If the McKinney, Texas pool party incident woke America out of a historic and deliberate slumber that ignores systemic racism, we’d hope the thing that stands out most is the gendering of Black criminality. Though we fight for the brown and Black faces of men and young boys that flash across our timelines — members of society […]
For the second time in June, excessive force has reportedly been used on an unarmed young Black girl at a pool. According to NBC affiliate
Now that Cpl. Eric Casebolt has resigned from the McKinney, Texas Police Department, the teen he arrested for allegedly interfering with his aggressive handling of 14-year-old Dajerria Becton has had all charges against him dropped, USA Today reports. Eighteen-year-old Adrian Martin was the only person arrested last Friday during the incident involving Casebolt and the teenage girl. […]
The McKinney, Texas police officer seen pushing and swinging at a 15-year-old Black teenager on the ground during a pool party dispute has resigned. According to Fox4, a lawyer for Cpl. Eric Casebolt confirmed his resignation. Casebolt was placed on administrative leave following the surfacing of a disturbing video that showed him grabbing the Black […]
