On Jan. 7 in Memphis Tennessee, Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten for three minutes by five police officers who pulled Nichols over for reckless driving. Nichols died in the hospital three days later. The police officers were fired and charged with federal…
Following an onslaught of anti-abortion legislation in Texas on Sept. 1, Manatee County has followed close behind as the County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of implementing similar anti-abortion restrictions as early as two weeks later. This has sparked a wave of protest throughout…
Following widespread protests against police brutality in the summer of 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis decided to sign into law what he himself calls an “anti-riot measure.” The law promises tougher punishments on those that engage in what the Florida legislature determines to be a violent…
“An executive report from the taser showed that a taser was activated 13 times but only one activation shows actual conductivity,” the Sarasota Police Department (SPD)’s social media page said. “The other 12 activations had poor or no conductivity.” This report is from the case…
Corey Mobley. Rodney Mitchell. Chad Washington. Unarmed black men being injured or killed at the hands of police officers breaks mainstream news fairly frequently in cities across the United States these days. While many Sarasota natives have been kept up to speed on cases…
One of the largest hot button issues of the century made its way from the television screen and into Hamilton Classroom (HCL) 8. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., activist Samuel Sinyangwe arrived to give a speech on police brutality and racism in…
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Samuel Sinyangwe will come to Hamilton Classroom (HCL) 8 from 6-7 p.m. Sinyangwe is an activist known for his involvement in Campaign Zero, an organization dedicated to creating legislative and policy change to end police brutality. The event was organized…
Corey Jones, 31, was shot and killed by a plain-clothes police officer in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida while pulled over on the side of Interstate 95 on Sunday, Oct. 18. Jones was returning home to Boynton Beach when his car broke down and he was…
