Aug. 18 12:25 pm
- Police department accountability shouldn’t require a lawsuit
- “I took my children to their first protest this week”: Hope Is Preferred, But Anger Will Do
- DOJ says it will end use of private prisons
- More black people were killed by police in 2015 than were lynched in the worst year of Jim Crow
- Federal Judge James Robart declares “black lives matter” from bench
- Brian Encinia, state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, is fired
- Illinois AG orders Laquan McDonald shooting emails to be disclosed
- Chicago Police Superintendent recommends firing 8 officers for lying about the Laquan McDonald shooting
- Autopsy shows Paul O’Neal was fatally shot in the back
- Officer Jeronimo Yanez returns to work a month after killing Philando Castile. Chief Jon Mangseth defends Officer Yanez.
Aug. 16 10:00 am
- 2 years after Mike Brown’s death, Alderman Antonio French releases short film of what he saw in Ferguson during August 2014
- NYC, Peter Liang to pay $4.1 million settlement to family of Akai Gurley
- How Americans view the Black Lives Matter movement
- 7 myths about the Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter movements
- 4 more myths about the Black Lives Matter movement
- The permanence of Black Lives Matter
- Number of police officers killed by gunfire fell by 14% in 2015
- How 7,000 people died in custody in Texas – in one decade
- Federal judge approves monitor for Ferguson consent decree
- Chicago police officers caught high-fifing after executing Paul O’Neal
- (TW: rape, sexual assault) “Who could I tell?”: DeEtta Williams says prison guard sexually assaulted her daily for months
Aug. 15 11:00 am
- Police violence is a public health issue
- Charges dropped against all officers in Freddie Gray’s death
- The Tamir Rice Story: How to Make a Police Shooting Disappear
- At least 810 people have died in jail in the year since Sandra Bland was killed
- Former jailer admitted falsifying log in Sandra Bland’s death
- Eric Garner’s death 2 years later: Where the investigation, people are now
- WNBA withdraws fines for players who wore warm-up shirts supporting Black Lives Matter
- Chicago Police settlements cost taxpayers $210 million plus interest
- Federal judge ruled that police can’t track cellphones without warrants
July 10 11:00 am
- Lawsuit challenges STL County’s go-to charge for protestors
- Watching videos of police brutality can traumatize you, especially if you’re black
- What to do instead of calling the police
- Study finds 3 police officers are arrested every day in the US
- For white teachers in the time of #BlackLivesMatter
- In the turmoil over race and policing, children pay a steep emotional price
- Officer Eric Casebolt will not face charges for assaulting teenage girl at a pool party last year
- State drops one charge of misconduct against Lt. Brian Rice, the highest ranking officer involved in Freddie Gray’s death
- Officer Edward Raymond is suing the NYPD for its racist quota system
June 19 1:00 pm
- Lawyers representing Ferguson in wrongful death lawsuit seek juvenile records for Mike Brown
- Medical examiner testifies that Freddie Gray’s death was “not an accident”
- Baltimore police investigators and prosecutors clash in court in the case of Freddie Gray’s death
- BLM activist Jasmine Richards, convicted of “felony lynching” is free
- Christopher Johnson is suing Harris County, TX for being choked because he was smiling in his mugshot
- 5 Rikers officers convicted of gang assault in brutal beating of inmate Jahmal Lightfoot
- Grand jury declines to indict cop who killed Christian Taylor at a car dealership
June 8 11:40 am
- STL Police secret settlements total $4.7 million
- How LA high school students got their school’s police department to get rid of its military equipment
- Officer Caesar Goodson, the driver of the van Freddie Gray was in, has chosen a bench trial which is set to begin tomorrow
- Sgt. Alicia White, Officer William Porter, and Lt. Brian Rice, three of the officers charged in the murder of Freddie Gray, are suing State Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and more
June 4 11:45 am
- Body cameras are only as good as the policies that come with them
- The “Blue Lives Matter” bill is bullshit
- How big of a difference does an all-white jury make? A leading expert explains.
- $15M lawsuit file in case of Natasha McKenna’s death
- Plainclothes officer, Nouman Raja, charged with manslaughter, attempted murder in death of Corey Jones
- Judge agrees to appoint special prosecutor in case of Laquan McDonald killing
June 3 12:50 pm
- Dozens of Ferguson protestors were charged under a bad law. Now they could be arrested again.
- No charges for 2 STL officers involved in killing of Mansur Ball-Bey
- MO ACLU files suit against SLMPD after they refuse to release public records again
- Stephanie Karr, Ferguson prosecutor determined to convict activists, finally resigns
- Several aldermen call for STL Police Chief Sam Dotson to resign
- The real “Ferguson Effect”: US police officers who kill rarely get punished, but they might get rich
May 23 11:30 am
- FBI confirms 2015 was one of the safest years ever for cops
- Louisiana will pass “Blue Lives Matter” bill classifying police attacks as hate crimes
- Officer Edward Nero found not guilty of all charges for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray
- Dante Servin quits, set to collect pension 4 years after killing Rekia Boyd
May 15 3:00 pm
- Arresting officer, Edward Nero, chooses bench trial in Freddie Gray murder case
- Cleveland agrees to pay $6M to settle Tamir Rice lawsuit but won’t admit to any wrongdoing. The president of their police union even said the Rice family should use part of the settlement to help educate kids on guns.
