police brutality

‘Strike while the iron is hot’ Congress hopes to tackle criminal justice reform this year by LU Staff

‘Strike while the iron is hot’ Congress hopes to tackle criminal justice reform this year

LU Staff June 28, 2015
New black hashtag, #WeWillShootBack, urges retaliation: What could go wrong? (Video) by Howard Portnoy

New black hashtag, #WeWillShootBack, urges retaliation: What could go wrong? (Video)

Howard Portnoy June 21, 2015
McKinney redux: Police called to break up fight at public pool accused of excessive force, racism (Video) by Howard Portnoy

McKinney redux: Police called to break up fight at public pool accused of excessive force, racism (Video)

Howard Portnoy June 17, 2015
BREAKING: Rachel Dolezal saga’s final chapter? Resigns as Spokane NAACP head by LU Staff

BREAKING: Rachel Dolezal saga’s final chapter? Resigns as Spokane NAACP head

LU Staff June 15, 2015
Watch me on ‘Hannity,’ debating black activist over theatrics in McKinney, Texas by Deneen Borelli

Watch me on ‘Hannity,’ debating black activist over theatrics in McKinney, Texas

Deneen Borelli June 15, 2015
Will Rochester, NY, be the next Baltimore following Tasering death of black man? by Howard Portnoy

Will Rochester, NY, be the next Baltimore following Tasering death of black man?

Howard Portnoy June 3, 2015
Permanent plaque replaces temporary shrine in Ferguson for Michael Brown (Video) by Howard Portnoy

Permanent plaque replaces temporary shrine in Ferguson for Michael Brown (Video)

Howard Portnoy May 22, 2015
‘Got ’em’ reaction to black men gunning down police reveals a messaging problem by LU Staff

‘Got ’em’ reaction to black men gunning down police reveals a messaging problem

LU Staff May 11, 2015
DC’s top cop backs mayor’s plan to exempt police body-cam footage from FOIA requests by LU Staff

DC’s top cop backs mayor’s plan to exempt police body-cam footage from FOIA requests

LU Staff May 8, 2015
Dartmouth students demand gay, black student president resign for not being liberal enough (Video) by LU Staff

Dartmouth students demand gay, black student president resign for not being liberal enough (Video)

LU Staff May 8, 2015
Legal experts: Charges filed against Baltimore cops unlikely to stand up (Video) by Howard Portnoy

Legal experts: Charges filed against Baltimore cops unlikely to stand up (Video)

Howard Portnoy May 3, 2015
The sound of police smashing this woman’s face into the ground will make you sick (Video) by LU Staff

The sound of police smashing this woman’s face into the ground will make you sick (Video)

LU Staff May 1, 2015
Tweet of the Day: Never letting a race riot go to waste by Howard Portnoy

Tweet of the Day: Never letting a race riot go to waste

Howard Portnoy April 28, 2015
‘Ferguson,’ the play, intends to show what really happened to Michael Brown (Video) by LU Staff

‘Ferguson,’ the play, intends to show what really happened to Michael Brown (Video)

LU Staff April 26, 2015
MSNBC: ‘You don’t need a white person present for white supremacy to play out’ (Video) by Howard Portnoy

MSNBC: ‘You don’t need a white person present for white supremacy to play out’ (Video)

Howard Portnoy April 26, 2015
De Blasio tears NYPD a new one for editing Wikipedia pages; can you guess what mayor did the same thing? by Howard Portnoy

De Blasio tears NYPD a new one for editing Wikipedia pages; can you guess what mayor did the same thing?

