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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.
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 […]
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 […]
Ferguson’s police department facing $40 million lawsuit
Five people who were arrested during protests in Ferguson, Missouri is suing the city’s police department for $40 million. The federal lawsuit accuses police of using “wanton and excessive force” and treating citizens “as if they were war combatants.”
Ted Wafer sentenced to 17 years for murder of Renisha McBride
A suburban Detroit man who shot and killed a teenage girl on his front porch as she sought help after a car wreck has been sentenced to 17 years behind bars. Theodore Wafer was convicted of second-degree murder in the Nov. 2 death of 19-year-old Renisha McBride. McBride was unarmed at the time.
Instead of arrests, Ferguson protesters get meeting with U.S. Attorney
When a group of Ferguson, Missouri protesters marched on the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Callahan on Tuesday, they expected to be arrested. Instead, they met with Callahan face-to-face for an hour.
Black cop files police brutality lawsuit
Every year, the Philadelphia Police Department receives scores of brutality lawsuits. But it is unusual for a police officer to make those charges. In a suit filed earlier this week, the unthinkable happened. Sgt. Brandon Ruff filed charges against the department.
Attorney: John Crawford III shot in back as he talked to girlfriend on cell phone in Walmart
Surveillance video from an Ohio Walmart shows that a man fatally shot by police earlier this month had his back turned to officers and was talking on a cell phone. John Crawford III died Aug. 5 after Beavercreek police responded to calls of an armed man at the store. Crawford was unarmed at the time […]
Update: Ray Allen to press charges on youth involved in home invasion
The seven teenagers who allegedly entered NBA player Ray Allen’s home while his wife and children were sleeping have been charged with trespassing.
Michael Brown incident report made public, police took 10 days to review it
Nearly two weeks after the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, officials have now made the police report on the incident public. They took ten days to review and approve the document, which doesn’t contain many details.
Possible charges: CHP police officer who beat defenseless woman on highway removed from duty
The California Highway Patrol officer who was videotaped punching a woman on the 10 Freeway has been relieved of his duties. Officer Daniel Andrew could face “potentially serious charges.”