By BBC Protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man many times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident. The man, identified as Jacob Blake, was taken to hospital for surgery and is now in intensive care, his family said. Video posted online appears to […]
A Black, male activist protesting the death of George Floyd and Mike Ramos, a Black Hispanic man killed by Austin police, confronts a white officer blocking a street. – Austin, TX/USA-May 31, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Zak Cheney-Rice, NY Mag Weeks of protests and opinion polls have demonstrated that a multiracial coalition of Americans supports a […]
By Hannah L. F. Cooper and Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Urban Matters Excessive police violence has become an inescapable reality in the United States. Some of us have learned to scan the sidewalks and streets for officers from the moment we lock our door behind us to the moment we reach our destination. Some of us […]
People in Downtown Los Angeles protest the brutal Police killing of George Floyd. – Los Angeles, California / USA – May 28, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Liz Roscher, AOL Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is speaking out about the tragic killing of George Floyd, who died on Monday after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his […]
A Dramatic Wide Shot in the Midst of People Outside in the Rain at the Minneapolis 3rd Precinct Protesting Police Violence after the Killing of George Floyd. – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 2020 (Shuttertock) Four Minnesota police officers have been fired after the death of a black man who was taken into custody and seen […]