Mothers Against Police Brutality’s Weekly Digest
28 May 2026
| Dear MAPB Friends and Supporters, For years, families impacted by police violence have carried the burden of fighting not only for justice in their own cases, but against a national system of abuse and impunity. Mothers Against Police Brutality’s new weekly digest is meant to help connect those dots. Each week, we’ll share key developments related to policing, police violence, accountability efforts, protest repression, and community resistance. Our sharing of them is not necessarily an endorsement of their message, but for awareness raising about the evolving news stories. These stories will come primarily from the United States, but also from around the world. Our hope is that this bulletin helps supporters stay informed, identify patterns, strengthen advocacy efforts, and remember that no family is fighting alone. If you want to submit a news update for the bulletin, please email Alli@mapbdallas.com. |
| Supreme Court rejects Michigan police officer’s bid to toss out an excessive force claim from a George Floyd protestMay 26, 2026. Michigan The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Michigan police officer’s attempt to evade an excessive force claim arising from an incident that took place during a protest in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing. Study names Ohio as one of the best states to be a police officerMay 27, 2026. Columbus, Ohio Ohio ranked as the 10th-best state for police officers. Lupo said Ohio stands out because of its robust training requirements, which include lessons on de-escalation. However, the state could improve when it comes to officers’ salaries, according to Lupo. Military veterans join Memphis police forceMay 25, 2026. Memphis, Tenn 9 of 81 recruits in the newest Memphis Police Department class are current or former military members. While only 7% of adults in the U.S. have served in the military, the National Fraternal Order of Police estimates that at least 20% of America’s police officers are military veterans. Irish PM urges full probe of death of Congolese man restrained outside storeMay 21, 2026. Ireland Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outside a Dublin department store in an incident that has shocked the nation. The Irish Network Against Racism expressed concern that excessive force may have been used against Yves Sakila and said “the death of a black man in such circumstances is extremely worrying.” US sanctions Tanzanian police official over ‘torture’ of rights activistsMay 22, Nairobi, Africa The US has sanctioned a senior Tanzanian police official over allegations linked to the “torture and sexual assault” of East African rights activists Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire last year. In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department had designated Faustine Jackson Mafwele based on “credible information that he was involved in gross violations of human rights”. Tanzania’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo told the BBC that the government was yet to receive the formal designation, which bars Mafwele from entering the US. |
| Mothers Against Police Brutality (MAPB) Mothers Against Police Brutality (MAPB) is a Dallas-based multi-generational, multi-racial, and multi-ethnic coalition uniting people nationally, to hold law enforcement agencies more accountable. Collette Flanagan founded MAPB in 2013 after her son, Clinton Allen, an unarmed young Black man in custody, was shot to death by a Dallas police officer. Transforming grief into determination, Flanagan and MAPB are leading the charge to change deadly force policy in Dallas and throughout the U.S.; to lifting up families who have lost loved ones to police violence; and to reimagining public safety, divesting from police departments and investing in the health, housing, household incomes, human rights, creative arts, and overall well-being of our communities. www.mothersagainstpolicebrutality.org |
