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First Black Woman Police Chief of Dallas Resigns After Criticism of Police Officers Actions Against Peaceful Protesters

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 20201190

First Black woman police chief of Dallas announces resignation after receiving backlash for the way Dallas Police Department have handled protests...

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Innocent Black Man Jogging Wrongfully Arrested by San Antonio Police

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 3, 2020September 3, 20201538

A San Antonio Black man who was out jogging early last week was wrongfully arrested by police officers who said he "fit the description" of...

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Arkansas Sheriff Resigns After Audio Recording Reveals Him Using Racial Slur Nine Times

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 31, 2020August 31, 20206613

A sheriff in Arkansas was forced to resign his position after repeatedly using a racial epithet, the "N-word," a reported nine times...

Criminal Justice Reform News

Urban Specialists To Present Conversation On Police Reform In Atlanta

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020638

The  Heal America Tour presented by Urban Specialists and Stand Together on August 26 in Decatur, Georgia, will tackle police reform....

COVID-19 News

Dozens of Local Police Budgets Are Cut in Wake of the Defund The Police Movement and Coronavirus

Derek MajorAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020

by Derek MajorAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020824

Almost half of 258 law enforcement agencies surveyed this month have experienced police budget cut or expect to see their budgets cut....

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Florida Sheriff: ‘I’ll Deputize Gun Owners If Violent Protesters Erupt’

Derek MajorJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 2, 2020July 2, 202023385

A sheriff in Florida said Wednesday he is ready to deputize gun owners if Black Lives Matter and defund police protests become violent. ...

Criminal Justice Reform News Technology

Racial Justice Org Blasts Amazon One-Year Ban of Facial Recognition Software as ‘Bare Minimum’

Derek MajorJune 12, 2020June 12, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 12, 2020June 12, 20207322

The Action Center on Race and the Economy has called Amazon's one-year ban of its Rekognition software to law enforcement agencies the "bare minimum."...

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Attorney General William Barr: ‘I Don’t Think That the Law Enforcement System is Systemically Racist’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 9, 2020June 9, 20204810

Attorney General William Barr doens't believe the United States "law enforcement system is systemically racist."...

Men

Barack Obama and Eric Holder Address Challenges Young Men of Color Face Amid COVID-19

Lydia BlancoMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

by Lydia BlancoMay 4, 2020May 4, 20203957

Barack Obama has kept his promise to advocate for the needs of boys and young men. And last week, he and Eric Holder, former attorney...

COVID-19 Lifestyle News

Report: Florida Police Chief Allegedly Says Officer Died of COVID-19 Because He Was Gay

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 16, 2020April 27, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 16, 2020April 27, 2020751

A Florida police chief is accused of saying that an officer died from the coronavirus because he was gay....

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