Daunte Wright shooting: Former suburban Minneapolis police officer to stand trial Dec. 6
A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read...
Black man killed by North Carolina police hit with 'kill shot' to back of head, lawyers say | SBS News
Lawyers for the family of black man Andrew Brown Jr say an independent autopsy shows the 42-year-old died after North Carolina police delivered a "kill shot" to the back of his head.
Beatings, buried videos a pattern at Louisiana State Police
MONROE, La. (AP) — The most violent videos languished for years, lost or ignored in a digital vault. Louisiana State Police troopers and top brass alike would often look the other way, even as officers took to official messaging channels to banter about their brutality.
Ahmaud Arbery's mother files civil rights lawsuit on anniversary of his death
The mother of Ahmaud Arbery filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Tuesday against the three men accused of killing her son, a Black man who was chased down and shot dead as he jogged through his Georgia neighborhood.
After chauvin minnesota set to prosecute three other officers in floyd death
With the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, prosecutors will begin turning their attention to making their case against three others who took part in the fatal arrest.
3 Tacoma police officers charged in death of Manuel Ellis who said he couldn't breathe
Three police officers have been arrested and charged in the killing of an unarmed Black man who pleaded for breath while being restrained in Washington state last year.
3 men indicted on murder charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA (AP) — Three white men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while running in a neighborhood near Georgia's coast...
Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate slavery...
Black Lives Matter and Pandemic Bring Juneteenth Into Focus
UArizona historian Tyina Steptoe discusses the history of the holiday that recognizes emancipation, and why more people than ever may celebrate it this year and in the future.
For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ago was referred to as the Tulsa race riot.
Asian Americans Leading The Way In Art And Activism
Asian Americans Out Loud, our project highlighting people who are leading the way forward in the face of trauma and fear in Asian communities across America.
The AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones' warning on democracy
NEW YORK (AP) — Following a year of professional milestones born of her work on America’s history of slavery, Pulitzer Prize-winning Black journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said she is clear-eyed about her mission to force a reckoning around the nation’s self-image.