Nearly a year ago, five Black former Memphis police officers were indicted in federal court after a traffic stop in January 2023 that resulted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. The FedEx worker cried out for his mother as the officers repeatedly kicked, used a baton and Tasers, and pepper sprayed him. He was […]
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A Judge Ruled That Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Caused Her Death, Not The Officers Who Shot Her
It has been four years since Breonna Taylor was killed inside her home by a hail of bullets fired by three Louisville, Kentucky, police officers. It has also been nearly four years since Vice President Kamala Harris uttered Taylor’s name in agreement that the 26-year-old first responder had not received justice when a grand jury […]
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If Mental Health Responders – Not Police – Had Come to Marquis Rivera’s Home, Would He Be Alive Today?
This story, originally published by MindSite News, is the latest installment of Fateful Encounters, an ongoing investigative collaboration between MindSite News, the Medill Investigative Lab-Chicago at Northwestern University and other media outlets exploring police response to mental health crises. This work is generously supported by the Sozosei Foundation. Marquis Rivera was going to kill himself. […]
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Casey Goodson’s Family Settles Civil Claim for $7M Over Fatal Police Shooting
For over three years, the family of Casey Goodson Jr. has not stopped their pursuit of justice. A year after Michael Jason Meade — a now former Franklin County, Ohio, sheriff’s SWAT deputy — was indicted for shooting Goodson in the back five times, Goodson’s family filed a wrongful death claim and a federal civil […]
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Police Shooting Near RNC Alarms Milwaukee’s Black Community
On Tuesday, Daquan woke up at 8 a.m. to beat the heat and play basketball with his friend at a park in Milwaukee’s King Park neighborhood, the heart of Black life in the city for nearly a century. But now the 17-year-old doesn’t know if he’ll ever step on that court again. There at the […]
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The Mysterious Death of Jaylen Griffin and the Search for Answers
After nearly four years of searching for Jaylen Griffin in upstate New York, his family was given 90 minutes to process and prepare for a press conference that would reveal their everlasting grief to the world. Ten days before what would have been Jaylen’s 16th birthday, his body was found in an attic 5 miles […]
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Gaza, Student Protest, and the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
Looking at the images might make you feel as if you’ve stepped back in time. Late on Tuesday, New York City police clad in riot gear entered Columbia University and removed dozens of peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstrators, leading them away with their hands zip-tied behind their backs. Over the past week, hundreds of college students calling […]
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Alabama Family Sues Officer Who Mayor Says Failed to ‘Know The Law’
Light from the sun beamed down onto Twyla Stallworth’s black sunglasses as she approached microphones on a podium in front of an Alabama federal courthouse. Tears instantly rolled down the Andalusia native’s cheeks as she thought about that day in February when she and her son could have lost their lives because of an arrogant […]
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So Many Are Searching for This Missing Black Woman — But Not Chicago Police
Capital B is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to uncovering important stories — like this one — about how Black people experience America today. But we can’t publish pieces like this without your help. If you support our mission, please consider becoming a member by making a tax-deductible donation. Donate today. On the morning of April […]
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Mississippi Dad Who Survived Sadistic ‘Goon Squad’ Attack Calls for More Prison Time
Eddie Terrell Parker woke up in a Mississippi jail cell last January with an unfamiliar taste of alcohol on his tongue and the painful memory of seeing his friend, Michael Corey Jenkins, get shot in the mouth by a Rankin County sheriff’s deputy. Prior to that Tuesday night, Parker was not a drinker. The amount […]
