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D.C. Residents Share Public Safety Ideas Based on Their Own Experiences
D.C. Justice Lab hosted a fair, where activists, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations proposed resolutions to public safety challenges in Washington, D.C., including body-camera footage.
THE WASHINGTON POST – 07.29.23
On the eve of the 2020 March on Washington, Bridzette Lane and other families of individuals lost to police violence gathered for a healing ceremony from Black Lives Matter D.C.
DCIST – 08.28.20
‘There’s Still A Lot More Work To Do’: Thousands Demand Racial Equality At March On Washington
On August 28, 2020, thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., for the “Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks,” organized by the National Action Network in response to George Floyd’s killing, demanding racial equality and justice.
Grieving Local Mom Slated to Speak at March on Washington
Grieving mother Kenithia Alston will speak at the March on Washington about her son, Marqueese, who was fatally shot by D.C. police in 2018, as she continues to seek justice through a $100 million lawsuit against the city.
WUSA9 – 08.27.20
Marqueese Alston’s Mother Says Release of Edited Police Video of Her Son’s Shooting Death Only Raises New Questions
Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic and Kenithia Alston criticized MPD for releasing a heavily edited body-camera video of Marqueese Alston’s fatal shooting.
GEORGETOWN LAW – 07.31.20
Mother Of Son Shot By DC Police Sues For Millions
Two years after Marqueese Alston’s death, his mother sued for $100 million, demanding body-cam footage amid D.C. police reforms.
WHUR 96.3 – 06.13.20
The Mother of Marqueese Alston Sues the City and DC Police for $100 Million
Kenithia Alston sued DC and its police department for $100 million over the fatal shooting of her son, Marqueese Alston, alleging a lack of transparency, conflicting police accounts, and withheld body-camera footage.
WASHINGTONIAN – 06.12.20
After 2-Year Search for Answers, Mother of Marqueese Alston Sues D.C. Police for Fatally Shooting her Son
Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Kenithia Alston for the fatal shooting of her son by MPD officers.
GEORGRETOWN LAW – 06.12.20
‘Still seeking Marqueese’s truth’ | Marqueese Alston’s mother files $100M suit against DC, MPD in son’s fatal shooting
On the anniversary of her son Marqueese Alston’s fatal police shooting, Kenithia Alston, filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against D.C., demanding transparency and full release of body-camera footage.
WUSA9 – 06.12.20
Two years after her son was shot by D.C. police, a mother hopes reforms bring answers
On the anniversary of her son Marqueese Alston’s fatal police shooting, Kenithia Alston, filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against D.C., demanding transparency and full release of body-camera footage.
THE WASHINGTON POST – 06.09.20
Mother searches for answers after her son was shot by DC police
On what would have been Marqueese Alston’s 24th birthday, his mother demands release of the body-camera footage and seeks witnesses to challenge MPD’s narrative of his 2018 fatal shooting.
‘I’m still trying to find out what happened’ | Mom of man killed by DC police pleads for closure a year later
A year after her 22-year-old son, Marqueese Alston, was fatally shot by police, Kenithia Alston continues to seek answers regarding the circumstances of his death.
Mother Fights for Police Body-Cam Footage of Son’s Death
Over a year after her son was fatally shot by police, Kenithia Alston seeks access to body-camera footage to understand the his death.
Police Killed These Seven Washingtonians. Here Are Their Stories, and the Family Left Behind
Families of Black Washingtonians killed by police seek justice, hoping for accountability.
WASHINGTONIAN – 09.06.20