Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday. The settlement includes compensation for Bland’s death as well as several changes to jail procedures in Waller County, Texas. Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was arrested for failing to […]
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images Chris Brown was released on $250,000 bail Tuesday night after he was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, following an hours-long standoff earlier that day between the singer and officers at his Los Angeles home, police said. Mark Geragos, Brown’s attorney, tweeted, “Thanks to everyone for their support and […]
Article By Nancy Hall // EEW Magazine News At a time when relationships among law enforcement officers across America and African-American communities are tense, a Gospel artist is showing the positive side of things. GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, Kirk Franklin, posed for a picture with an unnamed police officer and posted it on Instagram. “He asked […]
getty images A memorial service for the five police officers killed last Thursday night during an ambush wrapped up in downtown Dallas with speeches from President Obama and former President George W. Bush. Obama, the First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Dr. Jill Biden arrived in North Texas just after noon Tuesday […]
our officers have been killed and eleven shot after a peaceful police brutality march in downtown Dallas. The rally was put together as a response after two separate killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police caused a national uproar. After the demonstration at 8:58pm officers were fired upon by at least two snipers […]
Video Of Officers Shooting Man Pinned Down Sparks Outrage: Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot to death as he lay on the ground with two police officers on top of him Tuesday morning. A video of the incident, which was posted to social media, has sparked national attention. Many questions remain unanswered. The […]
According to Fox 28, Columbus police go high-tech should a child go missing at an event like Red, White and Boom. Thirty to forty officers were plugged into a new app called ‘1st Cast L.E.’ during the event Friday night. They can open it up and scroll through a feed that has everything from pictures […]
Police in Utah say an officer who pulled over soul singer Gladys Knight was treated to an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Mike Roberts says Knight was a passenger in the car stopped for speeding about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City on Wednesday night. Officer Paul Rogerson was checking […]
