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A Florida jury has found a man charged with attempted murder guilty, but could not reach a verdict on a first-degree murder charge stemming from an altercation over loud music at a gas station in 2012. Michael Dunn, 46, shot and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis after getting into a dispute. He will be retried for […]

Yesterday musician Nicki Minaj found herself in the middle of controversy over her choice of photo to promote her single. The artwork for Minaj’s song, “Lookin’ Ass Ni**a” is a reproduction of the iconic photograph of Malcolm X, rifle in hand, looking out of the window of his Queens home, with the song’s title on the left side of […]

  Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been found guilty of corruption. After deliberating for over six hours, jurors decided that Nagin had accepted over $500,000 in benefits in exchange for millions of dollars in city contract work.

The following post was written by Heidi Redlitz, a San Diego-based blogger who is interested in how gun laws affect crime rates in major US cities. Politics, economics and social behavior all have an impact on crime rates, and Chicago is just one example of how these factors can affect urban areas. 

The following story is written by guest contributor Lamont Lilly. He is a journalist, activist and organizer based in Durham, North Carolina.  By Lamont Lilly It was late evening July 15th, 2013 when 19 year old North Carolina Central University sophomore, Lewis James Little was finally released after a month of incarceration for a murder […]

On Saturday, various media outlets had reported the news that thousands across the nation had been waiting for–the cancellation of the “celebrity” boxing match between former Florida neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman and rapper DMX. Since the announcement of the match, protesters have been steadfast in their quest to put an end to the fight, […]

  11 percent of teens in the U.S. develop depression by the time they are 18. According to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, lack of sleep and time spent online can increase those risk. 

Many football lovers took time away from the game to make fun of FOX Sports reporter Pam Oliver’s hair. Last month during the NFC Championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, fans used social media as a tool express their disapproval. Oliver has finally responded to the criticism, which took shape […]

If you’re anything like me, chances are you showed up to work today a little tired from the weekend’s events. If you have no idea what I mean by “weekend’s events,” NSA is probably tapping all your stuff because you are un-American (and because they tap everybody). Of course I’m talking about the Super Bowl […]

According to a study released by the Harvard School for Public Health, black sleeping patterns are worse than those of their white counterparts. The study cites perceived or objective job discrimination, limited control over work demands and an increase in overall black workers’ stress as causes to lose hours of restorative sleep compared to white […]

A Missouri death row inmate’s life has been spared just hours before he was set to be executed. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution for Missouri death row inmate Herbert Smulls on Tuesday night. 

A week after the first grand jury decided not to indict police officer Randall Kerrick in the September 2013 shooting death of former FAMU football player Jonathan Ferrell, a second grand jury  indict the officer on charges of voluntary manslaughter.