Source: Lindsay Brice / Getty UPDATED: 12:45 p.m. April 29, 2021 The “Rodney King Riots,” also known as the “Los Angeles Riots,” began this day in 1992, after four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were acquitted of charges in the savage beating of Rodney King. The racially sparked riots lasted more than six days,…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Ahmaud Arbery‘s family became one of the families who belong to the legions of Black community members who lost a loved one to police. Last year, prior to saying the names of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of three white men in a Georgia…
“I hope that by the end of this year, I can say that I successfully had a kidney transplant and I am able to finish my degree at Jackson State University,” Tiranda Plummer said. Jackson State University student Tiranda Plummer is marching to the beat of hope as she awaits a match for a kidney…
A Minnesota Department of Corrections officer has been placed on leave after a video captured him harassing peaceful protestors on Sunday, April 25, emerged online. In the clip, Sgt. Paul Gorder, who has worked at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for more than 30 years, was spotted in a pair of American flag print shorts yelling…
Officials say Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a lengthy standoff in North Carolina, a sheriff’s…
Tamera Mowry showed her fans that the beautiful apple doesn’t fall far from the gorgeous tree. The 42-year-old actress cuddled up with her mother, Darlene Mowry, during an afternoon of family bonding in a sweet Instagram post. In the first of two images, Mama Mowry rests her head on Tamera’s chest as both smile peacefully…
The request by Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein — both Democrats — capped several painful months for the city While Ohio’s capital city has made significant progress enacting changes to its police department, the city needs additional help because of “fierce opposition” to reform within the agency, city leaders said Wednesday as…
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is planning to retire from the Louisville Metro Police Department on June 1 The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment is retiring. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is planning to retire from the Louisville Metro Police Department on June 1, police spokesperson…
Scott died of “fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement” The death of a Black man while struggling with detention officers at a Texas jail during what his family members say probably was a mental health crisis has been ruled a homicide. Marvin Scott III…
The three Georgia men charged in last year’s killing of Ahmaud Arbery now face federal hate crime charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday, April 28. A federal grand jury levied the new charges against Gregory McMichael, 65, his 35-year-old son Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51. All three were indicted for interference…
