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Saraneka Martin, The Pregnant Woman Who Was Shot In The Stomach While Peacefully Protesting Shares What Happened And Shows The Wounds She Received Terrorist Cops | Black Sports Online

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

By Daniel Bell, Black Sports Online The murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have seemed to be the tipping point for many people and it’s completely understandable after police keep murdering black people. Not only have their deaths caused protest all around America, but also all around the world. However, for some reason, when […]

Jordan Peele and More Directors Eager to Cast John Boyega After Protest Speech: ‘We Got You’ | IndieWire

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020Criminal Justice Reform

Edgar Wright says he would work with the “Star Wars” actor “in a heartbeat.” By Zack Sharf, IndieWire Major Hollywood directors such as Jordan Peele, Edgar Wright, and Guillermo del Toro are standing up for John Boyega after the “Star Wars” actor gave an impassioned speech at a June 3 Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park. Part of Boyega’s […]

People Keep Driving Into Protesters During The George Floyd Demonstrations Across The United States | BuzzFeed

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

With the nation’s streets becoming contested political spaces, cars have been turned into weapons — something the far right has joked about for years. The video is shocking. As the driver of an SUV swerves through an empty pocket of protesters on the streets of San Jose on Friday night, the passenger gestures out of […]

Program Teaches Prisoners How to Code So They Can Get Tech Jobs Once Released | BlackNews.com

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

San Francisco, CA — The Last Mile, a prison rehabilitation program based in San Quentin, California, offers prisoners free training on how to code. This equips them with the training they need to get a job more easily once they are out of prison. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “At The Last Mile, we are using technology to […]

Jay-Z goes to bat for Mississippi prisoners and files federal lawsuit | NBC News

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

The rap mogul had warned Mississippi officials he was “prepared to pursue all potential avenues.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Rap mogul Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the warden of the state penitentiary Tuesday on behalf of 29 prisoners who say the two officials have done nothing to stop the violence that […]

Her Son Was Careful to Avoid Police Officers. Then He Was Killed by One. | The New York Times (2008)

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020Criminal Justice Reform, Police Brutality

He drove the speed limit. He kept his car in good repair. Instead of shorts or T-shirts, he wore Ralph Lauren dress shirts. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For years before he was fatally shot by a Dallas police officer who says she mistook him for a burglar in his own home, Botham Shem Jean had gone out […]

1,000 pot convictions tossed as Kim Foxx expunges records of marijuana busts | Chicago Sun Times

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

Foxx went to court Wednesday to vacate and expunge records of people caught up in the drug war — her first move to wipe the books clean after the state legalized recreational marijuana. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] More than 1,000 pot convictions will soon be off the books in Cook County. In a hearing Wednesday afternoon at […]

Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson indicted on murder charge | NBC News

December 22, 2019December 22, 2019African American Commuities, Criminal Justice ...

The case against Aaron Dean, 35, led to a rare murder charge against a police officer when he was initially arrested just days after the October shooting. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] A Texas grand jury on Friday indicted a former Fort Worth police officer for murder after he fatally shot a woman who had been babysitting her […]

US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people | Yahoo Finance

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration

In total, among all known exonerees, Americans have shelled out a staggering $4.12 billion to incarcerate innocent men and women since 1989, according to a Yahoo Finance analysis. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Over the last few weeks, the Rodney Reed case has ignited a firestorm of interest, as celebrities, activists, and politicians worked to delay his Nov. […]

$625,000 Settlement for Woman Whose Child Was Torn From Her Arms | The New York Times

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Criminal Justice Reform

Jazmine Headley sued over a confrontation with New York City workers that was captured in a widely seen video. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The video spread quickly online: Security guards and police officers pry a baby boy from his mother’s arms as she lies on the floor of a public benefits office in Brooklyn. “They’re hurting my […]