Tag: police
Omarosa’s Messy NABJ Visit Overshadowed A Much Bigger Story
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The internet exploded when news that White House consultant Omarosa Manigault-Newman would attend a panel discussion surrounding issues of police...
Police in US more likely to arrest minorities during traffic stops
By Tom Abate
Northstar News Today/New America Media
Researchers analyzing data from millions of traffic stops in the United States have found that black and Hispanic...
UAB breaks ground on new Police Department Headquarters
By Tyler Greer
UAB News
University of Alabama at Birmingham officials broke ground last week on a new two-story, 28,000-square-foot facility that will be the new UAB...
Mobile Police Department promotes first African American female major
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Bareneise Dixon has made history by becoming the first African American female major in the Mobile Police Department.
Her promotion Friday,...
New UAB program offers special needs training online for law enforcement
By Adam Pope
UAB News
A new educational program offered by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, in conjunction with the Interaction...
Alabama police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions
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...
After ‘disturbing’ video of handcuffed black woman, Jeffco officials seek meeting...
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...
Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in Castile death
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...
Video shows man had hands up before police shooting
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...
Black police recruit hopes to shatter perceptions
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...
