The detectives fired at least 26 shots, said Damario Solomon-Simmons, a Tulsa civil rights attorney representing Hill. Gunfire punctured the part of Asia’s brain that controls some movement and behavior, medical records show. Asia’s 5-year-old brother suffered a skull fracture and her 1-year-old sister was left with deep cuts on her face from gunfire or shattered window glass. Asia’s 2-year-old …
The black Americans suing to reclaim their Native American identity
Johnnie Mae Austin and her grandson, Damario Solomon-Simmons, can tell you everything about their ancestry. They can go back as far as 1810, the year Solomon-Simmons’ great-great-great-great-grandfather, Cow Tom, was born. With undeniable pride, they recount the man’s feats of bravery during the civil war, and his leadership within Oklahoma’s Creek population. Read the full story here.
Lawsuit threatened if public comment not included in council hearings on Equality Indicators
The family of Terence Crutcher and other advocates for police reform on Thursday praised the City Council for voting to hold public meetings on the 2018 Equality Indicators report but said the format of the meetings is flawed. The council voted 9-0 Wednesday to conduct four public meetings, but no dates have been determined. Read the full article here.
Freedmen call for boycott of Creek Nation, laud federal resolution aimed at severing tribe’s U.S. ties
A group of Creek Indian Freedmen have called for the boycott of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation amid endorsement of a U.S. House resolution that would sever government ties with the Oklahoma tribe. Read the full story here.