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NEW YORK (AP) — The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news story of 2014, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. In a year crowded with dramatic and often wrenching news […]
We are at a loss for words. Two cops were killed on a Brooklyn street today after a crazed gunman shot the officers, execution style,…
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened up recently in an interview with People magazine about their personal experiences with racism in America.…
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Chicago leaders this week unveiled a “road map” to combat violence. SEE ALSO:John Crawford’s Family Sues City, Police, Walmart…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors sued New York City on Thursday to speed the pace of reforms to address what a U.S. Department of…
A bumbling pair of alleged robbers tried to get away with Yuletide shenanigans at their local Walmart in Lake Wales, Florida. Suspect Genard Dupree, 27, faked…
Second graders from Alma Del mar Charter School in Bedford, Massachusetts took to the streets and rallied against police for the shooting death of Michael…
Four women in Boston have reported inappropriate behavior and touching while riding in gypsy taxis (acting as identifiable services like Uber) and one of the…
Ariel Delegol (pictured) is a junior at Clark Atlanta College who has never seen the inside of a jail—until recently. The young lady was stopped for…
Was 17-year-old Lennox Lacy lynched? That’s what his family and his older girlfriend, who is white, believe. The Bladenboro, North Carolina teenager was found hanging from a swing set in a trailer park. The town is 80% white, 20% black and Lacy’s girlfriend 32-year-old Michelle Brimhall says she believes Lacy was targeted and killed because […]
While echoes of the Black liberation movements of the 60’s and 70’s are being played out daily, the U.S. has moved to normalized diplomatic relations with Cuba. But many are wondering how that will impact one of Black liberation’s most enduring heroines – Assata Shakur. Shakur, born Joanne Chesimard, escaped from a New Jersey jail […]
Little did Aaron Hodges (pictured) ever fathom that two days after he passionately responded to a Facebook thread about the bully tactics utilized by many in…
