police brutality

Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant and Aiyana Stanley-Jones were among the names showcased. Rest in power.

While video cameras captured the controversial arrest and Grays' compliance, what they didn't capture was what happened in the vehicle after officers pulled off.

Jahmal Lightfoot suffered two fractured eye sockets and a broken nose because he "locked eyes" with the prison's assistant chief.

The trials of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are set to resume in May, nearly a year after the 25-year-old died from injuries sustained while in police custody.

Despite advancements in technology where cell phone video is continuously capturing instances of police brutality, a new study has found that it’s still nearly impossible to prove that an officer “intended” to violate a person’s civil rights. Thus, 96% of Civil Rights complaints have been turned down by prosecutors. The Tribune-Review confirmed this statistic by […]

When asked by Terina Allen, the sister of Sam Dubose -- a Black man fatally shot by former University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing during a traffic stop last year -- about police accountability, Sanders insisted that institutional racism police reform would be priority if he were to become president.

Plus, SNL hilariously spoofs Trump and Carson, Sanders' camp claps back at Clinton for health care remarks and NYPD officer loses his badge after pulling his gun on an unarmed man in the Bronx.

Prosecution and defense teams appealed to Maryland's highest court in the Freddie Gray Case. They are arguing about whether Officer William Porter must testify against fellow officers in the case.

Last night, ABC's hit comedy 'black-ish,' starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis-Ross, took on the very serious topic of police brutality in an episode titled "Hope."

The manslaughter conviction of a Brooklyn woman was overturned Tuesday after the borough’s district attorney’s office investigating the crooked ex-NYPD cop behind her arrest saw issues with the case. Vanessa Gathers has been free from prison since 2007 but the conviction that once marred her record is no more, according to a CBS New York […]

A federal judge heard arguments Thursday on whether a wrongful death lawsuit against the Texas state trooper should be delayed until after his criminal trial.

Peter Liang, 27, the NYPD police officer who shot and killed Akai Gurley, has been found guilty of manslaughter, with lesser included charges of assault, reckless endangerment, criminally negligent homicide and official misconduct, CNN reports. Jurors deliberated Thursday morning, through a one-hour lunch break and into the evening. He faces up to 15 years in prison. Hurley […]