INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will no longer prosecute possession of marijuana cases involving one ounce or less of marijuana when the charge is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Five years ago, my beloved son Eric was murdered by people who were supposed to serve and protect," Gwen Carr, the mother of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Look, I sue police officers for a living,” said attorney Jennifer Bonjean. “What makes Mr. Cosby's conviction so egregious is that the judge...
ROLLINGOUT — A man who testified against Amber Guyger has been found dead days after his testimony. According to “Dallas Morning News,” Joshua Brown was found shot...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After deliberating her fate, a jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The conclusions are clear: Black Americans face a greater risk of being victims of gun violence compared to their peers. The only question...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Robert Lawson faces charges including battery and obstruction of justice following a criminal investigation of an incident where...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Harold Washington Library’s Cindy Pritzker Auditorium was a full house at the opening screening of a new local series focusing on injustices in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A group of activists that was infiltrated by LAPD informants and undercover officers at its meetings in 2017 demanded answers today regarding...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — County supervisors and local business leaders have announced the Fair Chance Hiring Initiative, which is aimed at encouraging companies to employ people who have...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Family and church members gathered recently to participate in the 10th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in honor of Jeremiah Williams, who was...
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — On August 29, 2019, Jeff Patterson, Chief Judge for the Alabama Tax Tribunal rendered a decision voiding over $75 million in sales...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "If young people who have experienced gun violence receive wraparound supports to empower them to fulfill their basic needs and sustain mental, physical,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the things that I have done over the last 10 years – with the exception of 2018 – is host a...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — All criminal charges have been dismissed against a prominent local Black Lives Matter leader arrested after a raucous Los Angeles Police Commission meeting...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD NEWS — The SPLC and many other advocates have shed light on how the criminal justice system criminalizes the poor and people of color and...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted pardons to seven people, including Susan H. Burton, a former inmate from East L.A. who now helps...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — The number of states that have approved legalizing marijuana increases each year. Florida has taken another step in that direction. Prosecutors in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In his August 19 announcement, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Slightly before midnight on the evening of July 6th, an unarmed Black man, Kedrick Crawford, 45, is seen on camera being unsuspectingly and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — News of the arrest of Donald Neely spread like wildfire, after a couple of shocking photos appeared on social media showing two White,...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — LaTisha Nixon stood under a large oak tree in front of the apartment where her son died of a methamphetamine overdose she says...
