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DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit woman with no remorse for killing two of her four children and stuffing the bodies in a home freezer was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Mitchelle Blair was charged, convicted and sentenced in less than four months, since an eviction crew discovered the children’s bodies in the […]
As mainstream media begin to take notice of the social, political and economic power of black social media users, the LA Times has made a bold, and possibly strange move, in hiring a reporter to monitor current trends, rants and musings on #BlackTwitter. Dexter Thomas has joined the publication to cover the latest happenings in […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles are looking for a burglar who accidentally made a selfie with his victim’s iPhone. Police say the thief entered a home in the Venice area through an unlocked door Saturday and grabbed the phone, but he accidentally activated a video app. The crook briefly recorded himself standing […]
DALLAS (AP) — Family and friends sought more details Thursday about the death of a black woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop, saying the 28-year-old gave no indication she was in such an emotional state that she would kill […]
NYC #ShutItDown for Eric Garner! This Friday we show our resistance This Friday we show our power #NOJUSTICENOPEACE pic.twitter.com/Pn2kZacv1X — Millions March NYC (@MillionsMarch) July…
HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose loved ones are questioning authorities who say the 28-year-old arrested on a traffic violation hanged herself in a Texas county jail cell. Sandra Bland, who had ties to the Chicago area, was found dead Monday morning in […]
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate was scheduled to be put to death Thursday for killing a 93-year-old woman at her home during a robbery a decade ago, though his lawyers sought a day earlier to have the execution delayed. Clifton Lamar Williams was convicted of killing Cecelia Schneider, who was found […]
DURANT, Okla. (AP) — Calling the Internet a 21st century necessity, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a program to bring faster Internet connections to more low-income households, particularly to help students living in public and assisted housing stay ahead in school. Under ConnectHome, the public, private and nonprofit sectors have pledged to work together […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected the idea of revoking Bill Cosby‘s Presidential Medal of Freedom because of sexual misconduct allegations. “There’s no precedent for revoking a medal,” Obama said. “We don’t have that mechanism.” Obama was asked about Cosby and his medal at a presidential news conference in the East Room. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Joseph Robinson Jr., an executive at Sugarhill Records and a son of Sylvia Robinson, known as the Mother of Hip-Hop, died Saturday from cancer. He was 53. Family spokesman Greg Walker said Wednesday that Robinson, better known as Joey, died at his home in Tenafly, New Jersey. Robinson’s mother founded Sugarhill […]
Roland Martin talks to Victor Henderson, attorney of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team who are still trying to get justice after their title was stripped earlier this year. “We’re trying to get the truth. And we don’t want to tell the truth more often than not they have something to hide. They […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Calling it an issue America can’t afford to ignore, President Barack Obama laid out an expansive vision Tuesday for fixing the criminal justice system by focusing on communities, courtrooms and cellblocks. He announced a federal review of the use of solitary confinement and urged Congress to pass a sentencing reform bill by […]
