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#AdonisTuggle: College Cop Jon Selke Caught On Camera Violently Arresting Black Purdue University Student In The Snow

One thing to know about cops—they really just can’t stand for Black people to challenge their authority even the slightest bit. Oh, Black people are tired of being stopped by police every time some random 911 caller finds something we do suspicious? “Too bad!” Black moods don’t matter unless they’re wrapped in a blue uniform … Read more#AdonisTuggle: College Cop Jon Selke Caught On Camera Violently Arresting Black Purdue University Student In The Snow

Black Cops And NAACP Call For Federal Oversight Over Bridgeport PD That Botched Lauren Smith-Fields Investigation

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Even some of Bridgeport’s finest raised the alarm about racism in the police department before they fumbled the Lauren Smith-Fields investigation. Source: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / Getty Buzzfeed reports the Connecticut police department that recently failed to properly or respectfully investigate the deaths of two Black women, Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls, has a … Read moreBlack Cops And NAACP Call For Federal Oversight Over Bridgeport PD That Botched Lauren Smith-Fields Investigation

Amir Locke Update: Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Cops Insisted On Reckless Raid And Fatally Shot Up Wrong Residence

Too little, too late… Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty If Minneapolis police were as competent as they are trifling and trigger-happy, Amir Locke would still be alive. The Star Tribune reports that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a moratorium on no-knock warrants after the fatal police shooting of Amir during a raid. “No matter what information comes … Read moreAmir Locke Update: Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Cops Insisted On Reckless Raid And Fatally Shot Up Wrong Residence

Lyncher Woes: Travis McMichael Withdraws Guilty Plea After Judge Rightfully Rejected Fed Deal In Ahmaud Arbery Hate Crime Case

There’s a saying that goes: “Every time a white supremacist murderer loses in court, a Black angel gets its wings—and uses them to fly down and fart in the defendant’s face.” OK, that’s not a saying, but you giggled a little and now you’re thinking it probably should be. Source: Pool / Getty Anyway, as … Read moreLyncher Woes: Travis McMichael Withdraws Guilty Plea After Judge Rightfully Rejected Fed Deal In Ahmaud Arbery Hate Crime Case

16 Shots & Leniency: Laquan McDonald’s Killer-Cop Murderer Released From Prison After Serving Less Than Half His Sentence

Laquan McDonald‘s killer is back on the street today, because, apparently, shooting a Black teen 16 times and then lying to cover it up is only worth three years out of a nearly seven-year sentence that was already far less time than it should have been. As we previously reported, ex-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke … Read more16 Shots & Leniency: Laquan McDonald’s Killer-Cop Murderer Released From Prison After Serving Less Than Half His Sentence

Lauren Smith-Fields’ Mother Addresses ‘Biggest Misconception’ About Daughter’s Death. Also, The Trash Bridgeport Police Did Brenda Lee Rawls Wrong As Well

Now that a criminal investigation has been launched into the mysterious death of Lauren Smith-Fields and two Bridgeport detectives have been suspended after being accused of mishandling her case and the case of Brenda Lee Rawls—a second Black woman who was found dead in Bridgeport the same day Smith-Fields’ body was found—Smith-Fieds’ mother, Shantell Fields, is speaking … Read moreLauren Smith-Fields’ Mother Addresses ‘Biggest Misconception’ About Daughter’s Death. Also, The Trash Bridgeport Police Did Brenda Lee Rawls Wrong As Well

Update: Bridgeport Mayor Suspends Detectives Involved In The Cases Of Lauren Smith-Fields & A 2nd Black Woman, Brenda Lee Rawls, Who Died The Same Day

Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim is sending a message to the Bridgeport Police Department that treating deceased Black women like their lives didn’t matter will not be tolerated—and all it took was a protest, a lawsuit, the launching of a criminal investigation, celebrity calls for justice on behalf of Lauren Smith-Fields and a second Black woman … Read moreUpdate: Bridgeport Mayor Suspends Detectives Involved In The Cases Of Lauren Smith-Fields & A 2nd Black Woman, Brenda Lee Rawls, Who Died The Same Day

Cops Kill People: Firing Squad Of 9 Nashville Cops Shoot Landon Eastep 30 Times, Widow Calls His Death An ‘Execution’

If they’ll shoot a White man 30 times in broad daylight, what are they doing to Black people in Tennessee when no one is looking? Source: Spencer Platt / Getty The Tennessean reports that nine law enforcement officers shot and killed Landon Eastep on a Tennessee highway on Thursday. In a statement released through attorney Joy … Read moreCops Kill People: Firing Squad Of 9 Nashville Cops Shoot Landon Eastep 30 Times, Widow Calls His Death An ‘Execution’

Update: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Bumble Date Matthew LaFountain Is Cooperating In Criminal Investigation, Says Attorney

Matthew LaFountain, the 37-year-old Bumble date of 23-year-old  Lauren Smith-Fields, who died during the date in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is cooperating with the criminal investigation into Smith-Fields’ death, according to his attorney. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Smith (@soooolalaa) News 12 reported that attorney Peter Karayiannis responded in a statement to … Read moreUpdate: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Bumble Date Matthew LaFountain Is Cooperating In Criminal Investigation, Says Attorney

Update: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Family Credits Cardi B For Inspiring Criminal Investigation As They Await Independent Autopsy Results

  Source: Handout / Lauren Smith-Fields Instagram After the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Connecticut finally determined the cause of death in the case of Lauren Smith-Fields, the Black woman who died mysteriously after a date with an older white man, 37-year-old Matthew LaFountain,   Smith-Fields’ family is far from finished fighting for … Read moreUpdate: Lauren Smith-Fields’ Family Credits Cardi B For Inspiring Criminal Investigation As They Await Independent Autopsy Results

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