Two people were killed and another was injured as a gun battle broke out on the third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night. Footage showed gunshots ringing out amid a scuffle in the street while bystanders screamed and fled in terror, with one person shot in the arm and another one hit in … Read more
Three people have been shot overnight, one fatally, during the third night of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Footage posted online showed people running through the streets of Kenosha as gunshots rang out, while videos showed wounded men lying on the ground. ‘Three people had been shot, and one was … Read more
Protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake entered their third night in Kenosha on Tuesday as crowds gathered outside the county courthouse and clashed with police, throwing bottles and fireworks at officers. About 300 demonstrators defied the city’s 8pm curfew again after Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency following a night of violence … Read more
The first black journalist on British television says she’s ‘glad’ she was the victim of racism because she believes it has helped future generations. Barbara Blake Hannah, 79, made her television debut in 1968, however was let go from her job at Thames TV after bosses refused to renew her contract, and justified it with appalling racist … Read more
George Floyd ‘contributed to his own death by intentionally taking a lethal dose fentanyl as he resisted arrest’, attorney for one of the officers charged in his killing claims Thomas Lane is one of the three officers charged with aiding and abetting murder in George Floyd’s May 25 death Another officer, Derek Chauvin, is charged … Read more
Harrowing video surfaced Monday from a 2018 incident where police officers attempted to handcuff a crying eight-year-old boy in his elementary school and told him he’s going to jail. Bodycamera footage from the December, 14, 2018 incident shows two cops in front of the sitting child, who reportedly had special needs, at Gerald Adams Elementary in … Read more
Monday June 8 The longer the coronavirus crisis has dragged on, the more I’ve craved some palm-tree time at my home in Los Angeles, which is my oasis from all life’s woes. But LA’s been resembling a grim war zone in recent weeks, with the George Floyd protests turning into riots, and the city enduring … Read more