On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced in a memo that, over time, the DOJ will end its contracts with private prison companies that operate 13 facilities within the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). While this is a significant move given the times we live in, these contracts, with Corrections Corporation of America and GEO […]
Attorney Monique Pressley has announced that she will no longer represent Bill Cosby as a client. Pressley began defending Cosby from multiple accusations of sexual assaults last summer and has been in the position for just over a year. However, the New York Times reports that she has been replaced by another lawyer, Angela Agrusa.Â
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson is currently in a position where he must command the trust of the public and the loyalty of the officers he presides over. In an effort to try and maintain that balance, Johnson wrote and sent a letter to the department’s rank-and-file officers stating that he is looking to fire eight of the […]
LeBron James is at the peak of popularity after bringing a championship to his home state. But that is not the only way James has given back to Ohio. Just earlier this week, James paid for 5,000 kids from his native Akron, OH and their families to spend a day at Cedar Point Amusement Park.Â
According to the New York Times, a new study from the Vera Institute of Justice shows that the number of women in jails in the United States is increasing more quickly than the number of men in jails. The majority of these women are black or Hispanic and many are also low-income. The study suggests the increasing […]
Spelman College is considering admitting transgender students, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.Â
This past week in Columbus, Ohio, Rae’Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, a man with a history transphobic comments, who repeatedly called her “the devil,” according to Mic.
Following the fatal police shooting of Sylville Smith, 23, and in the midst of an extensive history of racial injustices, Milwaukee has had an intense weekend full of demonstrations, both peaceful and violent.
Among the worst findings from the Department of Justice’s report on the Baltimore Police Department is the revelation of BPD’s disrespect and dismissal of women facing sexual assault in Baltimore. The report discloses a pattern of gender discrimination and apathy toward individuals brave enough to report their sexual assault to the police. In a city […]
City Bureau, a journalism lab located in Chicago, has announced a new effort to strengthen the connection between local communities and the journalism that directly reports on them. Through a Kickstarter with a goal of $10,000 from a total of 1,000 donors, the organization hopes to reveal a fully capable newsroom that can be utilized by […]
By: Lamont Lilly Workers World Party vice presidential candidate, Lamont Lilly gave the following speech at the Black Resistance March on the Democratic National Convention on July 26 in Philadelphia. This march was organized by the Philly Coalition for REAL Justice.
Kouren-Rodney Thomas, 20, had moved down to Raleigh, NC with his family to find somewhere safer for him to grow up than New York. Unfortunately, a neighborhood watchman who was “securing his neighborhood” fatally shot Thomas early Sunday morning.Â
