CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police officers were out in force Thanksgiving morning. But no arrests were made — just a few deliveries. More than a dozen officers from the second district went house to house bringing holiday meals to shut-ins and others in their community. Turkey and all the fixings were delivered to more than 50 […]
#DanielHoltzclaw, a Former Cop Accused of Assaulting 13 Black Women, Went on Trial Today https://t.co/4pogOBUej8 pic.twitter.com/rQIxaVAvMN — britni danielle (@BritniDWrites) November 3, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js From February to June 2014, 13 of Oklahoma City’s Black women have reportedly been raped and sodomized by a police officer that was supposed to be serving and protecting them. Now over a year […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Selection Panel for the Community Police Commission appointed by Mayor Frank G. Jackson announced the members of the Community Police CommissionTuesday afternoon. In addition to panel members, Mayor Jackson was joined by U.S. Attorney Stephen M. Dettelbach in the rotunda of Cleveland City Hall. To see all twelve of the members […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – You’ve heard of the movement behind #BlackLivesMatter. Now a national conference comes to Cleveland this weekend. Hundreds from all over the world are expected to attend the three-day event, featuring different presentations and speeches at various locations around downtown. The conference will discuss what is next for its members, and how to influence real change. “We […]
CLEVELAND – Hundreds of students, activists and members of the Cleveland community worked together to help beautify Cleveland by cleaning up graffiti and trash in local neighborhoods Saturday. Somewhere between 800-1,000 volunteers for RiverSweep , an Ohio clean-up effort that galvanizes individuals for clean-ups the Saturday before Mother’s Day every year, focused on cleaning up […]
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan activated the National Guard late Monday in an effort to quell surging violence that erupted earlier in the day and rippled across the city after the funeral of Freddie Gray, the latest national symbol of police violence in Black communities. The New York Times reports that violence broke out in the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Officer Michael Brelo trial isn’t even over yet and the verdict has yet to be handed down but a group of clergy is asking residents to control their emotions in advanced. Cleveland Pastors want the city to remain calm and in order, regardless of the outcome. “We are aware that […]
Chicago police routinely violate the constitutional rights of mostly African-Americans who have not committed any crime, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week, reports the Chicago Tribune. The allegation comes in a suit filed on behalf of six African-American men from the South and West Sides and seeks class-action status against the city, police […]
Each year the National Urban League releases a snapshot on the State of Black America (SOBA). The report benchmarks racial equality in America across economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice and civic participation. The events of past the year, including highly-publicized killings of unarmed black men by police and setbacks in voting rights, influenced the […]
The Quik-Trip convenience store that was looted and burned just hours after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson will soon be repurposed as a job training center, the St. Louis Post-Dispatchreports. The now-charred structure, a daily reminder of the frustration of a community that endured decades of racially biased policing, will be demolished […]
UPDATE: Thursday, March 12, 1:55 PM EST Two men and one woman were questioned in connection to the shooting of two veteran officers in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night. A police spokesman has confirmed that the group was seen making a hole in the roof of their Ferguson home. After being questioned last night, they were […]
On March 4, roughly seven months after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Department of Justice released a 102-page report investigating the Ferguson Police Department. The investigation revealed 67 percent of African Americans account for 93 percent of Ferguson’s arrests made between 2012 through 2014. Aside from anecdotal […]