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  This month, a few new biographies of famous black thinkers and doers will hit bookstore shelves. The books are geared towards children, and come complete with flaws and all. 

A new Illinois law will hopefully curb the student-to-prison pipeline in the state requires 17-year-olds to be turned over to the juvenile courts instead of adult law facilities. The law sets the bar for felony prosecution to age 18. 

Long-time activist, poet and playwright Amiri Baraka has died. A spokesperson confirmed Baraka’s passing on Thursday after a long battle with various health related issues. 

On the heels of introducing its first black woman cast member in years, Saturday Night Live has added two black women to its writing staff. LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones, who also participated in the special auditions show creator Lorne Michaels held to find Sasheer Zamata, will begin their tenure on January 14. 

St. Louis native LaVena Johnson of was a bubbly, intelligent young woman who had high hopes of making an impact while serving her country. As a member of the military, Johnson served overseas in Iraq, just shortly after the U.S. embarked on the Iraq war. Her tragic dreams were cut short when she was found […]

  A Los Angeles man is finally free after spending more than a decade in prison for a crime he did not commit. DeAndre Howard spent years fighting for his innocence after being convicted of murder. A federal judge finally granted him an appeal.

The family of a man who was shot at killed by Los Angeles police after a high speed chase has filed a $20 million civil claim against the department. Brian Newt Beaird, 51, died last Friday after leading LAPD on an hour-long chase that started in Cudahy and ended in downtown Los Angeles just past […]

A representative for the NBC sketch-comedy Saturday Night Live confirmed on Thursday that it will add one or two black female performers to its cast. The announcement comes after growing complaints about the show’s lack of diversity and inclusion of women of color.

More than one dozen current and former officers from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are facing arrest after allegations of misconduct and abuse inside the county’s jails have surfaced. So far, the FBI placed at least three people into custody as part of a federal probe.

According to court documents, police found five guns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in the home shared by George Zimmerman and Samantha Scheibe. Police were called to the couple’s home on Nov. 18 by Samantha Scheibe who claimed that Zimmerman threatened her with a gun and broke a glass table.

  David Cunningham III, a superior court judge in Los Angeles is claiming that two UCLA police officers used excessive force after they pulled him over for a seat belt violation. According to Cunningham’s attorney, he was handcuffed and put in the back of the police vehicle.

Thanks to the expansion of a prison program, inmates in California have the chance to gain valuable skills in the field of technology. “The Last Mile” trains inmates in San Quentin State Prison as well as Los Angeles Twin Towers Correctional Facility.