Tag : Washington

Federal Judge Holds Seattle Police Department in Contempt for Using Pepper Spray, Blast Balls On BLM Protestors

BMS AdminDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 9, 2020December 9, 20200814

Seattle, WA – On Monday, a federal judge held the Seattle Police Department in contempt of court for violating an order to stop the “indiscriminate”...

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County Pays Family Of Teen Killed By Police During Botched Sting $2.25M

BMS AdminMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 14, 2020May 14, 202013648

Seattle, WA – The family of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by King County sheriff’s detectives in 2017 will settle a civil-rights lawsuit...

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School Bus Driver Arrested for DUI After 5 Grader Calls 911

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 201911900

A 48-year old school bus driver from Washington, DC is facing DUI charges after a student called 911 to report that she was driving drunk....

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Man Gets 30 Months in Prison for Hate Crime Assault of Black Man

BMS AdminAugust 22, 2019August 22, 2019

by BMS AdminAugust 22, 2019August 22, 201902842

Robert Patrick Maykis of Bremerton, WA was convicted of a hate crime against a Black man and sentenced to 30 months in prison. A Kitsap...

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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 36061

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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State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021March 1, 20211

A Louisiana State Police trooper who kicked and dragged a handcuffed Black man has been...

Pamela A. Smith Becomes the First Black Woman to Lead Nation’s Oldest...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Lynn on Quick Black History Lessons: Denmark Vesey: “That is not Denmark it’s Frederick Douglass” Mar 2, 16:46
C on State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and Drag Handcuffed Black Man Who Died in Custody: “And they wonder why we knell” Mar 1, 15:31
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
Miss Mozell on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Black owned bank in Tallahassee Florida or any recommendations?” Feb 23, 17:51