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Ray Rice elevator video released, shows star punching girlfriend
Video of an altercation between NFL star Ray Rice and his then-girlfriend, Janay Palmer, has been released. Rice can be seen delivering a vicious punch to his fiancee’s face, knocking her out cold.
Report: black women hit the hardest by unemployment
The latest jobs report was released on Friday and there’s bad news for black women. While just about every other group has seen a decline in unemployment, black women get no reprieve when it comes to finding work.
Judge signs $41 million Central Park Five settlement
On Friday, a federal court judge officially closed the Central Park Five case after signing off on the wrongfully-convicted quintet’s $41 million settlement with the city. The deal was described as “an act of justice for those five men that is long overdue” by Mayor de Blasio, according to a statement released after the […]
Stars, others to honor Ruby Dee
Actress Ruby Dee, who passed away in June of this year at the age of 91, will be honored later this month in New York City.
Parents of Ohio students claim racism led to expulsion
Parents of black students who once attended school in a Cincinnati, OH, suburb claim that their children were expelled for making rap videos off-campus. The parents of four black students who once attended Colerain High School have filed a lawsuit on behalf of their children. They want the expulsions on their children’s’ records expunged and […]
‘Fight for 15’ protesters detained in Chicago
Several protesters were detained by police in Chicago as they gathered outside a McDonald’s in Chatham to demand $15 an hour for all fast food workers. A few protesters who were sitting down refused to leave from in front of the restaurant, located on the city’s South Side.
Baltimore Ravens honor Ray Lewis with statue
Former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis was honored with a statue. The Baltimore Ravens unveiled the statue outside of the M&T Bank Stadium early Thursday morning.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces probe into Ferguson Police Department
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the launch of a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department. The investigation will be conducted by the Justice Department’s civil rights division. It will follow a process similar to the one used to investigate complaints of profiling and the use of excessive force […]
Oakland firefighter says he was racially profiled by police officer
A black Oakland firefighter has filed a complaint with the Oakland Police Department after he and his young sons were detained by a white police officer outside of his job. Veteran firefighter Keith Jones and his sons who are 9 and 12, were walking back to their SUV at Station 29. A fire crew […]
Innocent North Carolina brothers freed after serving 30 years behind bars
North Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate and his younger brother walked out as free men on Wednesday after serving 30 years in prison for a crime they did not commit. Henry McCollum, 50, along with 46-year-old Leon Brown were freed from Maury Correctional Institution after DNA evidence showed an 11-year-old girl may have been […]
At afro-centric schools, children thrive
The following post is from The Black Home School. It was written by Krystle Crossman. By: Krystle Crossman It is no secret that black youth are not getting the education that they need in schools that are not afro-centric. When they are placed in schools that meet their cultural needs as well as their educational […]
Journalists requests for judge to release Michael Brown’s possible juvenile records
A Missouri judge is considering two media requests that would release any possible records of the unarmed 18-year-old who was killed by a Missouri police officer last month. Juvenile records are confidential in Missouri, so it isn’t definitively known if Michael Brown was arrested before he legally became an adult.