NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is no easy way to avoid becoming numb to mass shootings and random violence. When you read about it or hear about...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — "These laws create a separate system of justice for communities of color, with criminal charges that don’t require actual wrongdoing, and lead to longer...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cyntoia Brown was supposed to spend 51 years in prison before she could even be considered for parole but her precarious case caught...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now, as he awaits an appellate court's ruling that could grant him a new trial or freedom, Cosby's support base appears more significant...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Twenty-one-year-old Alexis Crawford was found dead at Exchange Park in DeKalb County on Friday. Police discovered her body with the aid of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to published reports, three out of every four inmates in Illinois prisons are African American, causing some to conclude that banning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many learned about the Baltimore City Police through the case of Freddie Gray, who died in April 2015 following his arrest after running...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whites are caught with illegal drugs more often. However, according to the new analysis, Whites were more likely to be found with drugs,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — More than a year after her son died in a police-involved shooting, Kenithia Alston said she still has questions about that fateful evening that...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — In three short years, Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney was able to change the city of Birmingham for the better, Police Chief Patrick Smith told a...
OAKLAND POST — People across Oakland are reacting with shock and anger this week as news spreads that highly respected community elder Wilson Riles Jr. had...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nonprofit founded by a bipartisan group of African American leaders from across the country who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I went to the police academy, which was some time ago, a lot of people were coming back from Iraq, and they...
The former white police officer said that she thought that she was entering her own apartment when she shot Botham Jean, a 26-year-old St. Lucia native,...
ROLLINGOUT — The White police officer who allegedly shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson has been charged with murder. Officer Aaron Dean resigned hours before he was booked into...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — On the heels of the recent conviction and sentencing of a white female police officer who killed a black male in his...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As for “Young Cyntoia” specifically, “I would tell her, you don’t know half the things that you think you know,” she said. “I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I committed no crime,” said Hunter. “All of this was a vindictive, vicious, and retaliatory attack against me because I had the audacity...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nobody looked at this video and said there’s any doubt that this officer acted inappropriately,” Forth Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus noted. “I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The State knew Joshua Brown didn’t want to testify due to concerns for his safety. He flew to California when the trial began....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…Has there ever been a time when you should have spoken up and didn’t, but later you realized you were wrong? Should folks...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby’s Appellate Attorney Jennifer Bonjean told NNPA Newswire that Cosby’s fight for justice isn’t over. “Not even close. Even as we move through...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I Messenger Media (Texas Metro News/Garland Journal/I Messenger) sat down recently with Judge Tammy Kemp to discuss criticism she has received as a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cheers went up as Hunter moved into sight as she walked alone to the jail release area door. After receiving a bouquet of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — On average, about 19 children are shot daily in America and about 1,300 youths under age 18 die yearly from firearms, with about 6,000...
