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Trump’s vow for police ‘immunity’ could spell trouble for Black communities

Donald Trump’s vow to give police officers “immunity from prosecution” if elected back into the White House signals danger for Black and brown communities, legal experts and advocates warn.  The Republican presidential candidate has on more than one occasion vowed to empower law enforcement to do their jobs without limits, a stark contrast to the movement for Black lives in 2020 comprised of mass protests demanding police accountability in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and other police-involved deaths.  “We’re […]

todayMay 11, 2024

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass safe after suspect breaks into official residence, police say

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday morning, officials said. Bass and her family were not harmed when a suspect gained access to Getty House, the L.A. mayor’s official residence on Irving Boulevard. “Around 6:40 AM this morning an individual smashed a window to gain entry into the Getty House while occupied,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement on social media, […]

todayApril 22, 2024

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Tenn. governor cuts police reforms enacted after Tyre Nichols’ death

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on the repeal of police traffic stop reforms made in Memphis after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in January 2023, despite pleas from Nichols’ parents to GOP lawmakers and the governor to give them a chance to find compromise. The Republican governor’s signature means the law immediately renders some of Memphis’ ordinances null and void, including one that outlawed so-called pretextual traffic stops, such as […]

todayMarch 30, 2024 1

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Police reforms enacted after Tyre Nichols’ death will end if Tenn. governor signs bill

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Legislation designed to undo police traffic stop reforms set in place after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers last year is now headed to Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, despite emotional pleas to abandon the measure from Nichols’ family and accusations that the proposal is “extreme government overreach.” For weeks, the Republican-controlled Tennessee Statehouse has remained steadfast in overturning an ordinance adopted by the Memphis city council, which included outlawing so-called pretextual traffic […]

todayMarch 15, 2024

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Chicago police get training to manage protests during the DNC

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are undergoing fresh training on handling large-scale protests and First Amendment rights ahead of anticipated demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention this summer, Superintendent Larry Snelling said Wednesday. “Everything we are doing is rooted in constitutional policing,” Snelling told reporters at a news conference previewing security preparations. “We want to make sure we maintain peace. We are not going to tolerate the violence.” Thousands of elected officials and activists are expected to come to the nation’s third-largest city […]

todayMarch 10, 2024

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NYPD officers will have to record race of people they question under new police transparency law

New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode a veto by Mayor Eric Adams. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD officers pulled over a Black council member without giving him a reason. The law gives police reform advocates a major win in requiring the nation’s largest police […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 1

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Baltimore police make progress in court-ordered reform effort

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials said Wednesday that the Baltimore Police Department has completed its first step toward fulfilling a series of court-ordered reforms, including changes to how it transports people in custody, which was what initially landed the department under federal oversight following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal injuries after officers loaded the handcuffed man into a police van and transported him without a seatbelt. His death ignited widespread calls for police reform in Baltimore […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 1

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Jan. 6 was ‘the catalyst’ to former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn’s run for Congress

Harry Dunn, the now former Capitol Police officer, says he is running for Congress largely due to the violent and deadly events that unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. “I was on the front lines. I saw the carnage and…how close we came to not certifying the election for the first time in American history,” said Dunn, vying for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. Private First Class Harry Dunn of the US Capitol Police […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024 1

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Congressional Black Caucus members look to tackle police brutality, reparations in the new year

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are gearing up for a new year and looking to tackle issues that their constituents value the most. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., told theGrio that he looks forward to “doing the work for the people of my district.” “We’re going to continue to focus on fully funding public schools, dealing with the issue of economic inequality, uplifting the issue of reparations,” he said. Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, as […]

todayDecember 30, 2023