Tag : San Francisco

San Francisco Bay Area Ordered to ‘Shelter In Place’ for Three Weeks Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

BMS AdminMarch 17, 2020March 17, 2020

by BMS AdminMarch 17, 2020March 17, 202001507

With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly spreading throughout communities around the nation, city leaders are taking the unprecedented step of placing San Francisco on lockdown for...

News Police Shooting

San Francisco to Pay $400,000 for Fatal Police Shooting Mario Woods

BMS AdminJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019

by BMS AdminJune 5, 2019June 5, 201913097

San Francisco will pay $400,000 to the mother of a black man who was fatally shot by five police officers to settle a lawsuit over...

Criminal Justice Current Events

San Francisco Actor Framed By Police For Murder Gets $13.1m Settlement

BMS AdminMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019

by BMS AdminMarch 22, 2019March 22, 201904157

An aspiring actor who spent eight years in prison after police officers framed him for murder received $13.1 million from San Francisco on Tuesday....

Current Events

San Francisco Cop Suspended Over Racist Texts Now Charged with Bank Robbery

BMS AdminDecember 21, 2018

by BMS AdminDecember 21, 201803364

A San Francisco police officer already suspended for sending racist and homophobic text messages is now possibly headed to jail on a bank robbery charge....

News Police Shooting

Judge Says Video ‘Casts Doubt’ On SFPD’s Account Of Shooting Mario Woods

BMS AdminOctober 11, 2018October 20, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 11, 2018October 20, 202006451

A video of a racially charged, fatal San Francisco police shooting “casts doubt” on officers’ accounts that a black man was moving quickly toward them...

Community Criminal Justice

Mother Files Lawsuit After Her 15-Yr-Old Son is Jailed for Days Even After Judge’s Release Order and No Probable Cause

BMS AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 20, 2018June 20, 201802607

A San Francisco mother has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that they kept her 15-year-old son locked in a cell for days even...

Current Events News Videos

Three White Men Charged With Hate Crime For Murder of William Sims

BMS AdminNovember 24, 2016November 24, 2016

by BMS AdminNovember 24, 2016November 24, 20168 4571

Authorities say a talented Bay Area pianist and musician was murdered because he was black and left to die in a roadway. Daniel Porter-Kelly, 31,...

Black Business Spotlight Black Entrepreneurship

Black Owned Ride-Sharing App to Compete with Uber, Lyft in U.S. and Abroad

BMS AdminOctober 17, 2016October 26, 2016

by BMS AdminOctober 17, 2016October 26, 201610 36095

With the immense success of companies like Uber and Lyft, ride-sharing technology has boomed into a multi-billion dollar industry within the past decade. Now a new platform is looking...

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Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learn…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:21
Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learned…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:19