WASHINGTON INFORMER — A year ago, District residents were in an uproar, as the story of missing Black and Latina girls was met with near-silence from the...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The death of rapper Nipsey Hussle came during a week that saw a spike in shootings that prompted three City Council members to introduce...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Supreme Court today sent a very strong message that monetary bail and bail schedules are constitutional if the proper due process procedures...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — During times of oppression in the Black community, there have arisen both men and women who can best be described as an “anti-heroes.”
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds rejected the appeal from the former mayor of Detroit, who is in his eighth year in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am pleased by the identification, arrest, and conviction of the men who threatened me, my family, and my staff in support of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With tens of thousands of prisoners being released each year from jails and prisons across the country, experts agree that a major test...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Senior Political Correspondent” Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah of The Daily Show are co-creators. After another man-made catastrophe, Minhaj, an American Muslim and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In order to remain in power, our leaders have no problem erecting barriers that make it difficult to make changes. However, nearly 65%...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — An Oakland City Council member March 12 hailed the life of her slain son — a USC student who was gunned down near campus...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — “Empire” returned from its winter break on Wednesday. It was also the first episode that aired since co-star Jussie Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Looking at the current administration, we are going to have an uptick in protests because the president’s policies are not only affecting African...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — New Mexico, California, Philadelphia, Chicago. These are some of the city, county and state governments that have attempted to protect immigrants from local law...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — A new lawsuit against elite universities over the admissions scandal suggests that Black alumni of those schools will likely face new scrutiny and fresh...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am deeply disturbed and saddened by the horrific and hate-filled terrorist attacks that took place in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The rich have one standard of education and everyone else has another standard,” National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F....
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The LAPD uses a number of predictive programs to focus crime-fighting efforts in certain neighborhoods and on specific chronic offenders by analyzing data,
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The video is brief but disturbing: An officer is seen hitting an unarmed suspect with his pistol as the man falls into...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The reality in many of these universities is that by the time you subtract preferences for minorities, the spots reserved for athletes, the...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The federal government unsealed court documents in Boston that exposed a startling tale of privilege.
THE AFRO — The official confirmation of a new police commissioner marks a watershed moment for a city that has been without a permanent top cop for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya Wilson and Skylar Minnie are also among...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — It’s been six months since the racially-motivated desecration of Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church, another incident in a growing trend of such crimes...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…On March 27, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At a press conference in downtown Sacramento, County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the officers were justified in unloading 20 shots at...
THE AFRO — The MOU would require an agreement with the Baltimore Police Department.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The Jackson family is claiming Michael Jackson was “naive” about children but wasn’t an abuser.
THE AFRO — The alleged murder of a woman known as a “good samaritan,” by a panhandler shocked many in Baltimore.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors postponed discussion of a report by the Office of Inspector General.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “During the 1993 investigation into Michael’s alleged pedophilia, his sister Latoya created a firestorm by saying that she ‘would not be a silent...
THE AFRO — A carjacking inadvertently turned into a kidnapping but led to a happy ending- a saga that began in Prince George’s County and concluded in...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Mayor Randall Woodfin on Thursday said bluntly that “gun violence in the City of Birmingham is a public health crisis.”
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The faith-based community must speak with one voice in creating second chances for people released from prison.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Fairfax’s accusers, who both are Black, have accepted invitations to address their allegations at a public hearing.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Jackson’s estate has sued HBO for $100 million claiming that the network entered into an agreement with the singer in 1992 that prohibited...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kathrine McKee is a former L.A. morning talk show host who alleges Cosby raped her in 1974 in a Detroit hotel room while...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The 36-year-old actor who plays Jamal Lyon on the show has been written out of the finale.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Turning one crime into many is easily done, and with this in mind a prosecutor can easily circumvent laws of double jeopardy in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One thing I think for sure about the missing teens is that human trafficking is a hotbed in my city [and around the...
ROLLING OUT — In a circumstance that probably made some of his victims and adversaries smile, singer R. Kelly failed to raise the requisite bond money...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Private for-profit prisons are a contentious reality that many feel may have a lingering detrimental effect on people.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Jeff Adachi, a defense attorney of the highest magnitude, legendary for his sharp mind and soft, yet brave, heart, spoke to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, the chairs of six committees in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to Attorney General William Barr to inform him of their...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, has asked the FBI to investigate allegations by two women that he sexually assaulted them.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The Chicago Police have officially named Smollett as a suspect for filing a false report.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — YC News reported that the host of unreleased emails could shed light on any unsavory dealings between Troiani and Steele, including information that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Defendants charged with certain non-violent crimes should be presumptively released. But there are a small number of crimes which we believe prosecutors should...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I appreciate DeAndre because he broke a cycle in his life,” said Pastor Henry Lavender. “Now, he has his own son to raise....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although 21 Savage has lived in the U.S. for the past 14 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is attempting to expedite...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there...
