The Extended Story
The investigation of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) into Chicago police patterns and practices that was announced in December in...
Cleveland, Seattle, And Soon - Chicago
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
The United States Justice Department's handling of the recent Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle,...
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 brutally murdered...
*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 […]
*The recent deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice will be the hot topic addressed by President Barack Obama today in an exclusive interview with BET Networks. BET News’ Jeff Johnson will chat with the commander-in-chief about the tragedies on “BET News Presents: A Conversation with President Barack Obama.” A portion of the […]
*As the racial divide continues between law enforcement and African-Americans in the U.S., a new trend has emerged on social media. Media sources report that white Twitter users are sharing stories of their own that highlight getting away with various crimes with minimal or no action taken against them by police. The trend, dubbed #CrimingWhileWhite, […]
