POLICE BRUTALITY

TOPSHOT - A Nike Ad featuring American football quarterback Colin Kaepernick is on diplay September 8, 2018 in New York City. - Nike's new ad campaign featuring Kaepernick, the American football player turned activist against police violence, takes a strong stance on a divisive issue which could score points with millennials but risks alienating conservative customers. The ads prompted immediate calls for Nike boycotts over Kaepernick, who has been castigated by US President Donald Trump and other conservatives over his kneeling protests during the playing of the US national anthem. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Is Nike An Ally Now?
By Brandi Miller, Columnist
Nike has a responsibility to not just pay lip service to the movement, but to do what its campaign says, to sacrifice and to work hard against police brutality and violence against black bodies.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 06: Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015, Miss Virginia, Emili McPhail winner of On Stage Question and Cara Mund 2018 the 2nd Night of Preliminaries of the Miss America 2.0 competition at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall on September 6, 2018 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Miss America Contestant Sides With NFL Players' Right To Kneel During Anthem
By Andy McDonald
Miss Virginia Emili McPhail said it's not about kneeling, but it's "absolutely about police brutality."
VIDEOS
Police Officer Under Investigation For Using Taser On 11-Year-Old Girl
He then placed her in handcuffs for shoplifting and said “this is why there aren’t any grocery stores in the black community.”
VIDEOS
Watch Critics Destroy Their Nike Gear Amid New Colin Kaepernick Campaign
Colin Kaepernick is the new face of Nike and conservatives are burning the brand’s clothing because of it.
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HUFFPOST PERSONAL
Emmett Till Was Killed 63 Years Ago. These Black Boys Feel His Legacy Every Day.
By Ja'han Jones
Six young men share the anxiety of simply existing in spaces that threaten them daily.
VIDEOS
St. Louis Cop Charged With Second-Degree Assault
St. Louis Officer Adam Feaman has been charged with assault after allegedly breaking 24-year-old Jamal White’s jaw during an arrest.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 08: Spike Lee arrives at the premiere of Focus Features' 'BlacKkKlansman' at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on August 8, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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OPINION
'BlacKkKlansman' Gives Law Enforcement More Credit Than It Deserves
By Natalie Hopkinson, Columnist
The light-hearted portrayal of the police in the film is dangerous messaging at a time like this.
HORSESHOE BAY, TX - AUGUST 16: U.S. Rep Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) of El Paso speaks during a town hall meeting at the Quail Point Lodge on August 16, 2018 in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. ORourke will be challenging incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the senate seat in the November elections. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Congressman Beto O'Rourke Goes Viral For Defending NFL Players Who Take A Knee
By Doha Madani
The man challenging Ted Cruz for Senate earned national praise for his speech on kneeling during the anthem and the power of peaceful protest.
A Sacramento cop hit a teen with his police car -- and it was caught on camera
Sacramento Police Department
VIDEOS
Cop Hits Teen With Car In Dashcam Video
The Sacramento Police Department have released footage of an incident that led to a teenage boy being rundown by a squad car.
VIDEOS
Cop Charged After Video Captures Brutal Assault
A cop has been charged in brutal assault of a man that was caught on camera.
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CRIME
Baltimore Police Officer Filmed Punching Man Is Charged With Felony Assault
By Dominique Mosbergen
Arthur Williams, who resigned after the video surfaced, surrendered on charges of first- and second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
VIDEOS
Baltimore Cop Quits After Assaulting Man
This cop's brutal assault adds fuel to the fire of an already broken relationship between Baltimore police and citizens.
A makeshift memorial is pictured where black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by police over the weekend in Ferguson, Missouri August 12, 2014. Police said Brown, 18, was shot in a struggle with a gun in a police car but have not said why Brown was in the car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said. But a witness to the shooting interviewed on local media has said that Brown had been putting his hands up to surrender when he was killed. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case and St. Louis County also is investigating. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)
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OPINION
Ending Police Brutality Starts With Firing Dangerous Cops
By Chris Burbank, Guest Writer
It's way too hard to fire cops, even ones with records of dangerous policing.
Portland Police are being investigated after the alt-right rally last weekend
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VIDEOS
Portland Police Under Investigation After Alt-Right Rally
Portland police are under investigation after witnesses say clashes at an far-right rally turned bloody.
CANTON, OH - AUGUST 04: Randy Moss reacts during the 2018 NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 4, 2018 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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BLACK VOICES
Randy Moss Honored Black Victims Of Police Brutality At Hall Of Fame Induction
By Doha Madani
The former NFL player's tie listed the names of some of those killed by police, including Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray.
Mary Hutto
HUFFPOST PERSONAL
The Privilege Of Being Arrested As A White Woman
By Mary Hutto, Guest Writer
I’m shocked at how seamlessly my arrest played out.
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POLITICS
At Antwon Rose's High School, Black Students Learned To Fear Police
By Rebecca Klein
A long shadow of police brutality followed Antwon Rose's childhood.
VIDEOS
Officer In Antwon Rose Shooting Charged With Homicide Following Massive Protests
The officer who fatally shot Antwon Rose II turned himself in and has been charged with homicide. Rose was running from police when he was shot three times. He’s the 490th person to be shot and killed by police.
Inside Edition
BLACK VOICES
Black Texas Teenager Brutalized In 2015 Finally Gets Her Pool Party
By David Moye
Dajerria Becton said she hasn't gone swimming since the episode three years ago.
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CRIME
Unarmed Man Says Arizona Cops Laughed After Beating Him Bloody
By Willa Frej
"They laughed at me as I laid on a pool of my own blood, barely conscious," said Jose Luis Conde.
Mesa Police Dept
BLACK VOICES
Arizona Cops On Paid Leave After Video Shows Them Beating Unarmed Man
By Hayley Miller
Robert Johnson, 33, was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head during his arrest by Mesa police on May 23.
Wildwood Police Department
U.S. NEWS
New Jersey Police Won't Face Criminal Charges For Punching Beachgoer In The Head
By Hayley Miller
Video of 20-year-old Emily Weinman's Memorial Day weekend arrest went viral.
U.S. President Donald Trump stands during a Celebration of America event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Trump announced Monday the decision to disinvite the Philadelphia Eagles from a ceremony marking the team's Super Bowl win after an unknown number of Eagles decided against attending the event and instead have military bands play the National Anthem at the event. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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VIDEOS
Trump Rescinds Eagles' White House Invite
Trump rescinded his White House invitation to the Philadelphia Eagles after most players planned to boycott the visit.
VIDEOS
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Challenged On Free Speech, Police Violence
At the White House briefing, reporters asked Sarah Sanders to square its support of free speech when a baker wants to refuse service to a gay couple with its demands that NFL players stand during the national anthem. Reporters also asked about President Donald Trump’s commitment to addressing police-involved shootings.
VIDEOS
Police Officers Punch Woman During Arrest
Video shows an officer repeatedly punching 20-year-old Emily Weinman in the head during an arrest in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Protesters march down Market Street in Philadelphia, a week after two black men were arrested at a Starbucks coffee shop, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter
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BLACK VOICES
We Need To Talk About White People Calling The Cops On People Of Color
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Too often white people call the police on people of color when it is unwarranted ― and such calls can end in undue violence.
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