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First Black-Owned Housing Manufacturer That Can Produce Up to 100 Homes Per Day
Nationwide — After nearly three years of development, Dr. Velma Trayham has officially launched HomeAccess America, a new modular housing manufacturer that is the first Black-owned company in the United States capable of producing up to 100 homes per day.
Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
Donald Trump’s second presidential administration shut down a national database that tracked misconduct by federal police, a resource that policing reform advocates hailed as essential to prevent officers with misconduct records from being able to move undetected between agencies
SANTA FE, N.M. — A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas station.
60 Years Ago: Bloody Sunday
On March 7th, 1965, 60 years ago today, hundreds of civil rights activists gathered in Selma, Alabama, to march to the state capital, Montgomery. (About a 54 mile distance) They were protesting unfair laws that made it almost impossible for Black Americans to vote. The march was peaceful, but when they reached the Edmund Pettus Bridge, police attacked them with clubs, tear gas, and whips.
Dunbar faces another police brutality suit; officer named in several wants promotion back
Louisiana’s statute of limitations on police brutality challenged in civil rights cases
DUNBAR, W.Va. (WCHS) — Excessive force lawsuits continue to stack up against the city of Dunbar and the police department. One of the officers at the center of some of those suits, Zachary Winters, is also taking legal action against the city, trying to get his
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Civil rights attorneys want the U.S. Supreme Court to slow Louisiana’s use of a quick clock on bringing police brutality cases to court — a statute of limitations that’s out of step with federal law.
Feds accuse Trenton police of pattern of unconstitutional brutality and stops
Trenton police routinely brutalize and pepper-spray people and stop and search pedestrians and drivers without legal justification, resulting in unlawful arrests, upending prosecutions, and undermining public safety, federal prosecutors announced
Urge your Congressional Representatives to Stop Police Brutality and Racial Profiling
Pressley, Markey Urge DOJ to Provide Support for Victims of Police Brutality
Urge Congress to Condemn All Acts of Police Brutality and Use of Excessive Force
Protests against police brutality have erupted all over the United States in light of the recent murders of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, and countless Black and brown lives lost at the hands of law enforcement.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime urging it to ensure resources and supports
Karmelo Anthony walks free on $250K bond, house arrest in stabbing death of Austin Metcalf
China forced to issue statement after Chinese soldiers found fighting in Ukraine
A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
The Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing another high schooler at a track meet was released from jail Monday after posting a reduced $250,000 bond and will remain on house arrest until his trial.
Chinese officials have broken their silence after two Chinese citizens were found fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine.
Zelensky posted a video on X that shows one of the two POWs clad in military uniform with hands tied as he seemingly makes gestures to demonstrate fighting tactics.
LINCOLN HEIGHTS, Ohio — Nearly every morning for the last month, Jay has been waking up before sunrise to drive around the streets of Lincoln Heights, patrolling neighborhood bus stops to make sure children are getting to school safely.
“We have a very tight community, so all of our kids, they know us,” he said
