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Stevante Clark, brother of Stephon Clark who was fatally shot by police a week earlier, disrupts a meeting of the Sacramento City Council, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP) *As the Sacramento City Council held a meeting Tuesday to accommodate residents wanting to discuss the shooting death of unarmed black […]

*The City of Sacramento has reached a settlement with the parents of Stephon Clark, the man that was shot and killed by police officers in 2018, officials said in a statement Friday. “The decision to resolve the case through a negotiated agreement comes after careful consideration of all options,” said City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood. “We […]

Stevante Clark, brother of Stephon Clark, addresses protesters after the police shooting in Sacramento, Calif., on March 28, 2018. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) *Stevante Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark — the unarmed black man fatally shot by Sacramento police in his grandparents’ backyard in March — is running for mayor. Clark was a vocal […]

*Maybe it’s not a good idea for Stevante Clark, the brother of the late Stephon Clark to do interviews ’cause it’s obvious he’s literally not ready for prime time. Not only did he come unglued and started crying during his interview with Don Lemon Wednesday evening (03-28-18) on CNN, he also didn’t provide any substantive […]

Protesters crash the wedding of one of the officers who shot Stephon Clark. Facebook *Black Lives Matter protestors confronted one of the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark on his wedding day Saturday, reports CBS Sacramento. Due to safety reasons, police haven’t released the names of the officers who shot Clark eight times on […]

Stevante Clark’s mugshot (Credit: Sacramento Police Department) *The two Sacramento police officers that shot unarmed black man Stephon Clark are back on the job, just as his older brother Stevante Clark was arrested on Thursday and charged with criminal threats, felony assault, felony vandalism and abusing the 911 emergency line. Close family friend Jamilia Land […]

*The Sacramento District Attorney released  Stephon Clark’s official autopsy results and it shows that he was shot fewer times, and fewer times in the back than a private autopsy had concluded. CBS Sacramento reports that the official autopsy was conducted by Dr. Keng-Chin Su and reviewed by four other pathologists. It states Clark was shot seven times […]

Stevante Clark speaks out at a press conference about call for a PSA featuring his slain brother to be pulled by NFL *The family of  Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police in 2018, is speaking out over demands that the NFL pull a new PSA spotlighting the case. “Enough is enough. […]

*On Thursday in Sacramento, Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy for Stephon Clark, 22, to the overflowing Bayside of South Sacramento Church as he held tightly to Stephon’s distraught brother, Stevante, who frequently grabbed the microphone. Here’s the FULL story via the LA Times … SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Stevante Clark‘s grief was palpable at his […]

[…] Trump usually has a great deal to say about the “fake news” media and topics trending on social media, but the police killing of unarmed black man Stephon Clark in Sacramento is not a topic Trump cares to comment on. Clark was shot and killed in his own backyard last Sunday after police fired at him 20 […]

[…] man almost a year ago. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet acted lawfully when they used lethal force against Stephon Clark. The officers said they thought Clark, had a gun but investigators found only a cellphone. “We must recognize that they are often forced to make split-second […]

[…] were cleared by the Police Department and returned to duty in 2019. Mayor Steinberg,  who was hesitant to criticize the Sacramento Police Department following the killing of Stephon Clark until he saw the body camera footage firsthand, told Nichols’ family Friday: “To Tyre Nichols’ parents and family, our society has failed you. I am so […]

[…] the wake of the death of George Floyd, Today’s Hoda Kotb spoke with the mothers of two black men who died in police custody: Eric Garner and Stephon Clark. Clark’s mother, Se’Quette Clark, said “My heart was crushed” and described telling her son how to behave with police. Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, said that when […]

Stephon Clark *The horrific execution-style killing of 22-year-old Stephon Clark , who was shot by a white police officer while he was in his own backyard on Sunday, March 18, has definitely set off a firestorm in the Black Community. The killing of Black men sadly appear to be more like the norm than […]

[…] civil rights leaders on Thursday, March 22, called on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the slaying by Sacramento Police of Stephon Clark. The local leaders urge the AG to act based on the refusal of local District Attorneys to press charges against officers in the killing of unarmed […]