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California prisons agree to end lockdowns based on race
The settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit has California prisons agreeing to no longer base lockdowns on inmates’ race or ethnicity.
Activists call for tracking of police misconduct by FBI
Activists in Ferguson have collected 200,000 signatures backing their demand that federal agencies address the national trend of police brutality with major reforms. The activists are calling for the collection and release of comprehensive data on how many Americans are killed by law enforcement officers annually.
Former Harlem Globetrotter missing, car found abandoned on California highway
A former member of the Harlem Globetrotters has disappeared while traveling to Seattle. Rico Harris, 37, left his mother’s Alhambra, California home more than a week ago to visit his girlfriend.
National Day of Protest against police brutality scheduled for October 22
The 19th annual Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminilization of a Generation will take place on Wednesday Oct. 22. The event will be hosted by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, a building national movement to stop the injustice of mass incarceration and police brutality throughout the country.
Breaking: Michael Dunn gets life for Jordan Davis killing
The Florida man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed 17-year-old teen over a loud music dispute has been sentenced to life in prison. Michael Dunn, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting Davis in November 2012.
Protesters in Ferguson march to trooper’s doorstep
Police officers in Ferguson said they are concerned about their safety after several protesters arrived outside of the home of an officer with the Missouri Highway Patrol earlier this week.
Office of Civil Rights updates policy addressing racial disparities in American schools
Civil rights advocates praised updated guidelines for addressing racial disparities in schools across the country. The changes were made by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education and recommended additional measures to close the Black-White achievement gap.
Ferguson 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 regarding the treatment of blacks by police.
Detroit cop suspended after being caught wearing murder victim’s watch
A member of Detroit’s homicide division has been suspended after department officials found him wearing a murder victim’s watch. Sgt. Alex Vinson was the officer in charge of the case involving an unknown murder victim who was found wearing an expensive German-made watch several months ago.
Video: Chicago-based MC Mick Jenkins addresses racism in new song
Chicago-based MC Mick Jenkins has joined forces with Hurt Everybody’s Supa BWE on a track that not only addresses issues of race and privilege in the country, but leaves a lingering effect on the mind.
Inmate beaten to death at Florida jail after reporting threats by guard
Latandra Ellington was just seven months shy of freedom when she wrote a chilling letter to her aunt from prison. She told her aunt she feared she wouldn’t make it out alive because one of the officers, identified as “Sgt. Q” had threatened to beat and kill her. “He was gone [sic] beat me to […]
Report: teachers expect less from students of color
According to a new report released by the Center for American Progress, teachers expect less from students of color when it comes to academic performance.