NNPA NEWSWIRE — “George Floyd’s horrific death, witnessed by millions of people around the world, unleashed a deep longing and undeniable demand for justice and change,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, Ellison and his team must prove the former officer caused Floyd’s death by creating an unreasonable risk...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Children are detained and subject to further abuse,” Sherri Jefferson of the African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP) told NNPA Newswire this week....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For too long, we have endured the pain of watching or seeing the deaths of people of color, particularly Black men and women,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the run-up to the Chauvin trial, it appears the City has prepared for every possible contingency. Preparations include barricades, barbed wire, moats...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The nonprofit legal organization committed to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals also noted that Black people are more likely to be wrongly convicted of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the end of the Civil War and passing of the 13th amendment, but America found what many...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Never again should an unarmed individual be murdered or brutalized by someone who is supposed to serve and protect them. Never again should...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former NYPD officer Ray Wood was, “tasked with ensuring that Malcolm X’s security detail was arrested days prior to the assassination, guaranteeing Malcolm...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ironically, the transcript of the phone calls played a prominent role in the House of Representatives’ second impeachment of the 45th president and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “He comes in here, and he doesn’t act like he’s better than anyone. He keeps it simple. Look, he is a political prisoner....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am really concerned about this banning of menthol cigarettes. It was originally for flavored tobacco products in the bill, but they have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson turned himself into the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, admitting his role in the Jan. 6 Trump-inspired insurrection that resulted in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chavis and nine others, eight young Black males, who were high school students, and white female anti-poverty worker, were arrested on charges of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We believe this effort to prevent housing scams is particularly important during a time when far too many families, including people of color...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lawmakers are seeking to honor Officer Goodman for his actions that may have saved the lives of many people, including members of Congress,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Camille Cosby has unleashed a scathing commentary in the aftermath of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are resolutely committed to upholding the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, including speech, peaceful assembly, and press, and we will investigate,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is demanding unprecedented protection for the event. Meanwhile, multiple reports indicate that the FBI is aware of chatter about...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A survivor of parental abuse, Samantina Zenon sought mental help while in college after what she called a life-changing emotional meltdown. Now, she’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe that the President’s message to the proud boys on September 29, in which he ordered them to “stand back and stand...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) imposed a citywide curfew from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, prohibiting people, other than essential workers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, was in bed sleeping next to her boyfriend when the officers attempted to serve a no-knock search warrant....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As this year of racial awareness is drawing to a close, it’s deeply troubling that incidents like this one, in which a Black...
