Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable released the following statement regarding the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the unjust killing of Michael Brown: Tonight’s decision by the grand jury in Ferguson, MO not to […]
The Continuing Problem of Police-Black Community Relations
By Dr. Elsie L. Scott – The recent shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed, 18-year old African American male by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 focused the country’s attention on relations between African Americans and law enforcement agents once again. In the 1960s, a number of cities experienced violent uprisings that […]
California Highway Patrol Officer Beats Woman on the Side of Freeway
Black leaders are calling for a federal investigation in the beating of a homeless Black woman by a California Highway Patrol officer. The incident, which took place on the side of the 10 freeway, was videotaped by a witness passing by.
Police Detain Brooklyn Councilman at West Indian Parade – Video
A city councilman from Brooklyn was handcuffed and briefly detained by the police on Monday afternoon during the West Indian Day Parade after an argument with officers over whether he was allowed to use a closed sidewalk, said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, whose aide was also detained in the dispute. The councilman, Jumaane D. […]