A Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer is under fire on social media after bodycam footage was released by a civil rights lawyer. According to TMZ, the incident happened on March 24, when Grand Rapids PD officers pulled over a car driven by Diabate Hood. Numerous squad cars surrounded Hood’s vehicle as a Black passenger and …
Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd, an unarmed man apprehended for a nonviolent offense
A 22-year-old man was found dead in Florida earlier this month, and his family members believe authorities have prematurely ruled his death a suicide. Citing police documents, the Orlando Sentinel reports that 22-year-old Nevan Baker was found hanging from a tree in Orlando’s Barker Park in the early morning hours of October 4. According to …
A self-proclaimed white supremacist with a prominent swastika tattoo knocked a woman unconscious at a popular Florida bar and grill Friday after sauntering through the restaurant shirtless with his shorts undone, shouting for staffers to “call Donald Trump.” Nicholas Arnold Schock, 36, was arrested and charged with battery and disturbing the peace during the incident …
California police arrested a married white couple of Friday, charging them with hate crimes and vandalism after they were caught on cell phone video in a racist confrontation with a Black couple. Torrance police said the July 22 incident appeared to have begun “as a road rage situation” but rapidly escalated. Gregory Howell is seen …
Walmart banned a Minnesota couple from all its stores Saturday when they wore Nazi flags over their faces in protest of the store’s and state’s requirement to wear a mask in public places to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Saturday was the first day the state’s policy went into effect; Walmart’s requirement for masks began …
A New York woman who was caught on film calling police on an African-American birdwatcher in Central Park has been charged with false reporting, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. According to the statement, Amy Cooper was issued a ticket to appear at an arraignment on October 14 on a misdemeanor charge of false reporting …
Hanover County District Attorney Benjamin David told NPR that his office is reviewing 89 cases involving three former Wilmington police officers fired for allegedly making racist, threatening remarks about Black people. David said that amid the review, they have already dismissed some cases involving James Gilmore, Jesse Moore II, and Kevin Piner, who were fired …
The Wilmington, North Carolina, Police Department fired three of its officers on Wednesday for “hate-filled speech” caught on a patrol car camera, WECT reports. Two of the officers — Cpl Jess Moore and Officer James Gilmore — had been with the department for 23 years, while Officer Michael Piner was a 22-year veteran. The three …
Jeremy Christian fatally stabbed Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche after they stopped him from harassing two Black teens
An FBI investigation into a noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR’s only Black driver, Bubba Wallace, determined that the rope had been there since 2019. “On Monday, fifteen FBI special agents conducted numerous interviews regarding the situation at Talladega Superspeedway. After a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we …
Almost immediately after NASCAR reported that a crew member had found a noose in the garage area of Black driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, posts and comments on social media spread casting doubt on the news. Even as all the drivers and crew members on hand for Monday’s race literally stood behind …
