Breonna Taylor

one year since the horrific murder of George Floyd

Congressional Black Caucus on One Year Commemoration of George Floyd’s Murder

Photo: YouTube WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, marks one year since the horrific murder of George Floyd by former police officer ...

George Floyd’s killing last year has forced a nationwide reckoning with a wide range of deep-rooted racial inequities

Brennan Center Report: Protecting Against Police Brutality and Official Misconduct

Photos: YouTube The protest movement sparked by George Floyd’s killing last year has forced a nationwide reckoning with a wide range of deep-rooted racial ...

One of major protests

The Big Pandemic: There’s No Vaccine for Racism and White Supremacy

One of the many protest marches. Author: Guettarda. Wikimedia Commons. We are in the throes of a Pandemic. The Corona virus (Covid-19) is insidious. ...

A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.

George Floyd: Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Should Renew Our Fight Against Racial Policing

Photos: YouTube\Twitter A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. The following ...

Convicted killer

New York and National Elected Officials Hail Conviction of Derek Chauvin on All Murder Charges

Convicted murderer Chauvin being led away in handcuffs. Photo: Twitter.  New York and national elected officials today welcomed the conviction of Derek Chauvin the ...

Ms. Raysor claims NYPD officers executed a “no-knock” warrant upon entering the residence of Andre Brown.

NYPD Facing Lawsuit for “No-Knock” Warrant in Arrest of Queens Man

Photos: Wikimedia Commons\Facebook Lawyer Lauren P. Raysor, (shown above) will hold a press conference on Monday April 20th, at 4:30 PM, to announce that ...

Anthony McClain was fatally shot in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 15, 2020.

Family of Black Man Killed by California Police Demands Accountability

Photo: YouTube The family of a Black man who was shot in the back and killed by police in Southern California last year says ...

renounced the war on drugs, a punitive policy agenda that has exacerbated mass incarceration

Reimagining Public Safety, Restructuring American Policing and Pursuing Racial Justice in 2021

Photos: YouTube During summer 2020, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many other Black Americans sparked a national dialogue around the ...

The report, “Say Their Names,” found a correlation between state-level legislative action on social justice

“Say Their Names:” Analysis Links Online Social Justice with Legislative Action

Photo: YouTube With a resurgence of social justice demonstrations emerging as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is put on trial for the murder ...

George Floyd

This Moment is Ripe for Change,  the Passage of the Justice in Policing Act Must Be A Part  of It 

 George Floyd mural. Photo: Leonhard Lenz/Wikimedia Commons. Last year, the Black Lives Matter protests became the largest in our nation’s history. People from all 50 states ...