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Family of Martavious Banks Disputes Police Account of Shooting; Awaiting Bodycam Footage

BMS AdminSeptember 22, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 22, 20180351

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said the officer who shot Martavious Banks in a hotly disputed incident this week didn’t have his body camera activated, as department policy

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No Charges For Man Who Shot 2 Cops Who Unlawfully Entered His Home

BMS AdminSeptember 21, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 21, 201801533

Two Maryland police officers were shot while serving a drug-related search warrant at the wrong apartment late Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials. The resident

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Family Demands Dashcam Footage Of Police Shooting Of 2 Black Men

BMS AdminSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 20180387

Shreveport police said they received a call on Saturday night concerning people firing guns in a residential street. According to SPD, when Sergeant Michael James

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Oakland Police Release Body Cam Footage Of The Shooting of Demouria Hogg

BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 201801447

Police have released body cam footage of deadly shooting of a man found passed out behind the wheel of a car in the middle of

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How Insurance Companies Used Bad Science to Discriminate Against Blacks

BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 20180429

After the Civil War, the United States searched for ways to redefine itself. But by the 1880’s, the hopes of Reconstruction had dimmed. Across the United States

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New Study Reveals That Blacks Are Charged More For Rent In Majority-White Neighborhoods

BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 18, 2018September 18, 20180584

According to a recently published study, African American renters spend more money on housing identical to whites in majority-white neighborhoods. The study, which focuses on

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Grandmother Sues After Jury Doesnt Indict Cop Who Killed 13-yr-old Tyre King

BMS AdminSeptember 17, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 17, 20180591

Witnesses say that the white police officer who killed a black 13-year-old used a racial slur after firing and that a toy gun the eighth-grader

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Michael B. Jordan Could Be The Next ‘Superman’

BMS AdminSeptember 17, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 17, 20181594

After the DC Universe lost it’s longtime Superman, Henry Cavill, they’ve been on the prowl for a replacement. It’s being said they have their sights set on

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Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Framing Innocent Black Men in Biscayne Park

BMS AdminSeptember 17, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 17, 201804349

Raimundo Atesiano, a former chief of police of a small town in Florida, had a strategy to create a fictitious 100 percent clearance rate for burglaries

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Ellen Surprises Newark, NJ Principal With $50,000 Donation From Cheerios

BMS AdminSeptember 17, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 17, 20180262

Akbar Cook, the principal of West Side High School in Newark , NJ was nervous to appear on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday, but

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U.S.Senate Candidate Chris McDaniel Says Blacks should stop ‘begging for federal government scraps’

BMS AdminSeptember 16, 2018September 16, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 16, 2018September 16, 201801304

U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel was booed by a live MSNBC audience at Ole Miss on Friday morning after he said African-American Mississippians should stop

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Oklahoma Police Chief Defends Hiring Known White Supremacist

BMS AdminSeptember 16, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 16, 201809645

An Oklahoma police chief found himself in the national spotlight for welcoming a known white supremacist into his department, ignoring concerns about the officer. As

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Texas Cop Who Killed Botham Shem Jean In His Own Home Has Already Been Released On Bond

BMS AdminSeptember 10, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 10, 201804323

Almost 3 days after Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean in his own home, she was finally arrested and charged. However, just hours after

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Cop Who Tased 11-Yr-Old Girl Says “This Is Why There’s No Grocery Stores In the Black Community”

BMS AdminSeptember 6, 2018September 6, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 6, 2018September 6, 201801352

A Cincinnati cop who broke department policy by firing a taser at an 11-year-old girl also sparked concerns with “prejudiced” remarks he made afterward. The

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Philadelphia Cop Indictment For Murder In Killing Of Fleeing Black Man

BMS AdminSeptember 6, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 6, 20180871

On Tuesday, Philadelphia D. A. Larry Krasner charged former police officer, Ryan Pownall, with first-degree murder for the shooting of 32-year-old David Jones as he fled. The shooting

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Atlanta Cop Facing Multiple Charges After Allegedly Preying On Teen Girls

BMS AdminSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 2018

by BMS AdminSeptember 5, 2018September 5, 201801244

According to the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, former East Point, Ga., police officer Richard Gooddine faces 17 counts of inappropriate sexual contact. The charges are a

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Family of Martavious Banks Disputes Police Account of Shooting; Awaiting Bodycam Footage

No Charges For Man Who Shot 2 Cops Who Unlawfully Entered His Home

Family Demands Dashcam Footage Of Police Shooting Of 2 Black Men

Oakland Police Release Body Cam Footage Of The Shooting of Demouria Hogg

How Insurance Companies Used Bad Science to Discriminate Against Blacks

New Study Reveals That Blacks Are Charged More For Rent In Majority-White Neighborhoods

Grandmother Sues After Jury Doesnt Indict Cop Who Killed 13-yr-old Tyre King

Michael B. Jordan Could Be The Next ‘Superman’

Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Framing Innocent Black Men in Biscayne Park

Ellen Surprises Newark, NJ Principal With $50,000 Donation From Cheerios

U.S.Senate Candidate Chris McDaniel Says Blacks should stop ‘begging for federal government scraps’

Oklahoma Police Chief Defends Hiring Known White Supremacist

Texas Cop Who Killed Botham Shem Jean In His Own Home Has Already Been Released On Bond

Cop Who Tased 11-Yr-Old Girl Says “This Is Why There’s No Grocery Stores In the Black Community”

Philadelphia Cop Indictment For Murder In Killing Of Fleeing Black Man

Atlanta Cop Facing Multiple Charges After Allegedly Preying On Teen Girls

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