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Here we go again. Cue the “there could be more to the story, the video could be edited, we don’t know what happened before the recording started, he shouldn’t have resisted, and not all cops are bad,” advocacy that will…
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I wish could post my favorite emoji here. The shoulder shrugging icon that represents phrases like, I guess, yo bad, or oh well. Right now, that emoji seems like the perfect one to put here as I write yet another…
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It’s no surprise to black people that another unarmed black person has been shot and killed by the police. Not to make light of the situation, but it was about time for another hashtag to circulate on social media. It…
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Sunday night, two Sacramento police officers were involved in the shooting death of Stephon Clark. The officers shot him within seconds of encountering him, claiming to have spotted a weapon as Clark ran towards them. Original statements were given, but…
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Police brutality has been at the forefront of conversations within the US over the past few years. In Seven Seconds, Netflix takes a brazen approach on a prevalent issue that has been ignored for decades. Show creator, Veena Sud attempts…
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Let me be clear, not one tear will be shed over Justine Damond, not by me, not by anyone like me. When news broke of a woman killed by the police, I instantly thought another black person was slain. I…
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This year has marked a increseaing amount of deaths by homicide. Homicides meaning the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another person. Each death sparking an uproar of protest, city-wide emotional distraught and hope of some positive changes in…
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Daniel Holtzclaw Found Guilty Thirteen black women testified against former Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw. A jury found him guilty on 18 charges, including four counts of first-degree rape. Was it my imagination or did he look at the jury…
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