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Transgender Woman Stabbed To Death In Philadelphia
The stabbing of London Chanel, 21, is the eighth confirmed murder of a transwoman of color this year. From NBC Philadelphia: The verbal tiff soon grew into a physical fight that ended with Chanel being stabbed twice in the back and once in the neck, according to Small. The attacker and another person, who witnessed […]
No Charges For Officer Over Shooting Death of Tony Robinson
There will be no charges brought against Matt Kenny, the officer responsible for shooting 19-year-old Tony Robinson. District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said that he believed the shooting was justified. Robinson’s family told a local news station that they are determining what further legal action to take. Local activist group, the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, has called […]
Nine Police Deputies Fired Over the Death of Matthew Ajibade
A Georgia police department has fired nine sheriffs over the Jan. 1st death of Matthew Ajibade. Ajibade, 22, was found dead in his Chatham County, Ga. cell after being arrested during a bipolar episode. During his arrest, he was handcuffed to a chair and tasered by officers. The firings come after a probe led by Georgia […]
Grief as Love & Memoir: Healing as a Multiracial Woman of Color through Remembrance of the Deaths of Women in My Family
By Annie Alexandrian “We must leave evidence. Evidence that we were here, that we existed, that we survived and loved and ached. Evidence of the wholeness we never felt and the immense sense of fullness we gave to each other. Evidence of who we were, who we thought we were, who we never should have […]
Black SAE Pledge Hazed to Death Four Years Ago
SAE, the fraternity whose Oklahoma University chapter was suspended over racist video, has a dark past. From Daily Kos: Four years ago Cornell University closed down their chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Many members of the fraternity left the school altogether. They had just killed a man. George Desdunes, an aspiring doctor, was a 19 […]
Rice Family Says City’s Claim That Tamir Rice Was Responsible For His Own Death Is ‘Unbelievable’
Cleveland city officials determined that 12-year-old Tamir Rice was responsible for his own death at the hands of two police officers late last year. The Rice family has responded to the insensitive comments made by city officials. From the Washington Post: “What they said is incredulous at best. It’s unbelievable,” said Walter Madison, one of […]
Tamir Rice Responsible For His Own Death Say Police
From CBS: The city of Cleveland is arguing in court documents that 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by police while holding a pellet gun last November, was responsible for his own death. Rice’s family is suing the city in federal court over the boy’s death. In a court document filed Friday, the city offers 20 […]
#HoodiesUp: Planned Actions on Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death
Today is the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. He was gunned down in 2012 by George Zimmerman in a residential development in Sanford, Florida. This week, the Department of Justice announced that they would not press federal civil charges against Zimmerman. From Colorines: One of the organizations that grew out of the outrage, after, […]
Breaking: No Federal Charges to Be Filed in Trayvon Martin’s Death
From ABC News: While the public waits for a Justice Department announcement over two separate investigations spurred by the summer shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, the department is going to first announce its findings in the killing of Trayvon Martin. ABC News has learned Martin’s family will soon be notified that the Justice Department will not be […]
Eric Holder Calls For Moratorium On Death Penalty
From The Huffington Post: Attorney General Eric Holder called Tuesday for a moratorium on the death penalty pending a Supreme Court decision on the use of lethal injection drugs in Oklahoma. Speaking at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Holder, noting that he was speaking in a personal capacity and not as a member of the […]
Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Akai Gurley
From the New York Times: A New York City police officer was arraigned on Wednesday in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn on several felony charges, including second-degree manslaughter, in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in an East New York housing project last November. The officer, Peter Liang, appeared in a suit and tie […]
Breaking: Officer Indicted in Shooting Death of Akai Gurley
From NY1: Law enforcement sources tell NY1’s Dean Meminger that rookie officer Peter Liang has been indicted in the shooting death of Akai Gurley. Gurley was shot to death in a dark stairwell at the Pink Houses in East New York on November 20. Investigators say rookie officer Peter Liang was holding his gun in […]