Police Brutality

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Patrick Lyoya
April 15, 2022
On Wednesday, authorities released footage of a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head at point-blank…
Jail fence Adobe Stock
April 10, 2022
"She was the only person at the Forsyth County jail who worked to save his life. She will be fully…
April 10, 2022
An officer initially reported that there were signs Cedric Lofton needed medical attention before the officer changed his answers.
April 4, 2022
The Supreme Court has made it easier for people to sue police for wrongful arrests and falsifying evidence.
Colin Kaepernick participates in a throwing exhibition
April 3, 2022
Colin Kaepernick was featured in a throwing exhibition on Saturday during halftime of the University of Michigan’s annual spring game.
April 1, 2022
A jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during 2020…
March 25, 2022
A Black woman who was violently yanked from her car by Chicago Police has received a massive settlement from the…
Ronald Greene - theGrio.com
March 23, 2022
Louisiana State Police investigators said commanders told them to suppress graphic video of officers arresting Ronald Greene.
March 21, 2022
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown argued unsuccessfully for leniency for the officer before the Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Houston
March 20, 2022
Jajuan R. Henderson, a Black man from New Jersey, is paralyzed after police officers in plain clothes shot him while…
March 16, 2022
Few Americans believe there has been significant progress in achieving equal treatment for Black people in dealings with police.
March 16, 2022
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to “do the right thing” and took
March 15, 2022
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away kingdom built on folklore and fantasy, the citizens believed things. 
March 12, 2022
The family of Donnie Sanders is suing the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and the officer behind the Black…
February 28, 2022
One officer fired rounds through a door seconds into the raid while another broke the home's windows, all for a…
Nation Reacts To Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
February 25, 2022
On May 25, 2020, three officers—Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng—did nothing as Chauvin pressed his knee on…
February 25, 2022
Talmika Bates sued a California police department and a canine officer due to its German shepherd biting off chunks of…
February 23, 2022
Demonte Ward-Blake suffered "intense and immeasurable pain" for over a year before dying, says his family's federal lawsuit, filed Monday.
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
February 22, 2022
The three former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating Floyd's civil rights will soon learn their fates.
February 20, 2022
The Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company is under investigation after some members allegedly made racist comments during a virtual call.