Howard Portnoy March 17, 2015
Edits to Wikipedia pages on cases involving police brutality traced to NYPD headquarters by Howard Portnoy

Edits to Wikipedia pages on cases involving police brutality traced to NYPD headquarters

Howard Portnoy March 13, 2015
From baby oil to breath mints: Police reformer’s wacky ideas for a gentler, kinder NYPD by LU Staff

From baby oil to breath mints: Police reformer’s wacky ideas for a gentler, kinder NYPD

LU Staff February 20, 2015
Video purports to show the late Michael Brown violently beating and robbing an older man (Video) by LU Staff

Video purports to show the late Michael Brown violently beating and robbing an older man (Video)

LU Staff February 16, 2015
Bar owner who accused police of acting like KKK arrested for shooting unarmed black man by Rusty Weiss

Bar owner who accused police of acting like KKK arrested for shooting unarmed black man

Rusty Weiss February 7, 2015
Dartmouth to offer #BlackLivesMatter course this spring by LU Staff

Dartmouth to offer #BlackLivesMatter course this spring

LU Staff February 4, 2015
Who hung black effigies on UC Berkeley campus? Mystery solved by Howard Portnoy

Who hung black effigies on UC Berkeley campus? Mystery solved

Howard Portnoy December 15, 2014
Shooting death of black 12-year-old in Cleveland ruled homicide by Howard Portnoy

Shooting death of black 12-year-old in Cleveland ruled homicide

Howard Portnoy December 13, 2014
Smith College president apologizes for daring to say ‘All lives matter’ by Howard Portnoy

Smith College president apologizes for daring to say ‘All lives matter’

Howard Portnoy December 10, 2014
White man who joins Eric Garner protest struck in head with hammer by blacks (Video) by Howard Portnoy

White man who joins Eric Garner protest struck in head with hammer by blacks (Video)

Howard Portnoy December 10, 2014
Tweet of the Day: Protesters shut down NYC’s Verrazano Bridge during rush hour by Howard Portnoy

Tweet of the Day: Protesters shut down NYC’s Verrazano Bridge during rush hour

Howard Portnoy December 8, 2014
NFL players wear ‘I can’t breathe’ message in solidarity with Eric Garner protesters by Howard Portnoy

NFL players wear ‘I can’t breathe’ message in solidarity with Eric Garner protesters

Howard Portnoy December 8, 2014
Black U.S. rep. prefers to ignore evidence in Michael Brown case in favor of ‘big picture’ (Video) by LU Staff

Black U.S. rep. prefers to ignore evidence in Michael Brown case in favor of ‘big picture’ (Video)

LU Staff December 5, 2014
Latest WH beer summit features rapper ‘T-Dubb-O’ but no beer; no cops, either by Howard Portnoy

Latest WH beer summit features rapper ‘T-Dubb-O’ but no beer; no cops, either

Howard Portnoy December 2, 2014
Picture of the Day: Black lawmakers make ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture on House floor by Howard Portnoy

Picture of the Day: Black lawmakers make ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture on House floor

Howard Portnoy December 2, 2014
Message to Ferguson protesters and their supporters: Put up or shut up by Howard Portnoy

Message to Ferguson protesters and their supporters: Put up or shut up

Howard Portnoy November 26, 2014
12-year-old boy ‘waving around’ BB gun near playground shot by police, dies by Howard Portnoy

12-year-old boy ‘waving around’ BB gun near playground shot by police, dies

Howard Portnoy November 24, 2014
Gun sales ‘spike’ in Ferguson as residents fear violence by Renee Nal

Gun sales ‘spike’ in Ferguson as residents fear violence

Renee Nal November 12, 2014
Picture of the Day: Dem Party tells blacks ‘vote or watch your children gunned down in the street by police’ by Howard Portnoy

Picture of the Day: Dem Party tells blacks ‘vote or watch your children gunned down in the street by police’

Howard Portnoy October 22, 2014
Tweet of the Day: Polar bear arrested at global warming rally by Rusty Weiss

Tweet of the Day: Polar bear arrested at global warming rally

Rusty Weiss September 26, 2014
Dem Councilwoman: Ferguson shows government going to ‘round up and execute’ blacks by Rusty Weiss

Dem Councilwoman: Ferguson shows government going to ‘round up and execute’ blacks

Rusty Weiss September 2, 2014
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