Tag Archives: police violence

When Black People Are Target Practice

Posted on June 11, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Chauncey DeVega In this age of police thuggery, it seems that almost every few days brings another video recorded incident of white-on-black police violence and excessive force. Last week a white police officer in Mckinney, Texas was recorded pulling … Continue reading →

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America’s war on Black girls: Why McKinney police violence isn’t about “one bad apple”

Posted on June 10, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Brittney Cooper In just over two months, we will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a natural disaster that ravaged communities along the Gulf Coast. This tragedy was made infinitely worse not only by decades of governmental neglect … Continue reading →

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By the numbers: US police kill more in days than other countries do in years

Posted on June 9, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Jamiles Lartey It’s rather difficult to compare data from different time periods, according to different methodologies, across different parts of the world, and still come to definitive conclusions. But now that we have built The Counted, a definitive record of … Continue reading →

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How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out

Posted on June 9, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Leslie Savan Amazingly, although people are killed by police virtually every day in the United States, there is no government agency, no bureaucracy, and no database that counts them all. Nor is there any national prayer wall or shrine where images … Continue reading →

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Former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Indicted On Murder Charges

Posted on June 8, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Eyder Peralta A former North Charleston, S.C., police officer was indicted on murder charges in the killing of 50-year-old Walter Scott. According to Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, the indictment against Michael Slager was handed down by a grand … Continue reading →

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A Judge Just Let A Cop Walk After A Deadly Shooting. Legal Experts Say The Reasoning Is ‘Incredible.’

Posted on April 22, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Nicole Flatow   Late Monday, a Cook County judge acquitted Chicago police officer Dante Servin of several homicide-related charges for the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman standing outside with some friends near his home. It was the first … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray’s spinal injury suggests ‘forceful trauma,’ doctors say

Posted on April 21, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Scott Dance Spinal injuries such as those that led to Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody require “significant force” akin to the impact from a car accident and can fatally impair the body’s ability to regulate blood flow … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray death: Mayor vows to find answers

Posted on April 21, 2015 by The Soul Brother

  The autopsy hasn’t yielded many answers in Freddie Gray’s death — in fact, it’s prompted more questions — but Baltimore’s mayor pledged Tuesday to find out how the 25-year-old died from a spinal cord injury after being arrested a … Continue reading →

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Tulsa sheriff: FBI clears dept. in Eric Harris shooting

Posted on April 20, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Sasha Goldstein The FBI cleared an Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy of violating a suspect’s civil rights in the case of a Tulsa County reserve deputy fatally shooting an unarmed man after the volunteer grabbed his revolver instead of his stun … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gray dies a week after being injured during arrest

Posted on April 20, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Natalie Sherman, Chris Kaltenbach, and Colin Campbell Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man injured during an arrest by Baltimore police last week, died Sunday at Shock Trauma, prompting protests by city residents and out-of-town activists and promises from city officials … Continue reading →

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