The Texas House County Affairs Committee has reportedly laid the groundwork for a new piece of legislation that would be known as the Sandra Bland Act.
Plus, Trump signs executive order banning Syrian and Muslim refugees from entering the U.S. and Georgia police chief apologizes for Black teen's lynching 76 years ago.
Ferguson officials have missed crucial deadlines that were set by the Department of Justice in efforts to reform policing procedures.
The trial of the NYPD officer who fatally shot Ramarley Graham, an unarmed 18-year-old from the Bronx, is slated to begin on Tuesday.
Dashcam video shows the officers slamming Lawrence Crosby down to the ground and punching him, despite the fact that the student's hands were raised in the air.
Two officers who were involved in the death of Tamir Rice are facing disciplinary charges.
A new Indiana University research study answers the perennial question of whether adding more African-American cops to police forces in major U.S. cities will lead to less cop-involved homicides.
To date, the painting has been removed and hung again at least three times in the past week.
Dajerria Becton is suing Eric Casebolt, the city of McKinney and the police department for mental anguish, loss of quality of life and attorney's fees.
Jasmine Darwin said she was trying to break up a fight between her sister and another student when the officer slammed her to the ground.
