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Civil rights groups slam Amazon for selling facial recognition tool to police

Civil rights advocates fear it will be used for surveillance.

On May 22, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

The site where Marcus-David L. Peters, who was unarmed, was fatally shot by police.

Unarmed Black high school teacher fatally shot by Richmond police

Marcus-David L. Peters allegedly caused a three-car accident before getting out and 'rolling around' naked.

On May 16, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

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A Wisconsin cop appears to punch Black teen in the face, and it was caught on video

The teen was being restrained at the time.

On May 13, 2018 by Chris Tognotti

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Police facial recognition had a startling number of false positives at major soccer match

Police are defending the use of the technology.

On May 7, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Black woman forcibly dragged, arrested, exposed by police over utensils dispute

It's unclear who called police.

On Apr 23, 2018 by Ana Valens

Two Black men arrested at Starbucks over a racist policing incident have since spoken out.

Black men arrested at Starbucks speak out, want to inspire change

'I want to make sure that this situation doesn't happen again.'

On Apr 19, 2018 by Ana Valens

A car riddled with bullets that Diante Yarber was driving when police fatally shot him.

Unarmed Black man Diante Yarber fatally shot by police in Walmart parking lot

Police say his vehicle was 'suspicious.'

On Apr 18, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Sacramento Police waited approximately five minutes before giving aid to Stephon Clark, footage reveals.

Video: Police waited almost 5 minutes before attempting CPR on Stephon Clark

Police wondered if he was pretending to be incapacitated.

On Apr 17, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Police in the U.K. used fingerprints in a WhatsApp photo to convict a drug dealer

ENHANCE.

On Apr 16, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Video shows 2 Black men arrested for waiting for friend at Starbucks

The incident is under investigation.

On Apr 14, 2018 by Christine Friar

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NYPD releases video, 911 transcripts related to shooting death of Saheed Vassell

Officers shot and killed Vassell on Wednesday in Brooklyn.

On Apr 7, 2018 by Bryan Rolli

Protesters demand justice for Black men fatally shot by police officers.

Protesters show no signs of slowing down after police shooting deaths of Stephon Clark, Saheed Vassell

Clark was shot 3 weeks ago—and demonstrators are still demanding police accountability.

On Apr 6, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

The crime scene in New York City where police fatally shot Saheed Vassell, who was holding a pipe at the time of his death.

NYPD fatally shoots Black man with mental illness—for holding a metal pipe

The community says local officers knew Saheed Vassell well enough to not respond by fatally shooting him.

On Apr 5, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Body camera footage from officer Christopher Hickman shows him violently arresting Johnnie Walker, a Black man who was suspected of jaywalking.

Body camera footage shows Asheville cop violently beating Black jaywalker

'Don't look at me with your spitty bloody face.'

On Apr 3, 2018 by Kris Seavers

A car from the Sacramento County Sheriff's office moments before hitting a woman during a protest for Stephon Clark.

Activist hit by a police cruiser during protest for Stephon Clark

Witnesses characterize it as a hit-and-run.

On Apr 2, 2018 by Samantha Grasso