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As He Should Be: Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
Prosecutors brought murder charges against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that the black man posed no deadly threat.
Atlanta-area police chief placed on leave after speaking out against Black Lives Matter on Facebook
An Atlanta-area police chief who was criticized for saying on social media that he doesn’t support the Black Lives Matter movement has now been placed on leave while his city investigates him.
Good Deeds: Tyler Perry to pay funeral expenses of Rayshard Brooks and his children's college education
Tyler Perry will pay for the funeral expenses of Rayshard Brooks, the 27-year-old black man who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer, sparking protests and cries for justice across the nation, as well as for his children’s college educations.
Bishop T.D. Jakes pushes for action plan on police reform
In the wake of the recent killing of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers, global spiritual leader and elder statesman Bishop T.D. Jakes is calling for a national conversation on policing and race to be immediately followed by an action plan for police reform.