Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, two brothers from Red Springs, North Carolina who spent decades in prison for a crime they did not commit, have finally received a $75 million settlement more than 6 years after they were exonerated. A jury recently decided that the half-brothers should receive $1 million each for every year spent Read More…
The operation known as Trojan Shield led to police raids in 16 nations. More than 800 suspects were arrested and more than 32 tons of drugs — including cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines and methamphetamines — were seized along with 250 firearms, 55 luxury cars and more than $148 million in cash and cryptocurrencies. Criminal gangs divulged Read More…
Seven-year-old Viola Fletcher was awakened by her parents 100 years ago today and told they had to leave home. Angry, gun-toting white mobs had set out under the cover of nightfall in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to kill Black people and destroy Black America’s economic mecca. Now 107, Fletcher recalls the night that forever changed Read More…
Dakari Davis, Black Policeman with the DART Police Department in Dallas, Texas, says he is upset and confused after being told that his braided hairstyle is “unprofessional” by a lieutenant, which ultimately led to him being reprimanded. Davis, who began serving in law enforcement in 2019, says that he could not believe it when one Read More…
No Knock Warrant, Wrongfully issued to my Father caused him to Missed my Graduation: On May 28, 2020, my father missed my graduation from Harvard. During the virtual ceremony, after scrolling through endless squares and deducing it wasn’t a technology failure, I was unable to find him. In this country, we have normalized Black men’s Read More…
28-year-old Ohio man is facing murder and felonious assault charges in the death of a mother at her Dayton home while her two children, aged 10 and 4, were present. The suspect, identified as Kendall Beasley, was allegedly trying to start a romantic relationship with the victim. According to PEOPLE, Beasley was apprehended and taken into custody Read More…
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