Black Teens

A teenager in Liberia who has become a national hero after finding $50,000 and returning it to its rightful owner said he will meet the country’s president next week.

Bystanders express their outrage.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered R. Kelly held in a Chicago jail without bond on sex-related charges, saying that the R&B singer had failed to convince the court that he would not commit new crimes if released. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber handed down the ruling after Kelly was arrested last […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned from at least two nonprofit boards as backlash intensified following the release of the Netflix series “When They See Us,” a miniseries that dramatizes the events surrounding the trial. On Tuesday, the president of Vassar College posted a letter on […]

A Chicago restaurant manager, has been placed on suspension after he  allegedly threw a chair at a Black teen who had walked into his restaurant last week. “I’ll kick your a–,” the restaurant’s manager, Matthew Fezzey reportedly yelled toward 18-year-old John “Kyle” Johnson. “This is my place of business.” Moments later, Fezzey swung a chair at him, […]

Nina, Treasure Richards' older sibling, claims her mother was also in on the plot to get a free trip to California.

Details have come out about Officer Frank Garmback’s so-called punishment. The officers involved in the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014 suffered little to no consequences, but now it’s being reported the minor punishment one officer received was even more minimal than we thought. Officer Frank Garmback, who was disciplined for driving too close to Rice […]

In the George household in New Jersey, they are celebrating two valedictorians this year. Fraternal twins Malik and Miles George were co-valedictorians at their New Jersey high school. Neither of them has gotten a B since the third grade.  CBS.com reports: The 18-year-old brothers from New Jersey delivered a rousing and light-hearted speech at their […]

The shooting is sparking outrage.

On May 11, her body was found a few blocks away from her home.

Sadaria Davis is being talked about on social media but nowhere else.

PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 16-year-old who was supposed to be on house arrest for auto theft was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a Maryland police officer. After hearing about Dawnta Anthony Harris’ numerous recent run-ins with the law, a judge called him a “one-man crime wave” and ordered the […]