Police Brutality

All Articles

April 28, 2020
A disturbing video of a Rancho Cordova police officer assaulting a Black teenager has once again gone viral on social…
Jake Perry
February 12, 2020
An Arkansas police officer who was seen on video putting a high school freshman in a chokehold has been placed…
December 29, 2019
Texas is a state that is not known for having a great history with racial relations and one Black councilman…
Baltimore police
December 3, 2019
BALTIMORE (AP) — More than two dozen correctional officers in Baltimore were charged Tuesday with using excessive force on prisoners…
Samaria Rice thegrio.com
November 23, 2019
The American Civil Liberties Union and the mother of Tamir Rice, Samaria, have created and released a booklet in honor…
November 21, 2019
A mom who was grieving the tragic loss of her 4-year-old child, found herself lying face down in the parking…
TI_thegrio.com
October 26, 2019
“Maaaan I’ll beat yo bitch ass down in the streets just like you did this baby, you weak ass Poor…
October 11, 2019
After loosing her brother Terence in a fatal police shooting, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher shines a light on police misconduct and…
October 10, 2019
Several cases are going in front of the Supreme Court this fall and the results could help-- or hurt-- the…
Botham Jean
September 30, 2019
The murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who shot and killed Botham Jean, continued on Saturday, which…
Amber Guyger theGrio.com
September 27, 2019
Today, the defense will try to prove that former Dallas police officer, Amber Guyger did not intend to fatally shoot…
Amber Guyger appeal Botham Jean thegrio.com
September 24, 2019
During the opening statements in the Amber Guyger trial both the prosecution and defense lay out whether or not she…
Botham Jean thegrio.com
September 23, 2019
The murder trial of Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who killed 26-year-old accountant, Botham Jean in his own…
In this Sept. 13, 2019 file photo, fired Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger, right, arrives for jury selection in her murder trial at the Frank Crowley Courthouse in downtown Dallas. The murder trial for a Guyger who shot and killed Botham Jean, an unarmed black man in his Dallas apartment is set for opening arguments Monday Sept. 23, 2019. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP File) thegrio.com
September 23, 2019
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of a white police officer accused of shooting her…
September 20, 2019
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. CAROLINA, Puerto Rico- When Marcos A. Rivera Ortiz, Esq. walks into his
This Jan. 26, 2018, file photo showing police body-camera footage released by Milwaukee Police Department shows NBA Bucks guard Sterling Brown talking to arresting police officers after being shot by a stun gun in a Walgreens parking lot in Milwaukee. Milwaukee city officials are offering Sterling Brown $400,000 to settle his lawsuit accusing police of using excessive force and targeting him because he's black when they confronted him over a parking violation. The city's Common Council authorized the offer Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, during a closed session. Brown has 14 days to accept or decline it. (Milwaukee Police Department via AP, File) thegrio.com
September 5, 2019
An attorney for Bucks guard Sterling Brown says Milwaukee's $400,000 offer to settle Brown's lawsuit against the city over his…
Police Car thegrio.com
August 31, 2019
The DeKalb Police Department is investigating allegations of excessive force against one of its officers after a viral video hit…
Police Car thegrio.com
August 28, 2019
A disturbing video has emerged showing a man unconscious and a woman begging for police to check his pulse after…
Police bodycam footage shows Officer Christopher Martinez brutally beating 17-year-old London Wallace. (ABC7)
August 26, 2019
An internal affairs investigation is underway after a teen’s family filed a lawsuit against the Fresno, California Police Department after…
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills kneels during the singing of the National Anthem before the start of an NFL football preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) thegrio.com
August 23, 2019
Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says he supports the NFL player protest movement and receiver Kenny Stills' involvement, but wants…