Yusef Salaam, one of the “Central Park Five” who was falsely accused of beating and raping a White woman in…
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Black pastor files lawsuit after he was arrested while watering neighbor’s flowers in Alabama
A Black pastor in Alabama has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit after he was arrested in May by white police…
Massachusetts police sued after allegedly arresting innocent Black man during pursuit of White suspect
A Massachusetts police department accused of wrongful arrest is reportedly facing a lawsuit after a young Black man was handcuffed…
Exonerated man accused of killing civil rights leader Malcolm X sues NYC for $40 million
One of the men who was wrongfully convicted and spent 20 years in prison for the murder of civil rights…
Nevada police arrest and jail young Black man in mistaken identity of older White man
A 25-year-old Black man spent several days behind bars after he was arrested by police in Nevada in a case…
