By Thandisizwe Chimurenga Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel This past summer saw the deaths of five Black women in police custody across...
(The Washington Post) – Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed just wanted to get noticed by his teachers. Instead, he got arrested. In an incident that has raised allegations...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times The highly anticipated trial of police brutality victim and former baseball star Robbie...
(New York Times) – Americans commonly — and mistakenly — believe that well-to-do black people no longer face the kind of discrimination that prevents them from...
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge denied bail Monday for a white former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The co-chairman of a reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael...
By Erick Johnson Special to the NNPA from Chicago Crusader CHICAGO (NNPA) – It was Geneva Reed-Veal’s turn to speak about her life after the death of...
John Marzulli, THE DAILY NEWS NEW YORK (The Daily News) — A black cop is blowing the whistle on the NYPD Highway Division, alleging “racism...
(Fox News) — One of the newest teachers at the vaunted Yale University burnished his Ivy League resume in the Black Lives Matter movement. DeRay...
Cara Anna, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Lives Matter” just landed on the Fashion Week runway. Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond’s collection for the...
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A judge said Friday he will rule “as expeditiously as possible” on whether to...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS News) — Four current and two former correctional officers within the Philadelphia prison system have been charged with supplying drugs and cell phones to inmates in exchange...
MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A video released Thursday shows a prolonged struggle between a naked, mentally ill inmate and five deputies in...
Black Florida gun enthusiasts tell the Florida Courier why they believe it’s necessary to stay ‘strapped.’ by Karsceal Turner Special to the NNPA from The Florida Courier...
(The Hill) – Of the many constants political forecasters accept heading into 2016, it’s that all voting blocs are monolithic and all potential Latino voters next...
(NBC News) – In a matter of seconds, a moment of quiet prayer turned into a massacre. “We were just about to say the prayer to...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The trials for six police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A city board approved on Wednesday a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USA Today) — Sharp differences exist between the way blacks and whites view the treatment of blacks by police, according to a poll being released Wednesday by...
(CNN) – Alex Stone knew he had no other choice. The police officer in Clatskanie, Oregon, filed a formal complaint when he allegedly heard the city’s...
Weekend of activities connects generations active in the struggle to protect Black lives by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times There were more than 1,200 new or amended laws and resolutions voted on...
(Observer.com) – The Observer has learned that Senator Cory Booker, who is under fire from Jewish supporters who had long treated him as one of their...
JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a tentative $6.4 million...
