Tamir Rice

In response to the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, NAACP Atlanta is calling for an investigation into the history of inequality in the criminal...

‘Being Mary Jane’ producer Salim Akil is sharing his concerns as a Black parent in America in an open to his 12-year-old son. The letter…

The Extended Story By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer The investigation of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) into Chicago police patterns and…

Cleveland, Seattle, And Soon – Chicago   By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer The United States Justice Department’s handling of the recent Cleveland, Ohio…

The family of slain teen Tamir Rice, the young boy who was gunned down by police on a Cleveland playground, is being billed for...

E NOTES By Kai EL’ Zabar Executive Editor It was 1955 in Money, Mississippi, while visiting family where 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago native, was…

CLEVELAND (AP) — A video released by the city of Cleveland shows a police officer pushing a 14-year-old girl to the ground and handcuffing her…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The city is hoping to hand over the investigation of a 12-year-old boy’s fatal shooting by police to an outside agency, as…

*Tim Loehmann, the Cleveland Police Officer who shot and killed 12-yr old Tamir Rice and his partner Frank Garmback each have  storied police histories. Earlier this year, Officer Garmback  was involved in an excessive force lawsuit which settled for $100k. Officer Loehmann was described by high-ranking officials on the  Independence Police Department (where he previously […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The mother of a 12-year-old boy shot by a Cleveland policeman says she wants him convicted for killing her son, who was…