BLACKPRESSUSA—The judge who presided over Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial has been recused as Anthony’s attorneys prepare to argue that courtroom restrictions and other alleged errors denied...
By Emilie St. John (Contributor) Karmelo Anthony will return to court this month in his first step to overturn his murder conviction. Anthony was found guilty...
ATLANTA TRIBUNE THE MAGAZINE — The Democratic Party's decision to designate South Carolina as the first 2028 presidential primary offers Black voters a historic opportunity. This...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “This is more than a symbolic gesture, it is a strategic and spiritual alignment.” When the Black Church and Black Media speak as...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of transporting two women across state lines for sex but acquitted of running a criminal enterprise and...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Hoover was convicted of murder and running a criminal enterprise. Although some supporters describe him as a political prisoner, the legal and public...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial doctrine that for years shielded law enforcement officers from civil liability in police shooting cases...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Support for Black Lives Matter, which surged in 2020, has dropped to 52%. Favorability has remained highest among Black adults (76%), Democrats (84%),...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Justice Merchan addressed Trump directly after the sentencing. “Sir, I wish you Godspeed as you pursue your second term in office,” he said.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The decision marked the broadest use of clemency powers by any U.S. president, specifically targeting those who were disproportionately affected by harsh sentencing laws...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are in a world of deep attack by an ideological extreme that wants to erase so much of the civil-rights movement,” said...
By Ken Epstein Several lifelong NAACP members, including Black Business Round Table host Doug Blacksher and civil rights attorney Walter Riley, held a press conference this...
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Watching your tax dollars, elected officials and legislation that affects you. The California Legislature is currently considering several bills...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is a diversity explosion taking place across the country, in the White House, in Congress, with women and with people of color....
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 — President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After refusing a Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court because an election was eight months away, they will confirm a Republican nominee before...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “They don’t like that I have come in here and excelled at this job,” stated Gregory Tony, who became the first Black sheriff...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The FIRST STEP Act upholds one end of the criminal justice bargain to the black community: 90 percent of the prisoners who have...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Pen the title Shelby County Sheriff to that reflection and add the name Floyd Bonner Jr. and you have a point of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Although in some respects racial equality has improved in the intervening years,” states the report, “in other respects today’s Black citizens remain sharply...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Defender presented its latest Conversations & Coffee series titled “State of Black Houston” at the Power Center. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Six candidates for at large council answered questions Monday night before a crowd of at least 1,000 at Plaza Mariachi on Nolensville Rd....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A lot of people come here from other states, and they’re sleeping in their car, and they have to figure out how to...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Many young men and women enlist in the Armed Forces because they believe in the mission of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or...
