police brutality

Race

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks to the Black Press About Injustice

Stacy M. Brown - June 12, 2020

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar sat down for a live interview with the...

National

Former Oakland City Councilmember Knocked Down and Arrested While Visiting Zoning Office

Orlando Advocate - October 26, 2019

By Ken Epstein, OAKLAND POST People across Oakland are reacting with shock and anger this week as news spreads that highly respected community elder Wilson...

Police

NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality

Stacy M. Brown - May 7, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the...

Police

Crump Announces GoFundMe Campaign for Single Mother Britany Jacobs in Clearwater ‘Stand Your Ground’ Case

Kevin Seraaj - December 22, 2018

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced a new GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Britany Jacobs, the fiance of the man gunned...

Police

Laquan McDonald Killer Goes on Trial in Chicago this Week

Advocate Staff - September 3, 2018

After more than two years of pre-trial hearings, testimonies, delays, endless motions and countless protests, the wait is over for the family of Laquan...

Police

White Cop, Roy Oliver, Convicted of Murder in Jordan Edwards Killing

Kevin Seraaj - August 29, 2018

A Texas jury has found Roy Oliver guilty of murder in the 2017 shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. The verdict was handed down Tuesday. Edwards was...

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The Flag, the NFL and Hypocrisy Collide at the Playing of the National Anthem

Kevin Seraaj - May 25, 2018

The controversy over players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem has been raging since 2016 when Colin Kaepernick, then a quarterback with...

Featured

D.A.: Cop who shot fleeing black man in the back was ‘justified’

Kevin Seraaj - October 7, 2017

WARNING: This police body cam video shown below is especially disturbing-- and extremely graphic. On the night of August 13, 50-year-old Patrick Harmon was pulled...

Courts/Law

America Has Finally Found Its ‘Perfect Victim’ Of A Police Shooting

Orlando Advocate - July 27, 2017

The death of Justine Damond, a white Australian teacher, has prompted a difference response from avid supporters of police. By Julia Craven | How did...

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