Jeff Johnson talks with TJMS about mental illness using Jesse Jackson Jr. and the Jackson family as representations of the deep prevalance of mental illness in black families. Ending on a sidenote, urging everyone to become active in the Chavis Carter story. Click here to read the story about Chavis Carter
Calls for answers in the mysterious slaying of Chavis Carter intensified early Tuesday. This came mere hours after as many as 500 community residents turned out near his hometown of Mississippi for a candlelight vigil and to reminisce about the life and times of the 21-year-old victim as well as implore authorities to leave no […]
Investigators in Jonesboro, Arkansas say they are awaiting the results of an autopsy and toxicology reports to help determine what happened in a police cruiser where a young black man whose hands were cuffed behind his back was shot in the head. An incident report obtained by BlackAmericaWeb.com lists the cause of 21-year-old Chavis Chacobie […]
