Keith Tharpe was sentenced to death in 1991 three months after being accused of killing his sister-in-law. 26 years later Tharpe’s attorney, Brian Kammer is asking to reopen the case based on the evidence of a juror who voted against Tharpe based on racial bias. The juror in question, according to Kammer, “repeatedly boasted that he typically used […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the first time Monday that indications of racial bias among jurors during a trial may result in a verdict being thrown out and a new trial.
An Indiana elementary school's teachers are having honest discussions about race and power. The teachers are continuing the voluntary after school sessions for a third year.
https://twitter.com/iBeKabir/status/740005897930452992 If you search for “three Black teenagers” in Google, the algorithm offers an array of mug shots. But if you search for “three White teenagers,” well, an assortment of images of smiling White girls and boys pops up. The awareness comes after Kabir Alli, 18, a senior at Clover Hill High School, in […]
The supreme court is reportedly investigating the issue of racial bias in jury selection, and it could to some action. Click on the audio player to hear more details on this story in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 p.m. EST! RELATED: Supreme Court Allows Texas […]
Black patients believe that white doctors don’t care about their personal lives.
A new study by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois supports what has long been suspected: that there is a racial disparity in Chicago traffic stops that disproportionately…
CHICAGO (AP) — A professor whose research is helping a California police department improve its strained relationship with the black community and a lawyer who…