- Smithsonian looks to preserve Cleveland gazebo where Tamir Rice was killed
- Volunteer deputy, Robert Bates, found guilty of second-degree manslaughter in fatal shooting of Eric Harris. He will be sentenced on May 31 to a recommended maximum of 4 years in jail.
- (TW: graphic video) Monique Tillman sues cop who dragged her off her bike in a mall parking lot, choked her, grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground when she was 15
- Baltimore police commissioner blames 8th grader, Dedric Colvin, for his own shooting by a plainclothes cop
May 15 11:00 am
- MO Court of Appeals hears arguments in favor of appointing a special prosecutor to review the case of Mike Brown’s death
- Josh Williams is serving the longest prison sentence from the Ferguson protests. You can send Josh books from his wish list here and write to him here.
- Journalists’ Ferguson-related lawsuit against STL Co. police settled
- Ferguson protesters win acquittal on “failure to comply” charges
- In new memoir, Mike Brown’s mother bares her son’s life – and her own. You can buy the book here.
- MO lawmakers pass bill to restrict viewing of police camera footage
- A massive PDF compilation of writings about 20th century black radical and revolutionary movements in the US
- The Essence of Innocence: Consequences of Dehumanizing Black Children
April 22 10:45 am
- Judge allows lawyers in Mike Brown wrongful death lawsuit to obtain witnesses’ names
- Jason Flannery, the officer who murdered VonDerrit Myers, will serve 2 years probation after admitting to crashing his police car while off-duty and under the influence of alcohol and cocaine
- It looks like nothing will stop Ferguson from prosecuting protesters
- Federal judge approves Ferguson consent decree
- Black Lives Matter and America’s long history of resisting civil rights protesters
- Chicago PD plagued by systemic racism, task force finds
- Judge reduces Peter Liang’s conviction to criminally negligent homicide and sentences him to 0 years in prison, 5 years probation, and 800 hours of community service for the killing of Akai Gurley
- Grand jury was never told that off-duty police officer was drunk when he shot two unarmed brothers
April 13 10:30 am
- STL Mayor Slay will not seek re-election in 2017
- Police body cameras: What do you see?
- Can police police their biases? Training is underway.
- Why prosecutors across the country are finally losing elections
- A guide to debunking “black on black crime”
- Judge finds probable cause to charge Ronald Ritchie, the man who called 911 on John Crawford
- Daniel Willis found not guilty in the murder of Yvette Smith. His attorney says he has no regrets and would do it again.
- 2 former Philadelphia cops found not guilty in brutal beating of Najee Rivera
- 19 year old Allen Bullock sentenced to 12 years in jail, 5 years probation, 400 hours of community service, and must write apology letter to Baltimore PD for smashing the windshield of a cop car during Freddie Gray protests.
- NYPD officer stripped of gun and badge after arresting on-duty mailman, Glen Grays. 3 of the 4 officers involved have a history of civil rights violations.
April 1 12:09 pm
- Ferguson Mayor warns police reform deal could still fall apart
- Brandon Claxton, teen paralyzed by police shooting, sues STL, police
- Coloring book inspired by “Painting for Peace in Ferguson” to be released on May 24. You can order both books here.
- Baltimore officers could be sued over unconstitutional Taser use
- NYPD puts a freeze on promotions after cheating allegations
- The Fraternal Order of Police has hired Jason Van Dyke as a janitor
- Minneapolis officers will not be charged in the killing of Jamar Clark
- Minnesota has had 143 police-involved deaths since 2000 but none of the officers involved have been charged
March 25 11:00 am
- Journalist arrested during Ferguson protest is convicted
- Police board reinstates STL Co. lieutenant fired over alleged racial profiling
- Fortune names #BlackLivesMatter co-founders, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullers, and Opal Tometi, 3 of the world’s greatest leaders
- How cops terrorize people without even arresting them
- Police should be required to dashcam everything
- Police in Maryland didn’t follow Taser safety recommendations in hundreds of incidents
- Philadelphia keeps stopping and frisking people illegally
- Former Texas trooper Brian Encinia pleads not guilty in case of Sandra Bland’s death
- Officer Jason Van Dyke requests not to attend court hearings in Laquan McDonald murder case due to death threats
- Prosecutor Kenneth Thompson asks that Peter Liang receives house arrest, probation, and community service instead of jail time for killing of Akai Gurley
- Third agency will review Tanisha Anderson murder investigation