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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Indicted on Corruption Charges
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges. The charges stem from allegations of bribery and fraud in his dealing with city vendors after the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005
White supremacist kills 11 at synagogue following hate-filled week of mail bombs and Black people executed at Kroger
In the same week which has seen the attempted mail bombing of prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Maxine Waters and the shooting of two Black customers at a Louisville Kroger, there has been yet another attack by an alleged white supremacist. This time the target was a Jewish synagogue and community in Pittsburgh.
Bundy Brothers And Other Defendants Acquitted For Oregon Standoff
Earlier this year, seven armed citizens took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and caused a standoff with authorities that lasted for more than a month as part of their anti-government, pro-militia agenda. Now, they’ve all been acquitted for that crime. Ammon and Ryan Bundy and three of their accomplices were found not guilty […]
Man Who Assaulted Dylann Roof In Jail Posts $100,000 Bond
August 4th, 2016 may be a day talked about in barbershops and on social media for ages. Barack Obama celebrated a 55th birthday, George Zimmerman reportedly got punched in the face and Dylann Roof was on the receiving end of a jailhouse assault. Dwayne Stafford, the man who punched Roof in the face and back […]
Breaking: Brown Family Will File Civil Lawsuit, Ferguson Police Official Fired
The family of Michael Brown has announced that they will file a civil lawsuit against the city of Ferguson following the Department of Justice’s announcement that they will not seek federal charges against Darren Wilson. In the aftermath of the DOJ’s scathing report on the racial biases within the city of Ferguson, one Ferguson police […]
Michigan cops shoot and kill homeless man 11 times for stealing coffee, won’t be charged
Michigan police officers who shot and killed a homeless man during a confrontation in a plaza parking lot will not face federal charges. Saginaw resident Milton Hall died from police gunfire in July 2012.
Gun Advocacy Group Raising Money to Buy Zimmerman a New Gun
An Ohio PAC called the Buckeye Firearms Foundation is raising money to buy George Zimmerman a new gun.
Reading for Our Lives: How Book Bans Leave Black Kids Behind
by Tayler Simon In the 2024-2025 school year, more than 4,000 unique titles were banned in the United States. Titles like All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were among the most challenged books, reflecting a trend of targeting books by Black and/or LGBTQ+ authors. While all […]
The Housing Crisis is intentional and Black communities are fighting back
by Maximillian Matthews “It was a nightmare, worse than pictures of a war torn or burned out riot area.” – Barbara Perry, a Durham, NC resident reflecting on returning to her neighborhood Horrified and traumatized, Black residents of Durham, NC surveyed the remains of their neighborhoods and businesses following the urban renewal of the late […]
Supreme Court hinders state and local governments’ ability to seize property
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s clause which prohibits excessive financial penalties must be enforced at all levels of government to protect people from harsh government retaliation. It had previously been applied to federal crimes only.
Homeland Security uses fake university to lure and entrap undocumented students
The Department of Homeland security utilized a fake university to lure in students who were overstaying their visa deadlines.
Trump’s new criminal justice reform bill has notable bipartisan support
On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison sentences, ease mandatory minimums, and offer inmates services after their incarceration.