Police Killings

NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.

@kwellscomm tlcnaptown.com Sports The WNBA has withdrawn fines given out to teams and players for wearing black warm-up shirts before games in a show of support for citizens and police involved in recent shootings across the country and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The teams fined included the Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury. (The […]

In the aftermath of the Dallas police shooting, certain conservative voices and media outlets would have you believe the greatest threats to the nation’s law enforcement are Black men. Unfortunately for those spouting this rhetoric, the facts do not support the narrative. In a recent article in The New York Daily News, Shaun King explains “71% of police who’ve been […]

Officer K. Levi says he shot Peter Matthew Gaines for "lunging at him" after being tased twice, believed the 35-year-old was high on PCP.

Family Lawyer Mark O'Mara said that Samuel DuBose would have been cast as the perpetrator in his death if former cop Ray Tensing wasn't wearing the body camera that captured DuBose's final moments.

Ontario-bred ballerina Katlyn Addison became the third Black dancer to play the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Ballet West’s Nutcracker production.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will prevent the restoration of voting rights for individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes in the state of Kentucky by executive order.

Over the past few years, stories about African Americans being killed at the hands of police officers have become all too common. A new report released by Campaign Zero, an organization that strives to end police violence within our country, has revealed that 59 out of 60 of America’s largest cities have disproportionately killed Blacks. […]

The Guardian, which introduced the database The Counted to build a comprehensive record of killings at the hands of police officers, notes that more than 950 people have been killed by police this year. In the month of October, the number of those killed reached 95.

Turns out, President Obama does think Hillary Clinton made some mistakes with the handling of her emails.

The family of Mohamed Bah, who died at the hands of police officers in 2012, is accusing the NYPD of covering up his death.

Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, applauds NY's probe into Raynette Turner's death but describes how the stage was set for such deaths