Police Brutality

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Six cops have been fired for sexually assaulting and beating two Black men

August 28, 2023

Six White Mississippi police officers have been fired...

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U.S. Justice Department opens probe of the city of Memphis and its police department

August 28, 2023

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation...

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A black truck driver who was surrendering was then attacked by a commanded police dog

August 28, 2023

A Black truck driver, who raised his hands...

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Chicago Torture Justice raises money to open

July 11, 2023

The Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Foundation has $1.8...

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Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five wins the New York primary to represent Harlem

July 11, 2023

Yusef Salaam, who seven years in prison for...

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A member of Central Park Five is running for New York City Council

June 27, 2023

When Yusef Salaam and the other four members...

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Chicago Police Sergeant who led a botched police raid is fired

June 20, 2023

The Chicago Police Board voted to fire Sergeant...

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Paralyzed New Haven man receives a record $45 million settlement in a police brutality lawsuit

June 20, 2023

Richard "Randy " Cox, who was riding without...

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Black male drivers are police targets

June 20, 2023

A national survey of 577 traffic stops of...

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Harvard Police Department held four Black students, following a false claim that could have cost the students’ lives

May 30, 2023

Four Black Harvard University students were ordered to...