Danvers, Massachusetts Sept 12 2021 A Massachusetts farm reportedly apologized to a couple that said it racially profiled them over Labor Day weekend. Manikka Bowman and Jeff Myers went to Connors Farm in Danvers, Massachusetts, with their two children, aged 18 months and 7-years-old, on Monday, as they shared in a blog post. The farm […]
SEATTLE WA June 25 2021— Earlier this year, as Officer Russell Ellis neared the end of his late shift at the University of Washington’s campus police department, one of his superiors offered him an energy drink. The sergeant was laughing, Mr. Ellis said, noting that the beverage was flavored like watermelon. “I thought all you […]
Weston FL Aug 31 2020 Former NFL receiver Brandon Marshall, who spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears, was recently involved in an incident with security guards and local police as he was moving into his new Florida home. Marshall shared the video on his social media platforms as the country reaches a breaking point […]
Washington DC July 6 2020 It’s rare for police to kill anyone. A black man is more likely to be killed by lightning than by a police officer. In 2019, police shot and killed 1,003 people in the US, according to the Washington Post’s Fatal Force database. Of those, 250 were black and 405 white. […]
Manitoba Canada July 5 2020 A First Nations man says he’s angry and hurt after being racially profiled at a Thompson store where he’s shopped for years — and the advocacy group that represents northern Manitoba First Nations says his story isn’t unique. Wayne Constant, 56, says he stopped by the Thompson Walmart after work […]
Los Angeles CA June 28 2020 Members of a family of Los Angeles Dodger fans filed court papers Wednesday against the team, alleging they were beaten by security guards because they are Latinos. Rigoberto Verdin, 48, and his relatives brought the still unofficial lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging negligence, assault, battery, false imprisonment […]
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. June 26 2020 As if restaurants aren’t struggling enough already, George’s of Galilee had to hire a security guard to handle rowdy beachgoers. But then that security guard was verbally attacked by a beachgoer who used racial slurs. The restaurant is located on the water in Narragansett. The business tried to get creative […]
Seattle WA Jan 13 2020 Reversing course just two days after news reports sparked a social media backlash, Starbucks says it will now allow employees to wear T-shirts and accessories in support of Black Lives Matter. “We see you. We hear you. Black Lives Matter. That is a fact and will never change,” the company […]
PADUCAH, Ky. June 12 2020 A concerned Paducah citizen discusses training for security officers and race relations after an incident caught on camera at a local mall. On Saturday evening, while some teenager were waiting for their parents at the Kentucky Oaks Mall, a security guard says they sat on a flower pot and broke it. […]