National  |  Charise Frazier

Columbus Mayor Requests DOJ Probe Of City’s Police Department Following Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death

In a letter to the DOJ, Mayor Andrew Ginther and City Attorney Zach Klein expressed the city needed oversight to combat "fierce opposition" to reform in the police department.

Civil Rights & Social Justice  |  Anoa Changa

Ma’Khia Bryant: 16-Year-Old Girl Called Ohio Police For Help, Officer Killed Her Instead

Black communities cannot even enjoy a brief reprieve from police violence. Local reporters explained that many of the people who came outside as news of Ma'Khia's death began to circulate had been heading downtown in anticipation of the Chauvin verdict. 

National News  |  Charise Frazier

Ohio Cops Fatally Shoot 13-Year-Old Boy Wielding BB Gun

According to police, one of the officers fired several rounds into an alley, striking Tyree King. King was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital and listed in critical condition, but did not survive.