BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Fear is the tool that people use when they don’t really stand for anything. That is what they use,” said LaTosha Brown, the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The 47th president has publicly declared he is entitled to $230 million from the Department of Justice.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The moment is another example of the Trump Administration’s building aggressiveness toward Democratic members of Congress and other elected officials. Threats of censure...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Lawyers for Trump’s Department of Justice are asking Judge Leon to end a “sealing order” on records related to Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Five years after George Floyd’s death, the headlines have quieted, but the fight for justice continues. As Houston hosts The Movement Festival in his honor, this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Adams strongly denied the allegations, calling them “entirely false” and “based on lies.” He asserted that federal authorities had unfairly targeted him for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mosby, a trailblazing prosecutor, made national headlines in 2015 for her bold decision to charge six officers involved in the death of Freddie...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to the investments, Garland unveiled plans to deploy federal resources and prosecutors to cities disproportionately affected by violent crime, including St....
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — Approximately 769 individuals have pleaded guilty to various federal charges, the DOJ noted in a news release. Of these, 238...
Gendron is already serving a life sentence without parole after pleading guilty to New York state murder charges in November 2022.
In an overview released on Friday, January 5, the Justice Department noted that more than 1,265 defendants from almost all 50 states and the District of...
The complaint notes that while 26.8% of Alabama’s population identifies as Black or African American, double that percentage constitutes the Black incarcerated population. Drawing historical parallels,...
Initially conceived by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, “Operation Lonestar” has stirred significant controversy, with reported incidents resulting in at least 74 deaths and numerous instances of...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownmedia That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. The Democratic representative from Texas...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I support and join with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) in her letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that commends and endorses the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year, Southern Poverty Law Center’s March report, “The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021,” revealed that hate and anti-government extremism have gone...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media One hundred and ten African Americans died or suffered serious bodily injury during encounters with law enforcement officers in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that members of an investigative unit within the Louisville Metro Police Department had included false information in...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media A report released by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) last month revealed that hate crimes targeting Black people...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every American, regardless of race, has the right to constitutional policing,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2020, Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin, a Black couple in San Francisco, sought to refinance their home mortgage. Janette Miller, a licensed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The director noted that he was in the capitol on January 6 and understands how close the country came to experiencing a coup...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …Ice Cube is looking to take the next step in not only raising the profile of his professional basketball brand, but his personal...
(Politico) – Civil rights leaders and community activists cheered when Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced on Thursday that the Justice Department would be investigating...
