Police Brutality

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September 5, 2020
A federal judge on Friday temporarily barred Detroit police from using tear gas, rubber bullets, batons, shields and chokeholds on…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
September 3, 2020
The mayor of Rochester, New York on Thursday suspended seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude…
August 30, 2020
The protester dropped to his knees while holding his hands up in the gesture of surrender when police arrived on…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
August 30, 2020
President Donald Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, amid fury over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in…
Derek Chauvin theGrio.com
August 29, 2020
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has requested that a judge dismiss murder charges against him in the death of…
August 29, 2020
Former First Lady Michelle Obama issued a statement on Friday, speaking to the police and vigilante shootings in Kenosha, Wis.
Shaun King Kenosha police shooting police thegrio.com
August 26, 2020
Shaun King is saying that he will provide the identity of the police officers thought to be involved in the…
Jacob Blake Kenosha police shooting thegrio.com
August 25, 2020
Jacob Blake, who was shot from behind by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been left paralyzed from the…
August 23, 2020
Activists are demanding racial justice in Lafayette, Louisiana after civil unrest erupted after police shot and killed Trayford Pellerin.
August 22, 2020
In a recorded video that quickly went viral, Treyford Pellerin is seen being shot by police as he attempted to…
August 22, 2020
Michael Oxford lost his job Friday for violating "courtesy" values after he tased a 22-year-old Black woman in an Atlanta…
Macy Gray thegrio.com
August 20, 2020
Award-winning singer Macy Gray launched a non-profit organization, My Good, to help aid the families of police brutality.
August 18, 2020
Philonise Floyd and Rodney Floyd led a virtual moment of silence during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention…
August 16, 2020
As reported by the Daily News, a grand jury accused officers Desmond Barney, Lincoln Lampley and Anthony Fox of 'eminantly…
August 8, 2020
After two decades of running unopposed, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard placed second in the June primary and faces…
Rayshard Brooks Garrett Rolfe shooting thegrio.com
August 5, 2020
Former officer Garrett Rolfe may have his bond revoked after vacationing in Florida amid a lawsuit against Atlanta mayor for…
Aurora police theGrio.com
August 4, 2020
The video of a Black family being detained in Colorado has gone viral. Police are seen ordering four children at…
Yasmeen Winston and India Johnson theGrio.com
August 4, 2020
Two young mothers are alleging that Secret Service agents separated them from their small children as they sat in their…
police thegrio.com
August 2, 2020
Nevada took its first steps toward joining state legislatures throughout the United States that have revisited laws governing police conduct.
August 2, 2020
An Oklahoma state representative is fed up with athletes kneeling during the national anthem and wants to hold the Oklahoma…