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A memorial to Nabra Hassanen, the Muslim teen who was assaulted and left by a pond, was set on fire. Fox5 DC reports that local fire fighters arrived in Dupont Circle at about 8:30 a.m. to find the memorial set ablaze. 

Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa was on bicycle patrol during a demonstration on July 7 that turned tragic when Micah Johnson opened fire and killed him and four other officers. Patrick’s father, Enrique, is now filing a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and a long list of activists – some directly involved with BLM and […]

Due to a series of events that are hard to believe outside of a complex movie script, a man was wrongly profiled and arrested for the death of his cousin, one of the six Baton Rouge officers killed on July 17.

      The daughter of a man who died during an altercation with NYPD police officers visited the New York City Police Memorial on Monday to express her condolences following the deaths of two NYPD officers who were murdered on Saturday. 

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said six-year veteran Darren Wilson is the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Friday. Wilson, who is from the St. Louis area, has no history of disciplinary action. 

On Friday, May 2, Chicago activists, community members and residents will gather for a candlelight vigil in honor of slain anti-violence activist Leonore Draper.  Draper died after being shot in front of her home on Friday night during a drive-by shooting after attending the anti-violence event, A Charitable Confection to benefit project Orange Tree. 

  Lazarus Jones was gunned down at age 13 in 2007. His mother Pamela Hester-Jones has started the Lazarus Jones Save Our Children Campaign in hopes of saving a life or two. The campaign provides support for parents, relatives and community members who have lost a loved one due to gun violence through counseling and […]

  On Thursday, trans women of color will lead a rally at NYPD headquarters to demand justice for Islan Nettles. Nettles was brutally beaten to death in August after her attacker found out that she was trans. Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York  will lead the rally in hopes of calling attention to […]

The parents of Trayvon Martin are planning to write a book about their son. Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin’s book will shed more light on their son’s character, and explore their own reactions to his death.

Theresa Rudd wants to know what really happened to her son, and she’s hoping that a lawsuit filed against the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas will provide them.
It’s been almost a year since 21-year-old Chavis Carter was found dead with a bullet wound in his head.

A group of young artists from Richmond, Ca. are speaking out about the impact that the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, Israel Hernandez and others whose lives were tragically cut short. Tired of being ignored, silenced, judged and criminalized, they voiced their thoughts on how they are viewed.

The family of a woman who was shot to death outside the U.S. Capitol after attempting to ram her car through a White House barrier is questioning how police handled the incident. Investigator found that Carey, who was unarmed, had a history of mental illness.