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#SayHerName and see the beautifully captured portrait of Breonna Taylorat theSmithsonian on Friday. Taylor, whose 2020 death sparked nationwide protests, will have a portrait displayed on the fourth floor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) as part of the museum’s new exhibition, 'Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.' In the portrait, Taylor […]
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Breonna Taylor's family is once again speaking out about new details regarding the murder of the 26-year old EMT after a new report reveals that she was actually still alive after being shot in her home.
On Monday (Jul 6), Breonna Taylor’s family, who is currently in a lawsuit against police and the city of Louisville, revealed that Taylor was actually still alive after being shot more than 8 times while sleeping in her bed and only succumbed to her injuries after being denied medical attention by the detectives.
The Congressional Black Caucus has introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation designed to make the nation’s police more accountable to the nation’s citizens, especially its Black citizens, in the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd.
Bass (D-California) said the names of several victims before asking other members of the CBC to shout out the names of other black men and black women killed by police.
Mandate the use of dashboard cameras and body cameras for federal officers and require state and local enforcement to use existing federal funds to ensure the use of police body cameras.
Improve the use of pattern and practice investigations at the federal level by granting the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division subpoena power and create a grant program for state attorneys general to develop authority to conduct independent investigations into problematic police departments.
Establish a Department of Justice task force to coordinate the investigation, prosecution and enforcement efforts of federal, state and local governments in cases related to law enforcement misconduct.
Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump
by Will Marshall, PPI President
Joe Biden isn’t nearly as visible, but he’s leading President Trump in every key battleground state and even some – including Texas – that no one expected to be up for grabs in 2020.
At the same time, the former vice president is taking heat from Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the progressive left, who complain that his stance on policing and criminal justice reform is too tepid.
These divergent realities reflect two large tensions that Biden must manage adroitly to unite his fractious party and prevent Trump from winning in November.
In a significant shift, majorities now approve of the Black Lives Matter movement and say racism is a key 2020 issue.
Biden knows some of the angry rhetoric arising from the streets bleeds into a generalized hostility toward police — a position anathema to him and rank and file Democrats.
Myles Cosgrove’s family is trying to raise $75,000.
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Reginae Carter is clearly a carbon copy of her mother Toya Johnson.
The 21-year-old young actress posted a family portrait of herself, her 2-year-old sister Reign Rushing and Johnson to Instagram on Tuesday, June 30.
The image showed Carter, baby Reign and Johnson posing in blue attire for an impromptu family photo.
Carter, Johnson and baby Reign visited Fort Gaines, Georgia, apparently this past weekend to get a glimpse of where Johnson’s fiancé Robert “Red” Rushing is from.
A few days before her mother’s posts regarding the Georgia trip, Carter reflected through a heartfelt Instagram post on the romantic proposal between Rushing and Johnson.
DALLAS — To encourage people to wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Eric Johnson temporarily changed his official portrait Monday to a new photo of him in a mask.
The new temporary portrait, which hangs in Dallas City Hall and at Love Field, is meant to model the responsible behavior for others.
Officials and City of Dallas Health and Healthcare Access Czar Dr. Kelvin Baggett have also strongly encouraged people to wear masks in public and to practice social distancing as the Texas economy has been reopening in phases.
Dallas County has recorded a total of 14,537 COVID-19 cases and 285 deaths.
About 55% of the cases in Dallas County so far have been city of Dallas residents.
Seven Minneapolis police officers have reportedly resigned amid nationwide protests over police brutality and racial inequality sparked by the death of George Floyd, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Insiders at the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) told the outlet that officers are feeling misunderstood and stuck in the middle of protests, the media, a state probe and city leaders after the killing of Floyd in Minneapolis by four officers, who have since been fired and face criminal charges in connection with his death.
Derek Chauvin, the veteran officer who held his knee against Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, has been charged with second degree murder and second degree manslaughter, while the other three cops face charges of aiding and abetting.
RELATED: Minneapolis City Council Vows To Dismantle Police Department
City Spokesman Casper Hill confirmed to the Star Tribune that the seven officers had left the department.
On June 3, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison upgraded the charges against Chauvin to Second Degree murder for the death of Floyd on and also charged the three other officers involved, J Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane with aiding and abetting murder.
On Tuesday (Jun 23), the Louisville Chief of Police announced the firing of one of the three officers involved in the murder of EMT Breonna Taylor in her home back in March.
According to NBC, to Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison, chief Robert J. Schroeder said that the detective violated department rules, procedures, and deadly force standards when Taylor was killed.
“These rounds created a substantial danger of death and serious injury to Breonna Taylor and the three occupants of the apartment next to Ms. Taylor’s.”
As previously reported, Breonna Taylor was shot to death while in her home on March 13 during a drug investigation focused on a “trap house” several miles away.
The death of Breonna Taylor has drawn widespread criticism, prompted protests around the country, and led to a local ban on “no-knock” warrants with the newly adopted “Breonna’s Law.”
. Jackson, along with her esteemed African American colleagues Christine Darden, Katherine Johnson recognize the contributions of women, African Americans, and people of all backgrounds
Former “Saturday Night Live” member Jay Pharoah said he could have easily been George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery after he was stopped by four officers from the Los Angeles Police Department in April.
Pharoah was jogging on Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue at the time in Tarzana, California, when the officers said he fit the description of a Black man they were looking for wearing gray sweatpants and a gray shirt.
Floyd, a Black man, died on May 25 after a former Minneapolis police officer drove his knee into his neck.
Taylor was a Black woman who was shot and killed in March after officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department forced their way into her home on a no-knock search warrant looking for drugs.
Pharoah shared the footage of being stopped in an Instagram video that he made about Black people being victims of police brutality.
