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Cops Kill People: Community Demands Answers After Black Michigan Man Fatally Hit By Police Car

Source: gorodenkoff / Getty There’s a disturbing trend happening across the country right now and we don’t like it one bit. Over the past two years, BOSSIP has routinely reported on Black people who were either killed or seriously injured after being run over by police cars. It’s like beating us, shooting us, and choking … Read moreCops Kill People: Community Demands Answers After Black Michigan Man Fatally Hit By Police Car

Put On Blast: Surveillance Video Shows Corrections Officers Choking Inmate With Metal Chain

Source: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty   Brunswick, Georgia was the scene of a federal civil rights violation at Appling County jail according to a lawsuit reported by CNN. 37-year-old Tremar Harris was seen in a 2022 surveillance video being choked with a chain while three corrections officers stood by watching. Offcier William Rentz is said to … Read morePut On Blast: Surveillance Video Shows Corrections Officers Choking Inmate With Metal Chain

Brittney Griner Says She Had Suicidal Thoughts While In Russian Detainment–‘I Was Just So Scared’

Brittney Griner is opening up about the harrowing experience she had in Russia, from her February 2022 arrest to her nine-year prison sentence before her December 2022 release. Source: Steph Chambers / Getty On May 1, viewers will be able to hear for the first time, a detailed first-hand account of the experiences, thoughts, and … Read moreBrittney Griner Says She Had Suicidal Thoughts While In Russian Detainment–‘I Was Just So Scared’

NWA Was Right: Black Man Viciously Attacked By K-9 During Traffic Stop, Falsely Accused Of Stolen Car

Source: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers / Getty For the second time in recent memory, a Black man has been unnecessarily attacked by a police K-9 dog during a routine and non-threatening traffic stop in the state of Ohio. BOSSIP previously reported on the case of 23-year-old Jadarrius Rose who was seen in a viral body … Read moreNWA Was Right: Black Man Viciously Attacked By K-9 During Traffic Stop, Falsely Accused Of Stolen Car

5 Alabama Families File Lawsuit After Inmates’ Organs Removed Without Permission

Source: fstop123 / Getty Reason number 1,332,542,634,752,742,155 to not trust the criminal justice system. BOSSIP previous reported on a case involving an inmate at Limestone Correctional Facility named Kelvin Moore. Upon his death, Moore’s major organs were removed during autopsy and the rest of his body was returned to his family. Sufficed to say, Moore’s … Read more5 Alabama Families File Lawsuit After Inmates’ Organs Removed Without Permission

KKKops Are Expensive: St. Louis Judge Awards Black Ex-Cop Beaten By White Officers More Than $23 Million

Earlier this week, a St. Louis judge awarded nearly $23.5 million to a Black ex-cop who was beaten by white cops while working undercover during a protest against police brutality that resulted in the death of a Black man. Source: Tetra Images / Getty It was arguably the most ironic case in recent years, and, … Read moreKKKops Are Expensive: St. Louis Judge Awards Black Ex-Cop Beaten By White Officers More Than $23 Million

Put On Blast: Kansas Prosecutor To Be Disbarred For Years Of Corruption Framing Innocent People

Source: Rafmaster / Getty People already have a million reasons not to trust the criminal justice system and this story makes one million and one. Writer and Twitter prose pro Michael Harriot rattled off a horrifying thread exposing the egregious corruption of a now-retired federal prosecutor from Kansas named Terra Morehead. Despite her retirement in … Read morePut On Blast: Kansas Prosecutor To Be Disbarred For Years Of Corruption Framing Innocent People

Black Akron 15-Year-Old Shot By Police While Holding Toy Gun, Body Camera Video Released

Source: JohnAlexandr / Getty Guns are not toys but unfortunately, toys can be guns and that conundrum has led to a lot of Black blood being spilled because in the heat of the moment, it’s hard to tell the difference. 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams recently became a victim of that difficulty after, according  to ABC7, a … Read moreBlack Akron 15-Year-Old Shot By Police While Holding Toy Gun, Body Camera Video Released

Protesting While Black: Supreme Court Rules BLM Organizer DeRay Mckesson Can Be Sued By Injured Cop

On Monday, the Supreme Court decided that a Black Lives Matter activist could be sued because a cop got hurt during a protest he organized and the NAACP is calling unconstitutional shenanigans on the decision. The storied organization believe that the ruling “invites harassment and silencing of today’s civil-rights activists and leaders,” and violates their … Read moreProtesting While Black: Supreme Court Rules BLM Organizer DeRay Mckesson Can Be Sued By Injured Cop

Ralph Yarl: Teen Talks About Managing Life After Being Shot In Head For Ringing Doorbell

Source: Chase Castor / Getty Ralph Yarl’s story is one that is as heartbreaking as it is infuriating. For those who don’t remember, almost one year ago today, the then-16-year-old Yarl was going to pick up his younger brother from a neighbor’s house when he accidentally rang the doorbell of Andrew Lester. The 84-year-old alleges … Read moreRalph Yarl: Teen Talks About Managing Life After Being Shot In Head For Ringing Doorbell

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