Posts Tagged ‘Police Department’
Washington Wizard executive held for stealing from Saks, but the retailer apologizes
Will Dawkins, the general manager of the Washington Wizards of the NBA who was held by police and a security guard for allegedly stealing clothing from the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Miami, said he is using his prominent position to address racial profiling which happens mostly to Black men. Dawkins told Andscape that his…
Read MoreO.J. Simpson is dead
O.J. Simpson has died
Read MoreCops who murdered unarmed Black man will each receive $500,000
Three officers who were acquitted by a jury for the murder of Manuel Ellis will each receive a big payout after agreeing not to return to the Tacoma Police Department. Each officer, Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine, will receive $500,000 if they say bye to the police department. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreFounder of the Chicago-based African American Patrolmen League dies
Renault Alvin Robinson, the founder of the African American Patrolmen League, died July 8, 2023. Mr. Robinson was 80. During his career as a police officer, Robinson was responsible for bringing a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department for discrimination against minorities, primarily Blacks, and Hispanics. One of the few times I met him was when he…
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