Petition calls for exoneration of Michael Cornelius Anderson
A Change.org petition is calling for the release of a man who the system simply forgot to charge. Michael Cornelius Anderson was convicted in 2000 of armed robbery, but for some reason, authorities...
View ArticleUpdate: Trans activist Monica Jones convicted of ‘manifesting prostitution’
Trans activist Monica Jones was convicted of “manifesting prostitution” in Phoenix, Arizona. Jones was arrested last May for accepting a ride to a from two undercover police officers. In Phoenix,...
View ArticleWoman says she was assaulted by BART officers on train
Nubia Bowe says a train ride home on the BART March 21 was the worse night of her life. The night ended with her being accused by police of intimidating a witness and her friends being handcuffed for...
View Article62 students arrested for vandalizing school in senior prank
More than 60 New Jersey high school seniors were arrested early Thursday after allegedly breaking into their school for a class prank overnight. Police say the students urinated in the school’s...
View ArticleShaw University student arrested for studying past library hours
A Shaw University student found himself in handcuffs for studying passed the school library’s hours. Na’eem Wilkins, 21, an honor student and drum major for the school band was arrested for refusing to...
View ArticleAfter 9-year-old placed in handcuffed and fingerprinted, community pushes for...
Community members in Portland are outraged after a 9-year-old girl was placed in handcuffs by police. Latoya Harris couldn’t believe what was happening as she watched officers cuff her daughter after...
View ArticleNYC police raid housing project, arrest more than 100 people
Several New York police officers dressed in full body armor raided two Harlem housing projects Wednesday morning in a massive sting aimed at breaking down a deadly gang feud that led to the 2011...
View ArticleMother arrested for letting child play while she worked loses job
Debra Harrell, the South Carolina woman who was arrested for allowing her daughter to play in a park while she worked, has been fired from her job. Harrell, who cannot afford childcare, was working at...
View ArticleMan who recorded Eric Garner chokehold arrested
Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the NYPD putting Eric Garner in a chokehold–an act which was recently deemed a homocide–has been arrested on gun possession charges. From KDVR: Orta was arrested...
View ArticleWife of man who filmed Eric Garner incident arrested
Chrissie Ortiz, the wife of Ramsey Orta, the man who taped the NYPD’s assault of Eric Garner has been arrested for assault. From News Day: The outspoken wife of the man who took the amateur video of...
View ArticleTelevision producer Charles Belk arrested for ‘walking while black’
TV producer Charles Belk, 51, was arrested by the Beverly Hills Police Department for “walking while black.” Belk, who was in the area covering the Emmys, was walking from a restaurant to his cars when...
View ArticleVideo: activist Ty Turner arrested for distributing voting rights leaflets
Activist and former North Carolina State Senate candidate Ty Turner was arrested during a Moral Mondays rally in Charlotte, NC. Turner was arrested and later released for distributing voting rights...
View ArticleMore protesters arrested in Ferguson
A number of protesters were arrested by police in Ferguson after shoving ensued on Thursday night. According to protesters, the evening started out peaceful, with Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson...
View ArticleFerguson October: police arrest Cornel West
Author and activist Cornel West was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri on Monday. The town had an influx of protesters from all of the country this past weekend, who gathered in protest of inequality...
View ArticleLawsuit: Georgia teen arrested, held at gunpoint for seatbelt violation
An incident that one family is calling police brutality has resulted in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a Georgia police department. High school senior Montre’ Merritt was pulling into his...
View ArticleState senator arrested during protest in Ferguson
Missouri state senator Jamilah Nasheed was arrested Monday night outside of Ferguson’s police department during another series of protest following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black...
View ArticleReport: blacks in Minneapolis 11 times more likely to be arrested
According to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union, blacks are 11 times more likely to be arrested for low-level non-violent offenses in Minneapolis than their white counterparts. The...
View ArticleKey Ferguson activist arrested
One of Ferguson, Missouri’s most prominent demonstrators has been arrested and charged with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store last week. From STL Today: St. Louis County police arrested...
View ArticleNYC police raid housing project, arrest more than 100 people
Several New York police officers dressed in full body armor raided two Harlem housing projects Wednesday morning in a massive sting aimed at breaking down a deadly gang feud that led to the 2011...
View ArticleMother arrested for letting child play while she worked loses job
Debra Harrell, the South Carolina woman who was arrested for allowing her daughter to play in a park while she worked, has been fired from her job. Harrell, who cannot afford childcare, was working...
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