Tag: Ben Crump
Family of man hurt in police van seeks civil rights charges
By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press
The family of a Black man in Connecticut, paralyzed when a police van without seatbelts braked suddenly, asked federal authorities...
If White Supremacy is Poison, Ethnic Studies is the Antidote
By Julianne Malveaux
President Joe Biden was uncharacteristically, but appropriately, angry and firm when he described white supremacy as "poison." He spoke from Buffalo days...
Police: Buffalo gunman aimed to keep killing if he got away
By Carolyn Thompson and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket...
Police Names Cop Who Killed Black Man in Grand Rapids
By Trice Edney Newswire
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom finally identified police officer Christopher Schurr as the cop who shot Patrick Lyoya in the...
Officer’s camera misses key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death
By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press
Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya's fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense...