Chicago police sued in fatal shooting of Black man last year
August 8, 2017
The suit seeks more than $100,000 in damages.
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Memories of Black neighborhood inspire vision for its future
July 20, 2017
The Liberty District of Columbus was once one of the thriving Black enclave with a myriad of restaurants, professional offices and entertainment in the 1950s and 1960s.
Case dropped against Cincinnati ex-cop in unarmed man’s shooting
July 20, 2017
A White police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black motorist during a Cincinnati traffic stop won’t face a third trial, a prosecutor announced Tuesday.
Malcolm Ali speaks on having a Black Grammy Night
July 11, 2017
Malcolm Ali talks about photography companies possibly cutting deals which ultimately shut out black press companies.
Travel ban a blow to Sudan refugees awaiting US resettlement
June 29, 2017
Dozens of Sudanese activists living in Egypt as refugees, many of whom fled fundamentalist Islamic militias and were close to approval for resettlement in the United States, now face legal limbo after the Supreme Court partially reinstated President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim nations, including Sudan.
Police charges show challenge of confronting code of silence
June 29, 2017
Another legal expert said that while she doubts the three officers would have been charged without the video, the fact that they were charged based on obvious discrepancies between their reports and the video sends a powerful message to both police and the public.
Congressional Black Caucus turns down Trump invitation
June 29, 2017
A White House spokeswoman said the development was “pretty disappointing” and pledged to arrange for individual members to meet one-on-one with Trump.
Ferguson attorney: Brown family settlement $1.5 million
June 29, 2017
The insurance company for the city of Ferguson, Missouri, paid $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown’s parents, the city attorney said Friday.
Proposal would rename LA street Obama Boulevard
June 29, 2017
Councilman Herb J. Wesson Jr. on Tuesday introduced a motion to change the name of Rodeo Road to Obama Boulevard.
World Food Prize goes to African Development Bank president
June 29, 2017
Adesina said it’s vitally important to show young people in rural regions of Africa that farming can be profitable and can improve their lives as a way to stem terrorist recruitment efforts. He said high unemployment among young people, high or extreme poverty, and climate and environmental degradation all contribute to conditions in which terrorists thrive. He said these factors make up “the disaster triangle.”
Mississippi town elects woman as 1st African-American mayor
June 22, 2017
Outgoing Mayor Knox Ross says it’s no big surprise to him that Beechem won because it was a three-candidate race in a nonpartisan general election without a runoff.
Bodycam shows shooting of black man by Milwaukee officer
June 22, 2017
Heaggan-Brown, 25, faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted of killing Smith but he’s already lost his job. He was fired in October after being charged with sexual assault in an unrelated case.
Alabama mayor wants Confederate statues that New Orleans removed
June 22, 2017
An Alabama mayor is offering to take Confederate-related monuments recently disassembled in New Orleans.
Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day
June 22, 2017
Most unintentional deaths resulted from playing with guns and unintentionally pulling the trigger. Most victims were bystanders although, among kids up to age 10 in this group, more than 40 percent accidentally shot themselves.
Black gun owners worried by acquittal in Castile shooting
June 22, 2017
Gerry Martin isn’t sure he will ever tell a police officer during a traffic stop that he has a concealed-weapon permit _ and possibly a weapon _ on him. The acquittal of a Minnesota officer in the death of a licensed gun owner who volunteered that he had a gun seconds before being fatally shot during a traffic stop adds to the worries of African-American gun owners about how they are treated by police and society. Acknowledging that they have a weapon, they said, can open them up to violence from police, who can then claim they feared for their