Newly released body camera footage shows police responding to a 911 call about a Springfield woman having a mental breakdown — 16 hours before a sheriff’s deputy would fatally shoot …
The police shooting death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman in Springfield, Illinois, renewed a call from elected officials for police reform legislation and ignited ongoing demonstrations demanding police …
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Wednesday called for the sheriff of Sangamon County to resign after one of his deputies fatally shot Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, last …
Sonya Massey’s mother called 911 to report her daughter having a mental breakdown a day before Massey, 36, was fatally shot inside of her home by an Illinois deputy, according …
Senate Democrats are pushing for police reform legislation following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman killed by a deputy in Springfield, Illinois, earlier this month. Sen. Tammy …
Sean Grayson — the Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy charged with murder after he shot Sonya Massey in her apartment while she wielded only a pot of water — worked six …
The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would restrict local governments’ power to pass police reform measures — and would undo a police reform ordinance that Memphis’ City …
An incident involving a police officer slashing the tires of vehicles at a Free Palestine protest on February 9 is under investigation in Seattle, Washington. The actions of the Seattle …
In a win for social justice advocates in the workplace, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday that big-box retailer Home Depot broke the law by requiring workers to remove …
Deion Byrd would have turned 26 years old on Jan. 31. His father, Marcus Byrd, told HuffPost that Deion usually spent his birthdays with his family, watching television and eating …