A federaljudge rejects DOJ’s recommendation of a one-day sentence for Brett Hankison, while Taylor’s family and advocates say it’s not justice—but it’s a start.
Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was killed in a botched "no-knock" raid at her Louisville apartment on March 13, 2020
The leader of the global brand announces his JUMP Initiative, a project of The Just Trust, ahead of NBA All-Star weekend to support the formerly incarcerated.
The judge ruled that actions of Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who fired at the police during the raid, were the legal cause of her death rather than the allegedly faulty warrant.
Dreaming of a better world for her husband and two children, Tansy McNulty founded 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4) to focus on preventing tragedies and help keep Black families intact.
We always end up in spirited debate during cookout season. Let Juneteenth be one of those holidays we give some conversations a rest.
"From my perspective, we feel we don't get the benefit of the doubt. It seems to be a 'shoot first, ask questions later' kind of thing," said Okaloosa County NAACP chapter president Sabu Willams.
“On behalf of my siblings and our entire family, we want to thank all the people across Atlanta who have supported us in our fight for justice for our father,” said the deacon's daughter, Arnitra.
The family of Dexter Reed is calling answers over the officers’ use of deadly force after the bodycam footage of the deadly March traffic stop was released on Tuesday.
ESSENCE is partnering with the Movement for Black Lives to take action to #DefendBlackLife in a post-COVID world. Anti-Black violence, economic crisis, and COVID-19 disproportionately target Black people – we must make concrete demands for a future where Black lives not only matter, but thrive.
In March, Bettersten Wade told the police her son Dexter was missing, but seven months later she learned he was killed after being hit by a police car.
The officers who shot and killed Kawaski Trawick are not receiving disciplinary charges after a judge says the statute of limitations passed.
62-year-old Johnny Hollman died after a police officer shocked him with an electrical stun gun during a traffic encounter.
Prosecutors are trying to make their case that the two officers used excessive force, which led to McClain’s premature death.
Johnny Hollman never made it home from bible study that night, and an encounter with the police left him dead after they tased him with a stun gun.
The 25-year-old Maryland mother was smiling for the camera in a group photo when the a police lieutenant-- who has since retired-- fired the fatal shot.
Both 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young and her unborn daughter died after a police officer shot at Young’s car outside of a Kroger grocery store.
61 of Atlanta’s “Cop City” protestors have been indicted on racketeering charges.
Ta’Kiya Young, 21, and her unborn daughter were killed after an Ohio police officer issued the fatal shot into her car outside of a Kroger.
