Bernice King

A 1-year-old Black boy, Kohen Wiley, was fatally shot by police in Senatobia, Mississippi, during a traffic stop related to a shoplifting call, sparking protests and calls for police accountability. The incident has drawn comparisons to the 2023 shooting of a pregnant Black woman in Ohio over a similar accusation.

A 1-year-old Black boy, Kohen Wiley, was fatally shot by police in Senatobia, Mississippi, during a pursuit related to an alleged shoplifting incident at a Walmart. The shooting has sparked protests and racial tensions, with conflicting accounts from police and the child's mother regarding the vehicle's direction and the shoplifting claim.

A 1-year-old Black boy, Kohen Wiley, was fatally shot by police in Senatobia, Mississippi, during a response to a shoplifting call. The incident has sparked protests and racial tensions, with conflicting accounts of whether the vehicle was moving toward officers and whether diapers were stolen. Civil rights leaders, including Bernice King, condemned the shooting as a moral failure.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using civil rights activist Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., as a prop to deflect from racism allegations during a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center's funding. Crockett criticized the GOP for hypocrisy in targeting SPLC while ignoring racial dynamics and referenced Donald Trump's 2017 Charlottesville comments. She suggested Republicans should instead call on Martin Luther King III or Bernice King to address the issue.