Some activists have called upon lawmakers to defund the police, but the bill stops short of removing money or adding any for reforming departments, a Senate Democratic aide told NBC News. Democratic lawmakers returned to ...
“Killing this African American man, whose case appears to have been strongly mishandled by the courts, could produce an irreversible injustice. Are you willing to allow a potentially innocent man to be executed?” (By: Jessica ...
Policing in southern slave-holding states had roots in slave patrols, squadrons made up of white volunteers empowered to use vigilante tactics to enforce laws related to slavery. (By Connie Hassett-Walker, The Conversation) Outrage over racial ...
Rapper Meek Mill, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, famous for songs including “Dreams and Nightmares” and chart-topping hits such as “Young & Gettin’ It,” is currently serving a two to four year prison sentence for ...