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Once again, a video of officer misconduct is going viral. A female student in a high school classroom in Columbia, South Carolina refused to leave the classroom after she reportedly became disorderly. A school security officer was brought in to escort her out of the class. Instead, he threw her out of her chair and […]
While Blacks constitute 39 percent of Greensboro’s citizens that are of driving-age, they make up 54 percent of the drivers pulled over.
A dog’s loyalty has always been a sense a pride for anyone who’s owned one, and we now know that dedication goes to the grave.
Here are 5 things you should know about where the conflict now stands.
DETROIT (AP) — A 26-year-old woman on Monday expressed her indescribable pain and regret for the death of her newborn son whom she stuffed into a plastic bag after giving birth to him at her suburban Detroit workplace. Kimberly Pappas was sentenced to 9 to 20 years in prison. The Wyandotte woman earlier pleaded guilty […]
Nick Mosby, Baltimore councilman and husband of State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, has announced his candidacy for mayor.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi has removed the state flag on its Oxford campus Monday morning because the banner contains the Confederate battle emblem, which some see as a painful reminder of slavery and segregation. Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks ordered the flag lowered and said it was being sent to the university’s […]
Roland Martin talks to Attorney Daryl Parks about the shooting death of Corey Jones, the Florida man who was killed by a plain clothes police after approaching him in an unmarked 15 seat passenger van. Parks is part of the legal team along with Attorney Benjamin Crump. “It’s three o’clock in the morning. The cop never […]
Another school shooting on the campus of a Historically Black College/University has been reported this month, this time at North Carolina Central University. NBC News.com reports: The campus of North Carolina Central University was briefly on lockdown late Sunday as police sought an “active shooter,” the college said. The college issued an emergency alert saying there […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards. But just how much time each year? A. Between 10-15 hours. B. Between 20-25 hours. C. Between 30-35 hours. The correct answer is “B,” according to a […]
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a toddler. Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old resident of the college town, was arrested after the Saturday crash on a driving while under the influence […]
The top five white landowners in America together own more rural land than all of Black America combined. According to Business Insider, this small group’s total land holdings are about 9 million acres. As reported by the USDA all of Black America (which is inclusive of over forty million people) only owns about 8 million […]
