Tag: Rayshard Brooks
Here’s what you need to know about Blackout Day 2020
By Shelby Stewart
MSN News
In the midst of protests against police brutality, some Black-owned businesses have flourished.
Today is not to be confused with #BlackoutTuesday where...
Lawyers with Bar Association offering pro bono help to most local...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Magic City Bar Association (MCBA) has established an ongoing Protest Protection Plan (PPP) to help provide free legal representation...
Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church
By Kate Brumback
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev....
Students, Silent No More, Urge Change At Birmingham Unity Rally
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Nine-year-old Kaylen Crusoe was born in Birmingham but now lives in Fort Worth, TX. On Sunday, the rising fifth-grader...
Birmingham will not prosecute those who violated curfew during protests
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham will not prosecute anyone solely arrested for curfew violations and other minor charges from June 1 through June...
Who is Rayshard Brooks, 27-year-old black man killed by Atlanta police?
By Justin Carissimo
CBS News
Rayshard Brooks, the 27-year-old black father of four who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, is being remembered as a...