Tag: George Floyd
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....
NASCAR, FBI investigating ‘heinous act’ after noose is found in Bubba...
By Des Bieler, Cindy Boren and Liz Clarke
Washington Post
NASCAR President Steve Phelps said Monday afternoon that the sport will permanently ban the person or...
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...
Louisville City Council passes ‘Breonna’s law’ to ban no-knock warrants
By Joe Tacopino
New York Post
The Louisville City Council voted unanimously for “Breonna’s Law” which bans so-called “no-knock” warrants in the city.
The council voted 26-0...
Ellis: Mental Health, Police Brutality and Black People
By Glenn Ellis
Have you ever put any real attention on the mental health issues in African Americans associated with police brutality? The data is...
BPD Chief: More than a dozen Birmingham police officers terminated since...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
More than a dozen Birmingham police officers have been terminated for some incidents involving excessive force or unauthorized force and...
Civil Rights Pioneers to Protesters: Accomplish Something
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Several veteran marchers from the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement said they watched in horror last week as protesters rampaged through...