In the Media 2016

[NY Amsterdam News] Community remembers Shantel Davis

On June 14, 2012, Shantel Davis, 23, was killed by an NYPD police officer on 38th Street and Church Avenue in East Flatbush. Four years...

[Daily Beast] The Cops Shot Her Son, and de Blasio Won’t Talk to Her

Constance Malcolm came to the Times Square Hilton, to the National Action Network’s annual conference on March 13, to see the mayor. For...

[Colorlines] Ramarley Graham's Family, Activists Demand Accountability w/ #23Days4Ramarley Campaign

“Mayor de Blasio, you promised police reform when you ran, but you’ve done nothing to hold the NYPDaccountable,” Graham’s mother,...

[Fox 5 NY] DA: No prison for Peter Liang in death of Akai Gurley

Loyda Colon, the co-director of civil rights group the Justice Committee, said Thompson's recommendation would be an injustice to...

[Daily News] U.S. Attorney won't convene grand jury against NYPD officer who killed Ramarley Graham

Graham's mom, Constance Malcolm, who met with Bharara Tuesday before he announced he would not be convening a grand jury in the case,...

Delrawn Small’s Family Outraged by Police Union’s Latest Ploy to Obstruct Discipline for Ofc. Isaacs

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2023 New York, NY–– Yesterday, just weeks after...

Electeds Letter to Mayor & NYPD Commissioner Re Discipline Trial for Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick

March 16, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams City Hall New York, NY 10007 NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell 1 Police Plaza New York, NY 10038 RE:...

40 Electeds Call on Mayor & NYPD Commish to Let Trial Proceed for Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org Forty Elected Officials Call on Mayor Adams & Commissioner Sewell to Let April...

Parents of Kawaski Trawick Slam Last-Ditch Police Union Ploy to Block Trial for Cops Who Killed Him

Ellen & Rickie Trawick Call on Mayor Adams & Commissioner Sewell to Swiftly Reject the Request & Allow the CCRB to Move Forward.

Judge Danny Chun Rules To Unseal Records in Officer Wayne Isaacs’ Criminal Trial

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2023 In response to the ruling by Brooklyn Supreme...

Family of Ronald Anthony Smith Gathers at Vigil In front of AG’s Office

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org Amidst a string of NYPD car crashes, Family of Ronald Anthony Smith Gathers at...

[News 12] Family calls for justice at rally for Ronald A. Smith

A remembrance rally took place outside of Attorney General Letitia James’s office on Wednesday night for the late Ronald Anthony Smith....

[AMNY]Advocates, pols rally at City Hall for the passage of bills requiring more police transparency

Community officials and advocates gathered at City Hall on Wednesday to call for legislation that would ensure more accountability and...