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A grand jury is now investigating whether or not Rochester police officers played a role in the homicide of Daniel Prude. One of the attorneys representing the officers, Matthew Rich gave a statement that said: “We understand that the grand jury process is underway and we have been in touch with the assistant attorneys general […]
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to continue on with a proposal to create an unarmed crisis response team for nonviolent 911 emergency calls, in place of police officers. The measure passed 14-0 and it makes it so the city can hire non-profits who are interested in partnering up with the council and […]
Saturday’s protest against the death of Daniel Prude by the Rochester Police Department was the shortest one yet, clocking in at only 4 hours after protestors threw bottles and police pepper sprayed the crowd. The police reported that they arrested at least one person and none of the officers were injured, but there is no […]
New evidence will be brought before a grand jury next week in the case of the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Police officers. Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron will be making a statement to the press after the grand jury makes its decision on the indictments for officers Brett Hankison, Myles Cosgrove and […]
A civil rights lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department, Former Police Chief La’Ron Singletary & 7 police officers has been officially filed by the family of Daniel Prude. The officers, Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, Paul Ricotta, Francisco Santiago, Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris, and Sgt. Michael Magri are currently suspended from the force with pay. The […]
Early yesterday morning, demonstrators protested against the murder of Daniel Prude by sitting naked in front of the Public Safety Building with spit hoods on their heads and the words “Black Lives Matter” on their backs. The demonstration echoed the way that Daniel Prude was treated by the Rochester Police Department while he was being […]
The Community Justice Initiative gave a press conference on Sunday, September 6 in regards to the methods that the Rochester Police Department used against people protesting for Daniel Prude. The conference was held around Laura Street and E. Main Street in the City of Rochester. Anthony Hall, the spokesperson for CJI used the conference to […]
Colin Kaepernick sent a letter to LeBron James thanking him for using his platform to raise awareness about the shooting of unarmed Black Man Jacob Black in Wisconsin last week. The letter started by saying: “Four years ago on August 14, 2016, I began protesting against systemic racism and social injustice. Truth is what I […]
According to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the Daniel Prude death investigation is moving to a grand jury. She gave a statement that said: “The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish. My office will immediately move to empanel a grand jury as part of our exhaustive […]
All eyes are on Rochester, NY after body cam footage went viral of an incident involving the Rochester Police Department that led to the death of Daniel Prude. As protestors took over the intersection of the incident, questions about the death of the 41-year old black man from Chicago started to circulate online. Here are […]
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