A Black man was falsely arrested and jailed in April for allegedly flashing a woman in New York City despite not matching the victim’s physical description of the suspect, based on a misidentification by facial recognition technology. His lawyers are now calling for an investigation into the use of the technology by New York police,...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s hypocrisy is resurfacing again after she delivered an emotional tribute at the Kennedy Center on Sunday that’s attracting online attention for all the wrong reasons. Leavitt was present along with several members of President Donald Trump’s administration to honor 31-year-old right-wing media personality, Charlie Kirk, who was killed the...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is facing a mixed bag of reactions to a comment she made at a largely Black church in Buffalo that some contend was “deeply offensive,” but Hochul defended it as a “lighthearted joke.” Hochul delivered remarks on Sunday, Sept. 7, at True Bethel Baptist Church, in which she reminded the...
A Black man who was viciously mauled by a police dog in Ohio after a license plate reader falsely indicated he was driving a stolen car has agreed to a settlement. Brandon Upchurch was driving a red Dodge pickup truck with the license plate number JLL 7637 when he was pulled over after a license...
Black Americans are disproportionately affected by false police reports, so when Terrance Wadley defended himself, calling a white police officer “ridiculous,” he wasn’t overreacting. The father picked up his daughter from school at Kennedy Elementary in Mankato, Minnesota, and parked in the school parking lot, just like any other day — except this time, the...
