Black people dying in disgusting, vermin-infested, egregiously-neglected jails has become more common these days, as BOSSIP has reported on fatal incidents at both Fulton County Jail in Atlanta and, most recently, at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Sadly, we have to report yet another name to add to that ever-growing list. According to The Telegraph, a 49-year-old […]
Days after the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s killing, Winter Garden, Florida, lost a member of the community to unjust vigilante violence. Tragically, 32-year-old Ja’Keem Williams was shot and killed while riding his ATV through a residential neighborhood. Now, his loved ones—backed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump—are demanding full accountability. From the looks of it, […]
#ChelseaAdolphus: Black Woman Dies In Illinois Hospital After Being Left Out On The Roof For 7 Hours
A Black woman has died after reportedly spending several hours outside on the roof of the hospital where she was receiving treatment. Now, her family’s demanding to know how something like this could’ve happened. According to PEOPLE, 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus was admitted to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois, at about 4 a.m. on Jan. 22, […]
The Fortson family is mourning the loss of two young members, their lives tragically cut short by gun violence. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson was gunned down by a Florida deputy just months before his 16-year-old brother, Andre Fortson, was fatally shot in Georgia. Officials say this latest tragedy unfolded at Summit Hill […]
Another day, another Black man dies at the hands of aggressive cops resulting in another lawsuit alleging police brutality, this time in North Carolina. Last January, 32-year-old Darryl Tyree Williams died in Raleigh after being tased several times by police officers who suspected him of drug-related activity. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday […]
Not again… In October, we reported on the tragic and egregious story of Dexter Wade. His mother, Bettersten Wade, had lost contact with the 37-year-old and wasn’t informed that he was killed after being hit by a police car until several months after the fact. Dexter was buried in an unmarked grave without his family’s […]
Ralph Yarl isn’t just being invited to the White House, celebs are extending invites to the Kansas teen too. Yarl, who was shot in the head and the arm by 84-year-old Andrew Lester when he accidentally rang the wrong doorbell, has been invited by Alicia Keys to attend her concert. TMZ reports that Yarl family […]
After the arraignment of the five cops charged with Tyre Nichols' murder, Ben Crump debunked rumors that one of them had a personal grudge.
Shortly before the Buffalo shooter carried out the mass murder, he invited 15 people to a private chat with details about his plans. New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to investigate the platforms he used. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump vowed to sue "everybody" who was an accomplice.
During the eulogy for Patrick Lyoya on Friday, Al Sharpton demanded the name of the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot him in the back of the head during a traffic stop. The 26-year-old's family and thousands of protestors have called for federal charges against the officer and police accountability.
The family of Stanley “SJ” Davis III accountability and the termination of the officer responsible for the 13-year-old fatally crashing his dirt bike during a high-speed police chase. The cop was cleared of criminal charges, but he allegedly has a pattern of chasing other Black people to their deaths.
Attorney Ben Crump held a press conference with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jelani Day's family to demand the FBI investigate the IL medical student's disappearance and death as a hate crime. Nearly 100 days have passed since his body was discovered and police have only implicated Jelani in his own drowning.