BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Taylor, 26, was shot dead during a “no knock” warrant search conducted by seven Louisville police officers who entered her apartment. They killed...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial doctrine that for years shielded law enforcement officers from civil liability in police shooting cases...
By Nigel Duara CalMatters Ken Pritchett clicks his mouse and the logo of a Southern California police department pops up on a computer monitor the width...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amid ongoing community outcry for police transparency and accountability, the updated contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA) includes employee recruitment and retention...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The encounter included many different moments over 40 minutes. The police were called when Brooks fell asleep in line in the drive thru...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Dozens of demonstrators marched through downtown Portland, Oregon on Saturday to demand justice in the police killing of Patrick Kimmons. The police version...
By Bryan Crawford (The Final Call/NNPA Member) CHICAGO — The Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago is one with a long, ugly history...
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[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=_6K49zBT-n4″ splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_6K49zBT-n4/sddefault.jpg”] By Chris B. Bennett Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Seattle Medium On Monday, February 22, the Seattle Police Department (SPD)...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The latest on the trial of a white North Carolina police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death...
Michael Gordon and Elizabeth Leland, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER CHARLOTTE (The Charlotte Observer) — The voluntary manslaughter trial is fully underway for Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Randall...
Sharon Coolidge and Dan Horn, The Cincinnati Enquirer via USA Today CINCINNATI (USA Today) — Two officers who arrived moments after former University of Cincinnati...
Andrew Knapp, THE POST AND COURIER CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (The Post and Courier) — A Charleston County deputy shouted “show me your hands” and gave...
Jack Simpson, THE INDEPENDENT TULSA, Okla. (The Independent)—A reserve police officer in Oklahoma has shot and killed an unarmed black man after he claims...
Peter Hermann, Dana Hedgpeth, and Paul Duggan, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)—A Metro Transit police officer fatally shot a man inside a rail...
Sean Carlin and Geoff Mulvihill, ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — Elected officials, the state NAACP and local religious leaders said Friday they have confidence...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist “I can’t believe that in the 21st century in the United States of America, we can’t get a simple...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In Tom Wolfe’s best-selling The Bonfire of the Vanities, New York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler famously said “a...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chants of “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot!” echoed through the Missouri Capitol on Friday as hundreds of...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Ferguson is too important to be treated on the margins. It is too important to lead the news one...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist In 1983, it was Michael Stewart, 25. He was a graffiti artist who was beaten to death in police...
Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY CLEVELAND (USA Today)—The father of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by police after wielding a replica gun questioned Sunday why police...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Not much is normal about the Missouri grand jury responsible for deciding whether to charge...
Philip Marcelo, ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — From Boston to Los Angeles, police departments are bracing for large demonstrations when a grand jury decides whether...
Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY ST. LOUIS (USA Today) — Police and protesters spent Sunday gearing up for the culmination of a weekend of demonstrations in...
