Man who served six years in prison acquitted of killing son
By BYP @blackyouthproj 12:14 pm June 13, 2014 A New York man has been acquitted of killing his infant son after the state’s highest court granted him a new trial. Adrian Thomas served six years behind...
View ArticleMan accused of killing black man who was passing out food to homeless
By BYP @blackyouthproj 3:50 pm November 11, 2014 A white man is being held in a Sacramento jail after fatally running over a black man who was handing out food to the homeless. Joseph Paul Leonard Jr....
View ArticleMissouri ties own record for most executions in a year
By BYP @blackyouthproj 1:27 pm November 19, 2014 The state of Missouri tied its own record for the most executions in a year when they put a man who killed a suburban Kansas City gas station attendant...
View ArticleAutopsy: Ezell Ford shot in back by LAPD cops
By BYP @blackyouthproj 1:54 pm December 30, 2014 25-year-old Ezell Ford was fatally shot in the back, right arm and abdomen by LAPD police, according to an autopsy report released on Monday. From ABC...
View ArticleWatch This Attorney Explain Why Compliance With Police Won’t Protect Us
The murders of Black and Brown people last week at the hands of police are still fresh in many people’s minds. While this has changed the dialogue in our communities, families, and friend circles, it...
View ArticleAssassination of anti-police brutality activist and politician shakes Brazil
Rio city councilor and outspoken anti-police brutality activist Marielle Franco was shot dead in what Brazilian authorities are calling a targeted assassination Wednesday night. Franco had become a...
View ArticleSacramento police shoot Stephon Clark 20 times in his own backyard, falsely...
Sacramento police shot 22 year old Stephon Clark 20 times as he stood in his own backyard and they later claimed he had a crowbar in his hand. Sgt. Vance Chandler told the media that “twenty rounds...
View ArticleBlack women are the most likely to be unarmed when killed by police,...
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month,...
View ArticleTravis Reinking, Waffle House shooter arrested after five day manhunt ends
Travis Reinking, the 29 year old man who entered a Nashville area Waffle House wearing only an overcoat and brandishing an assault rifle was arrested following a tip from construction workers who said...
View ArticleChicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD
According to reports from the New York Times, a police officer fatally shot a man Saturday night on the South Side of Chicago, raising the ire of neighbors who confronted the police for several hours...
View ArticleIn another story, Micah Johnson kills Officer Guyger before she can murder...
“Officer who walked into wrong apartment and killed man faces arrest”. The headline states that the officer who killed Botham Jean mistakenly went into the “wrong apartment” as if it is fact. On the...
View ArticleMassive protests erupt in Brazil after Black 19-year-old Pedro Gonzaga killed...
According to Guardian, after a security guard killed a 19-year-old Black man, Pedro Gonzaga, Brazil has been faced with a series of protests in 5 of the country’s largest cities drawing comparisons to...
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