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Reckless Homicide Charges Go To Two Ohio Officers Who Were Involved With Death Of Black Man Who Pleaded 'I Can't Breathe'

Two Ohio officers, Camden Burch and Beau Schoenegge, have been charged with reckless homicide in the death of Frank E. Tyson, a Black man...

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Former Officer Adam Coy Found Guilty Of Andre Hill's Shooting Death In 2020

Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was convicted of murder for fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cell phone and...

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Exit Of Medical Examiners Leave NYC To Stop Doing Autopsies In Queens

New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner is facing severe staffing shortages, leading to the closure of autopsy services at its...

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Officer Charged With Attempted Murder Of Man Trying To Retrieve His Hat That Had Blown Away

A Bowie, Maryland, police officer, Sgt. Robert Warrington has been charged with attempted murder following a September 12 incident in...

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City To Honor Pioneering Civil Rights Lawyer & Economist Sadie T.M. Alexander With Statue

Philadelphia is commissioning a statue to honor civil rights lawyer and economist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. The city held a public...

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Death of Black Man Found Hanging Leads To FBI Investigation Request

The FBI has launched an investigation into the death of Dennoriss Richardson, a Black man found hanging in an abandoned house in rural...

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5-Year-Old Young Entrepreneur Blessadeh Chea Reflects on Know Your Rights Camp & Being Inspired By Colin Kaepernick

Blessadeh Chea ( @bl3ss.2x ) , a 15-year-old student from Girard College, reflects on her participation in the Know Your Rights Camp. She...

Nov 82 min read

First Individual Monument Honoring An African American In South Carolina To Be Built

South Carolina is set to honor Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero and legislator, with its first individual statue of an African American on...

Nov 82 min read

Officer Moves From Meridian to Boise Police Department Following Viral Video Arrest That Saw One Man Slammed To The Ground With Hands Behind Back

A Meridian police officer, now with the Boise Police Department, is under investigation following a controversial arrest. The incident...

Nov 82 min read

Mayor Shammas Malik Responds To Viral Firestone High Resource Officer Punching Student In The Head

An internal review is underway in Akron after a school resource officer (SRO) at Firestone High School reportedly punched a student...

Nov 82 min read

Black Man In Coma After Park Police Tased Him In Water & Watched Him Struggle For 40 Minute

Deontae Faison's family is demanding accountability after he fell into a coma following an encounter with East Bay Regional Park police,...

Nov 82 min read

Minneapolis Police Face Backlash After Delayed Arrest in Racially Charged Shooting of Black Neighbor by White Resident

Minneapolis police recently apologized after delays in arresting John Herbert Sawchak, a white neighbor accused of shooting Davis Moturi,...

Nov 72 min read

Enrollment At HBCUs For Black Men Have Reached Historic Decline

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a key role in Black American culture, producing prominent graduates like...

Nov 71 min read

DuPont Plant Fined $480,000 For Release Of Cancer-Causing Chemical

DuPont’s LaPlace facility agreed to a $480,000 fine and corrective actions to halt benzene emissions, following EPA findings from an...

Nov 62 min read

City Alleged “Going Broke” After Overspending Yearly Liability Budget In 3 Months

Los Angeles is facing alarming financial pressure due to rapidly rising lawsuit settlements, according to City Controller Kenneth Mejia....

Nov 62 min read

Black Man Arrested & Released From Jail For Road Rage Shooting Despite Being In Class Working On PHD During Incident

Charges against Ladavious McNair, a Clark Atlanta University student, have been dismissed after nearly a year of incarceration related to...

Nov 52 min read

Two Black Girls Discover And Publish Unexpected Proof For 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theory

Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson amazed their teachers in 2022 by uncovering a new approach to proving the...

Nov 52 min read

Former Kentucky Officer Brett Hankison Is Convicted By Jury Of Using Excessive Force During Deadly Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor

A federal jury has convicted former Kentucky officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force during the 2020 drug raid that led to...

Nov 52 min read

New Trial Request Comes From Men Convicted In Ahmaud Arbery's Murder

Three Georgia men convicted in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery sought a new trial, arguing that juror bias affected their convictions....

Nov 42 min read

Proposition 6 Hopes To Change Forced Prison Labor Laws

Proposition 6 in California seeks to address the issue of forced labor for incarcerated individuals. If passed, it would allow prisoners...

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