A 25-year-old Virginia woman was shot and killed by two Norfolk, Virginia police officers Saturday after after making a “threatening motion” with a fake gun, according to Mic.
Activists in Austin, Tex. have accused an officer of using excessive force after he pepper-sprayed a handcuffed man inside a police wagon in a parking lot at the SXSW festival last week.
The trials of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are set to resume in May, nearly a year after the 25-year-old died from injuries sustained while in police custody.
The city of Ferguson, Mo. has approved a deal with the federal government to revamp the court and law enforcement system after the area was exposed by the Department of Justice for using people of color as profit in its policing methods.
A former South Carolina trooper who was caught on dash-cam video shooting an unarmed Black man reaching for his license has plead guilty to assault and "battery of a high and aggravated nature," ABC reports.
Maryland Appeals Court orders Baltimore Officer William Porter to testify against fellow police officers involved in the Freddie Gray case. The prosecutor argues that Porter is an invaluable witness in the state's case.
The Texas state trooper who remained on payroll after he was indicted in the arrest of Sandra Bland -- a black woman who died in a jail cell three days after she was taken into custody last summer -- has been formally terminated.
The video, which shows the unidentified officer slapping the teenager twice — loud enough to hear the impact— before kicking he or she as they walk down the stairs, has prompted the suspension of both officers involved in the incident.
A 911 caller reported that a Black male wearing a hoodie and a bandana was waving a firearm in the parking lot at about 7:15 p.m. on Friday night.
A Utah teenager who was shot three times by police over the weekend has been identified as 17-year-old Abdi Mohamed.
'The View' co-host Raven-Symoné is known for her controversial views and outlandish comments.
Last night, ABC's hit comedy 'black-ish,' starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis-Ross, took on the very serious topic of police brutality in an episode titled "Hope."
