Civil Rights & Social Justice - Page 3
Cops will never cease to amaze us with their deepening levels of depravity. According to Action News 5, the small town of Osceola, Arkansas just got a harsh reminder of how quickly police power can turn reckless and also how easy it is to get accountability when the powers-that-be give a damn. The now-former police […]
This could’ve gone very wrong, very fast… The Atlanta Black Star is reporting on a Houston traffic stop that went from routine to ridiculously reckless. Kathleen Booker, a Black Houston realtor, had just left her house when multiple police vehicles swarmed her car. According to the report, officers rolled up, guns drawn, barking orders and […]
Black woman's 911 call ignored, police only acted after public pressure. Emblematic of failure to take racist threats seriously.
Students outraged as Missouri university cuts funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion groups, seen as undermining critical campus support.
The News4JAX report details a growing controversy surrounding the arrest of 24-year-old Dasaun Williams, whose violent encounter with officers from the Jacksonville (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office (JSO) has sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny of police use of force. BOSSIP previously reported on Williams’ November arrest during an undercover drug and gang investigation, but body camera […]
Disturbing video shows police using excessive force on autistic woman, reflecting systemic issues with police violence and accountability.
Lawsuit challenges Black student scholarship, part of broader attack on diversity efforts to preserve inequality.
Haiti TPS has been revoked by Donald Trump's administration and deportation for 500,000 refugees has been accelerated.
Jabari Peoples was fatally shot by a Homewood Police Department officer in Alabama
Shanteari Young was released from prison early for good behavior after being sentenced to four years for shooting her sex abuser husband.
According to News One reporting, two North Carolina State Troopers, Sgt. Matthew L. Morrison and Trooper Garrett L. Macario, were fired earlier this month following an administrative leave related to the death of a 31-year-old Black man named Tyrone Mason in October 2024. Mason was said to be speeding when Trooper Macario attempted to conduct […]