systemic racism

Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement

The recent news of the settlement reached by the family of the Black girls who were handcuffed by Colorado police and held at gunpoint is both disheartening and infuriating. It serves as yet another painful reminder of the deeply rooted issues within our law enforcement system. The fact that such incidents continue to occur, despite the outcry for justice and reform, is a clear indication that something needs to change.

One glaring problem that stands out to me is the lack of accountability for police officers. In this case, the officers involved were following their training for conducting a high-risk stop of what they believed was a stolen vehicle.… Continue reading

Black man was holding sandwiches and keys when an Ohio deputy fatally shot him, prosecutor says

As I sit here and try to process the news of yet another senseless killing of a Black man by law enforcement, I am overwhelmed with anger, sadness, and frustration. Casey Goodson Jr., a young Black man, was fatally shot by an Ohio deputy who claimed that he saw Goodson waving a gun at him. But here’s the thing, Goodson didn’t have a gun. He was holding sandwiches and keys. How does a sandwich and keys resemble a gun? They don’t.

It’s sickening to see the lengths that law enforcement will go to justify their actions. The deputy in question wasn’t even wearing a body camera, conveniently leaving no visual evidence of what truly happened.… Continue reading