Racial Crimes

Baton Rouge: Slain officer's Facebook post defines dilemma of being black and a cop

Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson, who was killed on Sunday, had written a Facebook post expressing how difficult it was for him to be both a black man and a police officer.

Baton Rouge shooting: Three officers killed; suspect Gavin Long dead

Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers investigating a report of a man with an assault rifle were killed on Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was fatally shot by the police in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests that reverberated nationwide.

Dallas shooting: Suspect said he wanted to kill white officers, says city police chief

The suspect believed to have ambushed Dallas officers during a protest against US police brutality, leaving five dead and seven others wounded, told negotiators he wanted to kill white cops, the city's police chief said Friday.

Trump and Clinton's reactions to Dallas shooting speak volumes about their style of politics

Why have Hillary and Trump taken an understated route for the Dallas shooting? It's simple, isn't it? They want to keep everyone happy. Trump and Clinton cannot afford to antagonise either the black voters or can they not support the law enforcement officials.

Dallas shooting: Five cops killed in worst-ever attack on US law enforcement

Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas, killing five officers and injuring six others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said, in a week that bore dark echoes of the tumultuous civil rights era.

#Dallas LIVE: 'Horrified' Obama stands by cops, condemns 'despicable' attacks

Multiple media outlets report that shots were fired Thursday night during a Dallas protest over two recent fatal police shootings of black men.

Story so far: Snipers kill five police officers at Dallas protest shooting

Snipers shot dead five police officers and injured six others in Dallas, unleashing chaos during a protest against police shootings of black men in an ongoing standoff Friday.

'Perception of scary black man exists': Gun owners fear discrimination after US shooting incidents

The perception of an armed black person has not changed much since the days of slave rebellions, said the Rev Kenn Blanchard, a former firearms instructor who runs BlackManWithAGun.com.

Disturbing video shows US cop shooting unarmed black man in South Carolina

A new video from South Carolina has shocked Americans with its depiction of a fleeing, unarmed black man being shot in the back by a white policeman. The image was so vivid that a murder charge came swiftly.

President Obama shuns 'militarized' police culture but stays away from riot-hit Ferguson

Obama is staying away from Ferguson in the wake of the uproar over a jury's decision not to charge the cop who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.