A lone juror held out causing a mistrial in the case of the murder of Walter Scott. Michael Slager, who pulled over Walter Scott in North Charleston, ended up shooting him as a bystander recorded the incident on video. Dashcam footage was also made public of the moments before the murder. Watch both videos and […]
Scott's shooting marked a defining moment in furthering the national discussion of deadly force used by law enforcement against Black men and women.
12/05/16 – Roland Martin and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press political/legal affairs reporter, provide updates on the Slager and Roof trials which are both currently happening in South Carolina. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo: Meg Kinnard Twitter Profile)
Michael Slager testified in his own defense on Tuesday, getting grilled by prosecutors in the high-profile murder trial in the death of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was shot five times.
After being called the n-word, Coleman had every right to feel the way he did and to speak on it however he pleased.
The father of Jordan Davis, the unarmed teen who was gunned down by Michael Dunn in 2012 over loud music, has advice for the family of South Carolina…
By now we’ve heard lawyers, activists, analysts, journalists, and a list of lay people say it over and over — the video in the Walter…
WARNING:GRAPHIC VIDEO CONTENT, PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED (source:live5news.com) A South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder, after a video surfaced of him shooting a middle-aged black man. Charleston County Sheriffs arrested 33 year-old officer Michael Slager for shooting and killing 50 year-old Walter Scott, during a traffic stop. The footage of the video shows […]
