Black Male Enrollment Declines in Med Schools

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...

Brother of US Athlete Questions Why He Was Killed by Police

JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The brother of a college football player killed by police at a Texas car...

Foes of Solitary Confinement See Hope in Kennedy Comments

SAM HANANEL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in...

US Attorney General Praises Police Officers as Peacemakers

ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support Monday for the country’s police officers, praising them as peacemakers and encouraging...

4th Night of Ferguson Protests Brings Confrontation, Arrests

JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into...

A Year After Ferguson, Washington Still Working on Police Reforms

(CBS News) – One year ago, after the death of Michael Brown and the overblown police response to largely peaceful demonstrations, lawmakers in Washington said they had...

Man Shot by Police in Ferguson After He Fired at Officers, Police Say

Lisa Brown and Tim Bryant, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH   FERGUSON, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A peaceful day of protest and remembrance dissolved into chaos...

Events Surrounding Anniversary of Brown Shooting Get off to Quiet Start

Stephen Deere and Doug Moore, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH   FERGUSON, Mo. (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Inside the stuffy lobby of a downtown homeless shelter, Michael...

Arlington Police Officer in Training Fatally Shoots Unarmed Teen at Car Dealership

Elsie Schmelzer, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS   ARLINGTON, Texas (The Dallas Morning News) — A 49-year-old police trainee killed an unarmed teen burglary suspect who drove...

From Traffic Stop to Fiery Uproar, a Look at the Watts Riots

Brian Melley, ASSOCIATED PRESS   LOS ANGELES (AP) — It began with a routine traffic stop, blossomed into a protest with the help of a rumor...

Psych Firm That Screens Baltimore Cops Under Review

JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigations launched by three agencies into a psychological firm tasked with assessing the mental health...

A Year After Michael Brown’s Death, Ferguson Has Changed

JIM SALTER, Associated Press JIM SUHR, Associated Press FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — A year ago, Ferguson, Missouri, was a mostly quiet working-class suburban town. The uneasy...

Black Lives Matter: How a Death in Ferguson Sparked a Movement in America

(CBS News) – One year ago, the nation watched as the city of Ferguson, Mo., erupted. St. Louis police, dressed in riot gear, stood in a...

Ferguson: The Other Young Black Lives Laid to Rest in Michael Brown’s Cemetery

(BBC) – There is still no headstone in the place where 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr is buried. Those who wish to pay their respects have to...

Ferguson Activists Prepare for Anniversary Weekend – and Beyond

Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It has been one year since the world was introduced to the small city of Ferguson, Missouri...

Taxi Driver Fined $25K for Refusing to Pick Up Black Executive and Her Kids

MIDTOWN (DNAinfo) — A yellow taxi driver must pay $25,000 in fines and compensation for discriminating against a black family by refusing to pick them up...

11-Year-Old Detroit Boy Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 3-Year-Old

(The Root) – An 11-year-old Detroit boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 3-year-old Elijah Walker in what police are calling a...

What Do We Really Mean When We Talk About Cultural Appropriation

Mass Incarceration’s Failure: America’s Bias in Arrest, Conviction and Sentencing

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Half of Blacks Say Police Have Treated Them Unfairly

JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of blacks in the United States — more than 3 out of 5 — say they...

Jonathan Ferrell Shot 8 Times While Crawling, EMT Said Police Would Not Let Him Administer First Aid

(Daily Kos) – Beloved by his family and friends, 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell was engaged to be married and had recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, from...

More People Are Dying in Custody. And More People Are Committing Suicide in Local Jails.

(The Washington Post) – A lot of people die behind bars each year in the United States. And the number is going up, according to the...

Black Children Experiencing Post-Recession Gains

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Eight years after the Great Recession, Black children are prospering in some regards and still struggling in...

Federal Hate Crimes Filed in Charleston Church Shooting

By Brian E. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call COLUMBIA, S.C. (FinalCall.com) – A federal grand jury in South Carolina returned a 33-count...

Civil Rights Groups Demand Federal Investigation into the Death of Sandra Bland

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A broad coalition of civil rights groups delivered more than 500,000 signed petitions to the Justice...