Alton Sterling
The news of Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of police officers continues to rock the country with sadness, anger, frustration and outrage. However, actress Issa Rae proves that some good can come out of horrible situations, as the actress has raised an enormous amount of money for Sterling’s family in just a short time. […]
It's unclear if the protest is directly related to the shooting.
Nakia Jones' passionate reaction to the depraved killing of Alton Sterling has over two million views on Facebook with 144,783 shares. Jones, an officer at the Warrensville Heights Police Department in Ohio, uploaded the live broadcast after watching cell phone footage of Sterling being tackled to the ground by two cops then shot in the chest while he lay restrained.
Roland Martin speaks with Erica Campbell about the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Martin believes that certain cops don’t know how to deescalate and control certain situations. Martin insists that what we’re dealing with is certain officers doing what they want to do because they are only penalized civilly not criminally. He […]
The two officers -- Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II -- were placed on administrative leave following the shooting. Lake previously discharged his weapon in the line of duty.
Pastor Darryl Meredith talks with Erica Campbell about the peaceful protests going on after the death of Alton Sterling. The 35-year-old victim was shot and killed in Baton Rouge two days ago. Meredith referred to this incident as a ongoing “disease” happening all over the world. He wants to have a workshop about guns and […]
Alton Sterling was selling CD's outside a convenience store when he was fatally shot by police Tuesday morning.
