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#JasonWalker North Carolina Cop Says He Fatally Shot Black Man After He Jumped On His Truck, Witnesses Say Something Different

A common mistake made by media outlets and law enforcement officials alike is taking a cop’s word at face value. Reporters far too often treat police reports like they’re the gospel etched on stone tablets and delivered by Moses himself, and cops will almost always believe other cops over the civilians they’re accused of victimizing—especially … Read more#JasonWalker North Carolina Cop Says He Fatally Shot Black Man After He Jumped On His Truck, Witnesses Say Something Different

White KY Teacher William Bennett Fired For Fighting Student, Saying “He’s Just Another Black Boy Who Got Shot”

Even during a deadly pandemic and awful trend of increasingly common school shootings, White teachers like William Bennett are still some of the biggest threats to Black children’s safety and well-being. Source: JohnnyGreig / Getty Courier Journal reports that Jefferson County Public Schools fired him in December after conducting an investigation into his altercation with a student … Read moreWhite KY Teacher William Bennett Fired For Fighting Student, Saying “He’s Just Another Black Boy Who Got Shot”

New Orleans DA Launches ‘Full Review’ Of Every Case Racist Judge Michelle Odinet Handled As A Prosecutor

Last week, Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet went from being an officer of the court to being a defendant in the court of public opinion because it turns out judges who get caught on film singing the n-word around like it was a new O-merica COVID variant are not viewed favorably, particularly, to melanated … Read moreNew Orleans DA Launches ‘Full Review’ Of Every Case Racist Judge Michelle Odinet Handled As A Prosecutor

Justice Ain’t Blind, It’s Racist: Black Man Freed From Georgia Prison After Serving 23 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: A Black man had more than half his life stolen from him by a racist justice system and now we’re in a position where we’re celebrating him winning his freedom after an uphill legal battle he should never have had to endure. 43-year-old Devonia Inman walked out … Read moreJustice Ain’t Blind, It’s Racist: Black Man Freed From Georgia Prison After Serving 23 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit

R.I.P: Rapper Drakeo The Ruler Dead From Stabbing At Once Upon A Time In L.A. Festival

Another festival, another night of violence and chaos. And unfortunately, another promising artist killed right in his hometown. Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty TMZ confirmed that rapper Drakeo the Ruler was stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival on Saturday night. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and died from his … Read moreR.I.P: Rapper Drakeo The Ruler Dead From Stabbing At Once Upon A Time In L.A. Festival

Still Guilty AF: Derek Chauvin Changes Plea To ‘Guilty’ In Federal Case For Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

Source: Handout / Getty Apparently, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has finally stopped playing around in Black people’s faces and claiming he’s innocent of murdering George Floyd. The writing has been on the wall for Chauvin since back in June when he was convicted in state court of murdering Floyd and sentenced to more … Read moreStill Guilty AF: Derek Chauvin Changes Plea To ‘Guilty’ In Federal Case For Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

‘Typical Karen Moment’ TN Man Charged With Assault After Mother Racially Profiled, Called Cops On A Black Parking Attendant

Another day, another Karen… Yet another innocent Black person was recently caught up in racist white people’s entitled nonsense. According to The Independent, the viral video of mother and son Bitsy Brennan and Edward Brennan led to criminal charges, but not the ones they hoped would result from calling the police on Johnny Martinez for working while Black. Nashville … Read more‘Typical Karen Moment’ TN Man Charged With Assault After Mother Racially Profiled, Called Cops On A Black Parking Attendant

Jury Continues Deliberations In Keith Smith Murder Trial After His Daughter Testified That He Killed His Wife

Source: Baltimore Sun / Getty On December 1, 2018, Jacquelyn Smith was tragically stabbed to death in Baltimore. Her husband, Keith Smith, told the authorities that a panhandler and the man she was with were responsible for the killing, but that narrative eventually fell apart, and, in 2019, he and his daughter, Valeria Smith, were … Read moreJury Continues Deliberations In Keith Smith Murder Trial After His Daughter Testified That He Killed His Wife

‘Modern-Day Slavery’ Federal Indictment Alleges Farms In South Georgia Have Been Engaging In Slavery Operation Spread Across Several Counties

“Slavery is in the past. It’s time to move forward,” they say. Well, according to a recently unsealed federal indictment against farmers and contractors in rural Georgia accused of spending years engaging in a huge human trafficking operation that gives big sharecropping energy, the “past” is very much the present right here in the supposed … Read more‘Modern-Day Slavery’ Federal Indictment Alleges Farms In South Georgia Have Been Engaging In Slavery Operation Spread Across Several Counties

Jelani Day Update: Attorney Ben Crump And Jesse Jackson Demand FBI Hate Crime Investigation Into His Suspicious Death

Ben Crump and Jesse Jackson are calling on the FBI to look further into the death of Jelani Day. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Nearly 100 days have passed since the tragic disappearance and death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, and his family is no closer to answers or accountability for who … Read moreJelani Day Update: Attorney Ben Crump And Jesse Jackson Demand FBI Hate Crime Investigation Into His Suspicious Death

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