The following piece is from Vimeo. It was created by Fitzgibbon Media. By: Ftizgibbon Media #FergusonSpeaks As law enforcement officials and national media gear up for a St Louis County Grand Jury’s announcement as to whether it will levy charges against Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the August 9th shooting of Michael […]
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Kali Gross. By: Kali Gross Your Take: With thousands of black women missing under suspicious circumstances, the recovery of a kidnapped Philadelphia is reason for celebration, but does it take a ‘good’ black victim to deserve such attention?
A man was shot and killed by police in a Chicago-area hospital early Monday. Christopher M. Anderson, 27, of Waukegan, pulled out a gun after becoming “aggressive” with hospital staff, according to police.Â
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled (4-3) in favor that Jon Burge, a former Chicago police captain accused of overseeing the torture of hundreds of people of color, will get to keep his monthly pension of $4,000.Â
A recent survey of sexual and gender people of color in Nepal reveals that more than 60 percent of respondents reported experiencing abuse or discrimination. Over one-third reported discrimination or abuse in at least three public settings, according to the report released by the Williams Institute and the Blue Diamond Society.Â
In a stunning reversal, a Cook County judge ordered for a man who confessed to a 1982 double murder to be released on Thursday. Alstory Simon wept for joy when he walked out of a downstate Illinois prison after spending 15 years behind bars.Â
As Republicans attempt to reduce early voting opportunities, especially Sunday voting, new data from this year’s midterms help explain why the GOP might want to eliminate voting on Sundays. Georgia and North Carolina both experienced a surge on voter turnout, especially among blacks.Â
The following piece is from Philly. It was written by Jeff Gammage. By: Jeff Gammage Practically everyone at the march had a story about people who refused to shake hands or moved to another bus seat when they realized they were near a Liberian. “Once they hear our accent, people try to avoid us,” […]
The Department of Education announced changes to its Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program last week. The Department says the rule will help more students and families pay for college, and ensure that they have the proper tools and resources to make sound decisions about financing their education.Â
A former member of the Harlem Globetrotters has disappeared while traveling to Seattle. Rico Harris, 37, left his mother’s Alhambra, California home more than a week ago to visit his girlfriend.Â
The official autopsy on Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black teenager whose death sparked national protests in Ferguson, Missouri and beyond, shows he was shot in the hand at close range. The accompanying toxicology report reveals that Brown had a trace of marijuana in his system.
A child who threw up on a plane and a man with nausea who landed in Chicago were taken to hospitals as a precaution after being screened for Ebola at O’Hare International Airport. Doctors do not believe they were exposed to the virus.Â