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Archdiocese Adds 42 names To Its list Of Catholic Clergy , Accused Of Sexual Abuse

The Archdiocese of Baltimore added 42 names Friday to its list of church employees who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, including that of a longtime theology dean and professor at Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s only Catholic historically Black college. Father Phillip J. Linden began teaching theology at Xavier in 1991, after Read More…

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Dad Upset After Police Handcuff 12-Year-Old Black Boy, Taking Out the Trash

Nationwide — Tashawn Bernard, a 12-year-old African American boy from Lansing, Michigan, was reportedly handcuffed and put into a police car by mistake as he was taking out the trash at his home. The incident has led to a public outcry, forcing the police department to issue apologies. According to ABC News, a police officer Read More…

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NYPD Officer Sold Out Police For Gang Leader, Facing Decades In Prison

 Mestre was booked into federal custody on Thursday, Aug. 17. By Stacy M. Brown,       Former New York Police Officer Gina Mestre is accused of giving the Shooting Boys Gang confidential information about a federal grand jury investigation, leaking the name of a witness to gang members, and helping a gang leader flee the U.S. Read More…

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When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street”

  Credit: Children’s Television Workshop / Courtesy of Getty Images. Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children’s formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop’s Read More…