#BlackKidsMatter: McKinney, Texas and the Truth About Your Black Friends
By Diamond 9:23 am June 8, 2015 By Jay Dodd News broke over the weekend of a Dallas suburb police officer terrorizing a group of Black and Brown kids attending a swimming party in an affluent...
View ArticleWhy I Won’t Watch the McKinney Video
By Diamond 11:40 am June 9, 2015 By Arielle Newton Confession: I have not watched — nor do I intend to watch — the video from McKinney, Texas. From what I gathered from my various social media feeds,...
View ArticleJessica Williams Sums up the Absurdity of McKinney
By Diamond 10:57 am June 10, 2015 Donning full body armor under a bikini (a ‘McKini’), Williams makes a point about the absurdity of what happened in McKinney. Williams goes on to say, “It’s progress,...
View Article#BlackKidsMatter: Police in Ohio Fractured Ribs, Jaw of 12-year-old Black...
By Jenn M. Jackson 2:44 pm June 17, 2015 It has only been a few weeks since video footage emerged of a pool party in McKinney, Texas where Black teens were violently apprehended, intimidated, and...
View ArticleOfficer Who Brutally Handled Young Girl At A Pool Party Will Not Be Indicted
The McKinney, Texas cop who tackled and assaulted a teenage black girl in a viral video last June will not be charged with a crime, citing a lack of evidence. Despite the fact that thousands of people,...
View ArticleBlack Teen Sues McKinney, Texas and Former Officer for $5M Due to Pool Party...
In June 2015, Dajerria Becton was forced to the ground by a McKinney police officer after residents complained that a pool party was getting out of control. The video of the officer with his knee in...
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