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According to a French judicial source, R&B entertainer Chris Brown and two other people have been arrested in Paris on rape charges and drug offenses on Monday.

This essay contains discussion of sex trafficking, r/pe, and sexual violence against minors.  by Josie Pickens This past week has been especially difficult for Black girls, as we’ve been made to recount and witness so much trauma while maneuvering through public conversations about our collective and personal experiences with sexual, physical, mental and emotional violence. […]

The Tennessee governor’s office has just granted Cyntoia Brown clemency after serving a 15 year prison sentence for killing Johnny Mitchell Allen, who allegedly trafficked her for sex when she was 16 years old.

This Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced his office will review sex trafficking survivor Cyntoia Brown’s case and decide whether to grant her clemency before he leaves office.

by Asia Renée I was born and raised in Philadelphia. The nation’s first capital, the cradle of liberty, and the home of the most passionate, underdog fans in the country. The same folks who threw snowballs at Santa Claus, booed Beyonce during the NBA Finals in 2001 and had a jail set up, judge and […]

According to several recent news reports, Kim Kardashian West is speaking up – through counsel – to help two imprisoned Black women. Kardashian West added her voice to those of celebrities who called for justice for Cyntoia Brown, the 29-year-old Black woman who was forced into teen prostitution, survived sex trafficking abuse and was later […]

In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was sixteen and facing a life sentence for killing her sex trafficker in Tennesee, a state that is known for its strong stance against sex trafficking. Tell Brown or those who support her about this supposed stance, as she is currently serving year 14 of a life sentence she received for […]

Police officers in Cleveland, OH are upset about some Cleveland Browns players’ decision to protest the National Anthem at a recent preseason game. To respond, they’ve decided to not appear at the stadium with the U.S. flag as a form of counter protest before the team’s first game on Sept. 10.

As a Cleveland Browns player, Jim Brown was once one of the most prolific athletes in the country. After football, he moved on to acting, social justice work and making himself the face of the black “get off my porch!” delegation. Brown has continued to make a name for himself in recent years by being […]

For over a year now, NFL players have been using their platform to speak out against police brutality and social injustice. The most recognizable of these, of course, is Colin Kaepernick, who has been blatantly blacklisted from the organization as a result. 

Once again, the government has paid out a settlement for a crime that wasn’t deemed a crime in criminal court. Michael Brown’s family has reached an undisclosed settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city of Ferguson, Mo. Seriously, I need someone to sit me down and break down the U.S. legal system.

Lezley McSpadden never got to graduate high school. Two decades ago, she dropped out of Ladue Horton Watkins High School during her junior year so that she could raise her son, Michael Brown.