By Dallas Post Tribune Staff Cass Robert Callaway, a practicing criminal defense lawyer who represents individuals accused of misdemeanor and felony charges, will be the presenter...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Investigators posted ads in Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Ohio for gun sales.
THE FLORIDA STAR — Up and coming rapper Boss Goon aka Willie Addison did not get the full opportunity to show the world how incredible an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “To recognize Black girls as magical means defining them as precious, unique and valued. When society recognizes their worth and value, I believe...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After the Parkland shooting, young people stood up and spoke both forcefully and passionately about gun violence’s impact on their ability to feel...
THE AFRO — Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recently announced her office will not prosecute marijuana possession cases/
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Community members, organization leaders, and former Angola inmates gathered to discuss issues.
Defender News Network — Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Monday her request for 102 additional prosecutors has been politicized.
THE FLORIDA STAR — James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul”, was 73 when he died in Atlanta, Georgia.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Missouri City has once again been ranked among the top safest municipalities in Texas
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Rodney Ellis said he plans to vote against District Attorney Kim Ogg’s request for a massive 31.7 percent budget increase.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Seventy-eight percent of the cigarettes consumed in the Black community are menthol-flavored. As the selling of menthol products become prohibited within Black communities,...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Mayor David Briley and Chief Steve Anderson announced last week Project Safe Nashville.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The disproportionate mass incarceration of people of color in America continues to grow. It is bad enough to be confined and locked up...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Rena was a local singer in the Houston area.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clemency is the second feature film for writer/director Chukwu, who worked on the clemency campaign for Tyra Patterson. Patterson was wrongly accused of...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Sheriff Alex Villanueva accused his predecessor of underreporting jail violence.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The Atlanta Police Department recently released the mugshot of Bow Wow.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Sen. Cory Booker recently addressed a familiar audience about fighting gun violence and encouraging Americans to reach a middle ground of morality.
“Once you get a felony conviction, your life is practically ruined based off of the current laws on the books in many states,” said nationally-recognized civil...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt told NNPA Newswire that Cosby was walking across the yard for his daily exercise and prison officials were also...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Anthony Graves Smart Justice Speakers Bureau is the only program of its kind in the nation. The program works with qualified persons...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The mental and emotional aftermath of sexual abuse can last a lifetime.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced Friday a settlement with Austin Royster Funeral Home and Chief Operating Officer Jamelle Royster.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Michael Jackson’s estate has slammed the Leaving Neverland documentary.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Sinking singer R. Kelly has been on the radar of the U.S. Department of Justice for quite some time.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Betrayal is a dangerous charge against anyone entrusted with a nation’s security
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Peterson hopes to shed more light on the ordeal so that justice is finally served.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Juvenile arrest rates have fallen sharply in recent years, but Black youth are disproportionately sent to adult court by judges at some of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…backlash resulted in Harris County voters showing up to the polls and sending those judges packing, allowing a new crop of Democratic judges...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Lionel Richie’s son was cautioned by police after making threats at an international airport.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — While considering his options, a former school resource officer denies using unnecessary force when he protected a sixth-grade boy from a bully.
ROLLINGOUT.COM — After weeks of public outcry, RCA/Sony executives finally relented and have decided to give up the record label’s prized musical commodity, R. Kelly.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, America’s embrace of “I believe the victims” has intensified. However, Michael Jackson’s family and ultra-loyal fan...
THE AFRO — January marks the 15th annual National Stalking Awareness Month.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brown, 30, has been in prison since she was 16 when she was convicted of killing Johnny Michael Allen, whom Brown said paid...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As 2019 begins, the senseless murder of some of Hip-Hop’s biggest and most talented stars remains in the cold case files. “It’s a...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — LaTisha Nixon’s trip to Los Angeles was supposed to be a commemoration of what would have been her son Gemmel Moore’s 28th birthday.
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The deceased officer has been identified as Sergeant Wytasha Carter.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Where were all these Black women who now are pouncing on R. Kelly when all these booty-shaking videos were being made. And it...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — A 51 -year-old White man was arrested for viciously punching an 11-year-old Black girl.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The synopsis for the Jackson documentary titled, “Leaving Neverland,” says: “At the height of his stardom, Michael Jackson began long-running relationships with two...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Still, Cosby faces an uphill battle in his bid for freedom, according to several experts who told NNPA Newswire this week that as...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — R. Kelly’s daughter has finally broken her silence.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many in the Greater Houston community are relieved to know that Jazmine’s killers have been apprehended and may soon face justice. However, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brown’s case has attracted national attention from criminal justice reform advocates, and attention has amped up as Haslam’s second and final term entered...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — For the past 191 years, the Black Press has been a steady beacon of truth and perspective for the Black community.
ATLANTA VOICE — Now, Aaliyah’s mother, Diane Haughton, has reportedly released a statement in response to Cunningham’s claims that a then 27-year-old R. Kelly seduced the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement early Sunday that homicide investigators have filed a capital murder charge against Eric Black Jr.
