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Roland Martin, Jeff Johnson and Pastor Jamal Bryant discuss the delay of Loretta Lynch’s nomination as the first black, female Attorney General of the United States. “After over a 165 days this is the longest time its taken. This is a qualified woman. This is a qualified legal professional. This senate needs to move to confirm […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge’s surprise acquittal of an off-duty Chicago police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed woman called into question prosecutors’ decision not to charge the man with murder, and set off protests for a second day Tuesday. That the officer shot Rekia Boyd, 22, was never in dispute. But the […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A father was arrested on manslaughter and child abuse charges after police said he left his toddler son in a hot car during a day of heavy drinking. James Koryor, 41, was taken into custody Tuesday after detectives determined he went to a liquor store with his 2-year-old, bought a bottle of […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal spinal-cord injury under mysterious circumstances after he was handcuffed and put in the back of a police van. After the probe was announced, at least 1,000 people […]
Bruh! Who hurt you? Michael Eric Dyson wrote the longest read we’ve ever read for the New Republic. The subject matter that made him furiously…
The cop that allegedly gunned down Eric Harris is going on a Caribbean vacation before his next court appearance. After pleading not guilty to charges…
A weekend of violence hit the Windy City, as three people were shot near the University of Chicago campus. Thirty other individuals were also involved in separate…
A solider gave his 8-year-old son a yearbook photo to remember when he surprised him in the most adorable way possible. Army Corporal James Bass surprised his…
The Inkster, Mich. police officer caught on dash cam beating and dragging a Black man during a Jan. 28 traffic stop has been charged with…
Until more information becomes available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Ebola survivors to abstain from all forms of sex or use…
A tree planted in memory of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri was vandalized and destroyed the following day, according to a local news channel. A memorial stone placed at the foot of the tree is also missing. The memorial tree was planted Saturday in January-Wabash Memorial Park by members of the Black Caucus of the […]
Congress has at last compromised on something. After weeks of negotiations, the Senate on Tuesday reached an agreement on a bill to help victims of sex trafficking, finally paving the way for a confirmation vote on Loretta E. Lynch to replace Eric H. Holder Jr. as attorney general. Disagreement over a provision that would ban […]
