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February 28, 2021 at 7:16 pm by Sindhu Ananthavel
Academic and law enforcement experts discussed the difficult history of law enforcement in the United States and what a future without it might look like in âDefund the Police: Reimagining Public Safety,â a University of California discussion held on Feb. 17.Â
In the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd last summer, the discussion around police brutality and violence against Black Americans has centered around defunding and abolition, Gibbs said before the discussion.
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Organized by the Black Staff and Faculty Organization (BSFO), the discussion was a part of the UC-wide Black History Month virtual event series and was moderated by Geoffrey Gibbs, of the UC Legal Office of Special Counsel, and included Nikki Jones, a professor of African-American studies at UC Berkeley, Jennifer Cobbina, a professor at Michigan State Universityâs School of Criminal Justice and Major
Community members, leaders practice MLK s message of helping others with food drive
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HAMPTON, Va. The Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, âWhat are you doing for others?â
Residents with organizations and departments from across the Peninsula gathered at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank on Martin Luther King Jr. to practice that message.
They dropped off, received, and sorted through lots of donated food for the Foodbankâs fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Food Drive. All of the food was gathered in a matter of two weeks from January 4 to January 15.
Joseph Allen Bratcher was taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center where he later died.
Credit: Hemera Technologies, Getty Images Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 12:27 PM EST January 13, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. The Newport News Sheriff s Office and police department are investigating a jail death after an inmate hanged himself Tuesday.
It was around 1:42 a.m. when a deputy found 28-year-old Joseph Allen Bratcher in his cell with a sheet tied around his neck and the cell bars, according to a sheriff s office spokesperson.
Deputies immediately called for help. CPR was performed on the inmate until paramedics arrived.
Bratcher was taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center where he later died in the evening around 8:39 p.m.