Tag: police

By Kim Chandler Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Jefferson County Commissioners Sandra Little Brown and David Carrington said Tuesday they plan to meet with Homewood's mayor to discuss a video...

By Kyle Potter and Amy Forliti ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of...

By Justin Juozapavicius Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — An unarmed black man killed by a white Oklahoma officer who was responding to a stalled vehicle can...

By Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Renata Phillip was 11 years into a satisfying teaching career when she shocked her friends and...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times Violence over the police-involved shooting of an black armed man in Milwaukee, MN gripped the community early Monday morning. Police responded to...

By Juliet Linderman and Eric Tucker Associated Press BALTIMORE -- The Justice Department and Baltimore police agreed to negotiate court-enforceable reforms after a scathing federal report...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times A body camera video from a police-involved shooting in Chicago has added yet another layer to the ongoing national conversation about...

By Juliet Linderman Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) -- In the midst of a five-hour standoff that turned deadly, Facebook granted an emergency request from the Baltimore...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times The gathering began peacefully with a discussion about respect between police officers and the community; residents and the community and...