Tag: police brutality
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Tyre Nichols Video: Can Policing Be Reformed?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent The devastating video of Memphis police officers rehearsing their excuse for their deadly use of force even as Tyre Nichols’ near lifeless body lay just steps away painted a horrifying, if not entirely clear, portrait of five cops who murdered a man for no apparent reason ... -
George Floyd: Another Senseless Killing
George Floyd. He didn’t plan to die as a cause celebre, but he did. As did Ahmaud Arbury, Michael Brown, Philando, Trayvon and countless others. And America is discovering the weight of its crimes on the necks of Black Americans has been festering on its people. All across the country, people of all colors and ... -
NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers last month, joined his attorney and several prominent civil rights activists in a peaceful demonstration in Florida to denounce police brutality. Rolle and others chanted, ...