by FikesRobert | Jun 28, 2019 | African American History, People
The Groveland Four case was a 1940s example of injustice toward young African American men falsely accused of raping white women. The Groveland Four were four young black men, Ernest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin, who were accused of...
by HowardJudy | Nov 18, 2018 | African American History, People
Andy Lopez was born on June 2, 2000, and was shot and killed by a police officer in 2013 at the age of thirteen in Santa Rosa, California. At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 22, 2013, Lopez left his home in Santa Rosa, California. Family members report that he had...
by HowardJudy | Nov 18, 2018 | African American History, People
Carlos Alcis was a 43-year-old father of eight, who was scared to death, and suffered an apparent heart attack when police forced their way into his Brooklyn, New York home, searching for a robbery suspect. Carlos Alcis was born in Haiti, and emigrated to the United...
by JonesWendy | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, People
On December 20, 2011, police officer Jason Stockley shot and killed Anthony Lamar Smith after a short police chase that sparked protests, brought increasing attention to the issue of police brutality, and eventually led to the Black Lives Matter movement founded in...
by ChristianAnna | Sep 30, 2018 | African American History, People
Michelle Denise Bernard is the President and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy. Born on July 30, 1963 in Washington D.C., she is a graduate of Howard University, earning a BA in Philosophy and a minor in Political Science, and the...
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