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Oct 1, 20242 min read
Haitian Group Files Criminal Charges Against Trump and VanceÂ
Guerline Jozef, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, has filed criminal charges against former President...
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Judge Who Put Teen In Handcuffs For Sleeping During Field Trip Is Demoted To Speeding TicketsÂ
A Detroit judge, Kenneth King, has returned to the bench but now handles traffic violations and minor offenses following his temporary...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Pervasive Abuse and Discrimination Found In Justice Department Probe Of Small Mississippi CityÂ
A Justice Department report reveals civil rights abuses by the Lexington Police Department in a majority-Black Mississippi city. The...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Mayor Eric Adams Indicted On Five Federal Criminal Charges By Grand Jury Including Bribery, Wire Fraud & Conspiracy
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges, including bribery, wire fraud, and conspiracy. The indictment,...
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Brandan 'BMike' Odoms Inspires Detroit Youth: Using Art as a Tool for Empowerment and Change at Know Your Rights Camp
Brandan "BMike" Odoms (@ bmike2c ), a visual artist from #NewOrleans, has been involved with the Know Your Rights family since the New...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Wealth Gap Now Divides White Families From Black and Hispanic Ones By $1 MillionÂ
In 2022, the wealth gap between white, Black, and Hispanic families hit a record high, with white households amassing over $1.3 million...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Food Companies Decide What Food Is Safe To Eat Through Federal LoopholeÂ
Tiara Channer, a 15-year-old from Hendersonville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with prediabetes at age 13. The condition, prevalent...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Paramedic Charged In Death Of Elijah McClain Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence Wiped By Judge
In a significant development, Judge Mark Warner of Adams County District Court reduced the prison sentence of former Aurora paramedic...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Mississippi Sheriff's Office That Had "Goon Squad" Probed By Justice DepartmentÂ
The Justice Department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi. This...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
State Sheriff Murders Judge At Courthouse
In a tragic event that stunned a small Appalachian town, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was charged with the murder of District...
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Haven Sian & Dr. Daicia Price Advocate for Mental Health Awareness: Reducing Stigma & Supporting Detroit's Youth
Haven Sian and Dr. Daicia Price presented on mental health at the Know Your Rights Camp, emphasizing that mental health is a continuum...
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Hundreds Of Misconduct Cases Like Stop-And-Frisk Tossed Out By The NYPD Without Even Looking At Them
This year, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has dismissed over 400 substantiated cases of alleged police misconduct without...
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Marcel Brown Wins $50 Million Jury Award For Being Wrongly Imprisoned For Murder
Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully imprisoned for seven years, has been awarded $50 million by the City of Chicago. In 2011, at just 18...
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Marcellus Williams Executed After Objections Of Prosecutor’s Office
Missouri executed Marcellus Williams by lethal injection on Tuesday, despite the objections of the prosecutor’s office that initially...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Sheriff Instructs Residents To List Homes With Harris-Walz Campaign SignsÂ
Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski faced significant backlash after urging residents to list homes displaying campaign signs...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
State Cancels Use-Of-Force Training By Ex-Minnesota Cop Who Killed Daunte WrightÂ
Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright in 2021, was set to lead a use-of-force training workshop...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Viral Video Shows Officer Lifting 15-Year-Old Girl & Body Slamming Her To The Ground Based On Belief She Was Going To Attack HimÂ
Ikeria Tate, a 15-year-old Black girl from Miami, is facing felony charges after being body-slammed by a Miami-Dade Public Schools...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Former Police Officer Emmitt Martin III Admits To Beating 'Helpless' Tyre Nichols & Shedding His BodycamÂ
Former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin III testified on Tuesday, admitting to punching a "helpless" Tyre Nichols five times while...
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Melissa Jean-Baptiste Empowers Youth: Overcoming Financial Struggles & Building Wealth with Knowledge
Melissa Jean-Baptiste (@ millennialindebt ), a financial educator and author of "So This Is Why I Am Broke," shared her journey of...
Sep 20, 20241 min read
KYRC Podcast Season 4 Episode 8: How The Autopsy Initiative & Independent Pathologists Allow The Families Of Individuals Killed While In Custody Achieve JusticeÂ
In this special bonus episode of the Know Your Rights Camp Podcast, Autopsy Initiative program head Nicole Martin and guest Dr. Roger A...
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