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Dear Chris Brown, Mentally Ill Black Women Need Counseling, Not A Good Lay: An Open Letter
By Nicole Moore Dear Chris Brown: When you returned home on Wednesday, May 6th I know you surely had a WTF moment. Discovering that your home was broken into, seeing your cars vandalized and finding a naked woman, whom you … Continue reading
If You Run, You’re Done: Why Cops Go Berserk When People Run From Them
By David J. Krajicek Najee Rivera admits he panicked on the night two white Philadelphia cops pulled over his motor scooter in El Centro de Oro, a Latino ghetto in the city’s Fairhill section. “To be honest, I was afraid,” … Continue reading
Police Officer Resigns After Inappropriate Use of Taser, Pepper Spray
By Marina DiMarzo A police officer resigned after inappropriately using a Taser and pepper spraying a man who was driving recklessly while suffering from a health emergency May 4, according to the Fredericksburg Police. About 5 p.m. that day, 34-year-old … Continue reading
Dealing With Cops: The Latest How-To Book
By Brennan DuBose Attorney Eric Broyles has one goal: “I want to keep black men and boys alive.” “Encounters With Police: A Black Man’s Guide to Survival,” a book written by Broyles and his colleague of 20 years, veteran police … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian O. Jackson, black men, Black Women, book, dealing with police, Eric C. Broyles, literature, police stops
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A Grand Jury (Mostly) Backs Marilyn Mosby on Freddie Gray’s Death
By David A. Graham In a very brief news conference at the end of the day Thursday, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that a grand jury had indicted six officers in the death of Freddie Gray. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, false imprisonment, Freddie Gray, grand jury, indictment, justice, law, Marilyn Mosby, police abuse
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Baltimore to continue limiting comments about settlements, an issue in alleged police brutality cases like that of Freddie Gray
By Mark Puente Baltimore officials have rejected policy changes that would provide the public and news media with more information about legal settlements, including those related to alleged police brutality. The city Law Department proposed modifications Friday to a controversial … Continue reading
Breaking News: Verdict reached for officer over deaths in 137-shot barrage
Associated Press A Cleveland police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two unarmed people in a 137-shot barrage will learn his fate Saturday. A judge said he reached a verdict in the bench trial of Officer … Continue reading
Will Cleveland riot if a police officer is found not guilty?
By Wesley Lowery and Rhonda Colvin The signs of renewal are everywhere in this city, from the bustling downtown to the anticipation of the national spotlight during next year’s Republican National Convention. Even the Cleveland Cavaliers are marching toward the … Continue reading
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