1838 - How the U.S. Got Its Police Force
It would be easy to think that the police officer is a figure who has existed since the beginning of civilization. That’s the idea on...
1931 - THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931....
1970 - Jackson State: A Tragedy Widely Forgotten
A group of angry students. A burst of gunfire from authorities. Young lives cut short. It sounds a lot like the Kent State shootings on...
1985 - The bombing of MOVE
The black liberation group MOVE was founded in 1972 by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). Living communally in a house in West...
2008 - Barack Obama, First Black President
On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona....
2016 - Alton Sterling’s death appears to be another police shooting that was both legal and preventa
Early Tuesday morning, two Baton Rouge police officers shot and killed 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a black man who was selling CDs...
2018 - Kentucky Assistant Police Chief Told His Officers to Shoot Innocent Black Teens! (watch)
Kentucky Assistant Police Chief told his officers to shoot innocent black teens! "If they're black, shoot them!" #PoliceBrutality #2010s