Updated 3:29 pm CDT, Friday, April 26, 2019 FILE - In this Saturday, July 9, 2016 file photo, police officers arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., after the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by two white Baton Rouge police officers. OurStates.org, a new initiative launched by Black Lives Matter activists is trying to re-focus the movement’s efforts to state capitols, building on the momentum at the federal level to push back against President Donald Trump’s political agenda, targeting legislation on issues like policing and immigration. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File) less FILE - In this Saturday, July 9, 2016 file photo, police officers arrest activist DeRay McKesson during a protest along Airline Highway, a major road that passes in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department ... more … [Read more...] about Court: Injured officer can sue Black Lives Matter organizer
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Oregon county pays $100K over Blue Lives Matter flag
Updated 10:27 am PDT, Saturday, April 20, 2019 FILE - In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a flag with a blue and black stripes in support of law enforcement officers, flies at a protest by police and their supporters outside Somerville City Hall in Somerville, Mass. An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who sued after a co-worker pinned up a "Blue Lives Matter" flag. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Saturday, April 20, 2019, that Karimah Guion-Pledgure alleged in her January lawsuit that the flag demeans the "Black Live Matter" movement. less FILE - In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a flag with a blue and black stripes in support of law enforcement officers, flies at a protest by police and their supporters outside Somerville City Hall in ... more Photo: Charles Krupa, AP … [Read more...] about Oregon county pays $100K over Blue Lives Matter flag
Calls for justice during funeral of black man killed at mall
Updated 2:42 pm PST, Saturday, December 1, 2018 In this still image taken from video, April Pipkins holds a photograph of her deceased son, Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr., during an interview in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Bradford was shot to death by a police officer in a shopping mall on Thanksgiving night, and Pipkins said she believes her son would still be alive had he been white. less In this still image taken from video, April Pipkins holds a photograph of her deceased son, Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr., during an interview in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Bradford was shot to ... more Photo: Jay Reeves, AP Photo: Jay Reeves, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this still image taken from video, April Pipkins holds a photograph of her … [Read more...] about Calls for justice during funeral of black man killed at mall
Good black guys with guns gets killed. White boys throwing up Nazi salutes get grace. Why?
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Jeneé Osterheldt Globe Staff November 30, 2018 A group of mostly white kids throw up a Nazi salute and won’t be punished due to First Amendment rights and because school officials could not know “the intention in the hearts of those involved.”Two black men tried to save lives. They were the proverbial “good guys with guns” that the NRA keeps calling for. Yet they were killed by cops. Because this is America. And the good intentions — or rights — of black men don’t seem to matter. Advertisement On Thanksgiving night, Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr. was in an Alabama shopping mall when shots were fired. Get Metro Headlines in your inbox: The 10 top local news stories from metro Boston and around New England delivered daily. Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters … [Read more...] about Good black guys with guns gets killed. White boys throwing up Nazi salutes get grace. Why?
New black officers, court officials rethinking US policing
Jay Reeves, Associated Press Updated 5:43 am PST, Saturday, November 17, 2018 This undated photo provided by the Ector County Texas Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Little. A Texas prosecutor says Little, convicted in three California murders but long suspected in dozens of deaths, now claims he was involved in about 90 killings nationwide. The prosecutor says Little is now charged in the 1994 death of a Texas woman. He says investigations are ongoing, but Little has now provided details in more than 90 deaths dating to about 1970. (Ector County Texas Sheriff's Office via AP) less This undated photo provided by the Ector County Texas Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Little. A Texas prosecutor says Little, convicted in three California murders but long suspected in dozens of deaths, now ... more Photo: AP … [Read more...] about New black officers, court officials rethinking US policing