Black Lives Matter

Activists say the energy and purpose of the George Floyd protests continue to fuel social justice fights three years later.

Illinois and Wisconsin have followed Minnesota in implementing task forces to look into disparities around violence against Black women and girls.

Now, three years since Floyd’s murder, proponents of federal actions still await signs of change.

Some serious offenders got federal prison sentences, while a new diversionary program saw positive results.

A hung jury ended the trial, the first of a Philadelphia law enforcement officer involved in police operations during the 2020 protests.

The ex-officers have been sentenced to five years of probation — the first 11 months of it on house arrest.

Tou Thao was last of the four former officers facing judgment in Floyd’s killing.

According to a death report filed Thursday in Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Louisiana, Donham died Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office, only an hour from Louisville, recently hired former Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove, who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in 2020.

The prosecuting attorney said at a news conference that Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, who is recovering at home after being released from the hospital on Sunday.

Memphis has approved its own version of the Driving Equality Act, a Philly law that changes which vehicle offenses can be the primary reason for pulling a driver over.

U.S. District Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez imposed a 61-month term on obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder and firearms counts.

The lawsuit reiterated claims that Dewey has longstanding “policies, customs, and practices” that condone excessive force by its officers.

The changes come days after the release of police body-camera footage showing the death of Najee Seabrooks, a local activist who was in mental distress when cops killed him.

A newly released video shows that Virginia mental hospital workers and sheriff's deputies pinned Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp.