All photos by Jarrette Werk. This story originally appeared on Underscore News. Forty Native and Indigenous community members, ranging from young children to elders, plus a dog named Ocho, attended Pedalpalooza's inaugural Native and Indigenous Bike Ride on Saturday, August 27. Organizers Alexis Vazquez and Nanette Beyale say they’re pleased. "So many people came together for this," said Beyale. "Imagine what we could do if we made it an every year thing. It could just.
video. a warning now, it includes offensive language. the officers text messages are expected to be released soon. three of the officers involved were fired from the department. the fourth who created the racist video resigned in bad standing during the course of the investigation. if he hadn t the police chief said he would have been fired, too. in a press conference today, the ft. lauderdale police chief said the behavior was inexcusable. all four officers conduct involved racist text messages exchanged among themselves and former police officer alex alvarez created a video that was racially biased. the four officers conduct was inexcusable and there is zero tolerance for this type of behavior within the ft. lauderdale police department. the four officers behind this offensive behavior are out, but how were they allowed to become officers in first place? and how do we make sure something like this does not happen again? joining me now are mark claxton, former n