Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend tried to stand his ground, but got charged with a crime instead. Ben Crump Opinion Contributor In America, we like to believe that the rights afforded under the Constitution and by law apply equally to everyone. But several recent, high-profile cases starkly document how justice in America is apportioned in black and …
Ben Crump After celebrating with friends, an intoxicated young man knocked on the wrong door at a Fort Myers townhome – one that looked exactly like the one where he lived. It was a stupid mistake in the middle of the night. But it cost Ryan Modell his life. And the man who killed him …
Require body cameras, hold police publicly accountable and stand up to powerful unions to rid system of racist practices. Ben Crump Opinion Contributor For decades, we have heard pledges from police chiefs and city leaders that they will reform policing and eliminate the persistent brutality that characterizes far too many encounters between police officers and …
By Ben Crump Ben Crump is a civil rights and trial attorney and founder of Ben Crump Law, headquartered in Washington, D.C. George Floyd’s close-to-last words in life — “I can’t breathe” — capture perfectly how so many black Americans feel in watching the slow, grueling video of his death. Another black person killed. Another …
The Minneapolis police department’s failure to arrest the officers responsible threatens our most basic sense of justice Ben Crump and Jasmine Rand Get off of his neck.” “Please! Please!” “I can’t breathe.” Police in America have far too many non-lethal ways to reliably kill black men without facing criminal charges. The weaponization of racism does …
By Ben Crump, Opinion Contributor Among the cascading tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating and disproportionate impacts on Black and Hispanic Americans is this: Without digital devices or a data source, children of color who are already disadvantaged in our education system will miss out on a year of schooling. That adds even …
Ben Crump Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of the day the City of Flint switched its water supply source to the Flint River, systematically poisoning its heavily black population. The fallout from that fateful decision includes the lead poisoning of more than 25,000 children, many of whom now struggle daily with long-term developmental delays, learning …
Ben Crump Opinion contributor Blacks are dying at disproportionate rates. Two black men report cop kicking them from store for wearing protective masks. Equity in response is desperately needed, in justice system and beyond. We’ve long known that it’s dangerous to be black in America. We’ve all watched cell phone and body cam footage of …
Justice in case of 25-year-old black male delayed amid COVID-19 response. Apparently in Georgia bowling and tattooing are more essential. Ben Crump Opinion Contributor Imagine for a moment that two black men with rifles jumped out of a pickup in a residential neighborhood and shot to death a white jogger because they suspected him of …
The long struggle for equal justice for all Americans has reached a fever pitch that promises real change in the coming months and years. Unfortunately, the movement was sparked by the death of George Floyd due to brutal policing tactics. Attorney Ben Crump has taken up the George Floyd case, along with the murders of …
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I have been crusading tirelessly for Flint’s children, and a CBS 60 Minutes episode Sunday revealed exactly why it is so crucial to continue fighting this fight. Results from testing 174 children who drank the lead-filled water in Flint shows 140 of them will require special education services. Flint’s water supply has caused irreversible damage to Flint’s …
When I grew up in small Lumberton, NC, racial barriers were very much a part of daily life. When it came to exercising our rights, including our right to vote, minorities faced countless obstacles – from actually getting to the polls to overcoming discriminatory requirements to cast a ballot. With a tremendously important Election Day …
President Johnson and leaders of the civil rights movement made unimagined strides to improve the ability of blacks to exercise their right to vote. Yet those of us who carry on their fight recognize there is still so much to be done. African-Americans are entitled to the same rights and treatment as everyone else when …
With less than a month until an exceedingly important Election Day, voting registration and enthusiasm seem to be on the rise – but only for some. Despite the fact that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted more than a half-century ago, Florida still clings to numerous discriminatory laws and practices that prevent more …
It may be the festive season, but injustice sure hasn’t taken a holiday. Another example of a young black male being penalized by a white authority figure has occurred at American Heritage School in the town of Plantation, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. This injustice screamed out to my friends, basketball star Dwyane Wade and …
To read the news lately, you’d think this is truly a golden age for American working men and women. The U.S. unemployment rate is the lowest in almost half a century. Earnings for American corporate employers are growing at the highest rate in years. One of the nation’s leading retailers announced a new, higher minimum …
