s prisons is yet another manifestation of state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the United States As the United States approaches a milestone of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic has both revealed and deepened longstanding policy challenges tied to issues of race and identity. What was initially…
Dave Chappelle recently announced that his comedy show “Chappelle’s Show” will be returning to Netflix after it was removed at his request last year. Following a performance titled “Redemption Song” in Austin, Texas, at the Stubbs Waller Creek venue, the comedian revealed that his popular sketch program would be rejoining the streaming platform on Friday, Feb….
Source: Sean Gardner / Getty Five years after his viral murder, Baton Rouge city council members voted Wednesday to approve a $4.5 million settlement for the family of Alton Sterling. Council members voted 7-4 in favor of approving the measure after a lengthy back and forth regarding the settlement amount. The vote also comes weeks…
The study found that compared to white officers, Black and Hispanic officers made far fewer stops and arrests — and used force less often — especially against Black civilians In the last decade, high-profile police killings — including George Floyd in 2020 — have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty Amid calls to reimagine policing in America, a new study suggested that having fewer white cops could reduce the rampant police brutality — much of it racist in nature — that has ravaged departments across the country since law enforcement was created in the U.S. The study, published Friday by…
The Georgia Election Board decided by a unanimous vote on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to launch an investigation into the state’s first Black U.S. senator, Democrat Raphael Warnock, for his connection to a Stacey Abrams-founded voter organization that election officials claim did not follow deadlines. Warnock will face investigation by the board into his role as…
The lethal injection of Willie B. Smith III was called off by Alabama after the Supreme Court maintained an injunction saying he could not be executed without his pastor An Alabama inmate on Thursday won a reprieve from a scheduled lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court said the state must allow his personal pastor…
‘Rustin’ is set to be overseen by the production house of popular former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama. George C. Wolfe, director of the critically acclaimed Netflix film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” is set to helm “Rustin,” Netflix’s new Bayard Rustin biopic. The film will follow the life of Rustin, the prominent…
Research shows Black children are often viewed as being older than they are, and are more likely to be seen as threatening or dangerous The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as the white officers grew increasingly impatient while they tried to wrangle…
