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When people envision environmental injustice, they likely think about nations deemed “developing” instead of “first world.” However, that binary fails to explain how the United States of America includes human crises like the Flint water crisis and similar water quality issues throughout the nation. When powerful officials mishandle information about the compromised environments in which […]

The highest ranking official in the Michigan health department has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon is accused of not warning the public of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, which resulted in at least one death, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lyon’s charges signify the highest strike to […]

  The involuntary manslaughter charge against a Detroit police officer who mistakenly killed a 7-year-old girl during a raid was dropped by a judge on Friday. 

In just a couple of weeks, the man convicted of murdering the “King of Pop” will walk free. Conrad Murray is set for early released from prison on October 28, completing his sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson. Why? The prisons are too crowded.

Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.

by Tabias Olajuawon This essay contains discussion of anti-Black violences, particularly lynching, and mention of r/pe “… Ancestors, you will find us still in cages,  Despised and disciplined. You will find us still mis-named.   Here you will find us despite.          You will not find us extinct. You will find us […]

There have been two class action lawsuits filed against local and state officials by residents of Flint, Michigan. Claimants say the lead contamination which has plagued the city for almost four years and counting infringe upon their civil rights. After lower courts threw the cases out, the Supreme Court left in place a ruling handed […]

Charges against a Detroit father have been dropped after investigators discovered that the initial findings were erroneous. James Saltmarshall, 22, was first charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse and first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges after his infant daughter in April. His attorney claims that facing these charges ruined Saltmarshall’s life after the death was […]

Kenneth Lopera, a Las Vegas police officer named,  has been arrested on a charge of involuntary manslaughter after killing a Black man named Tashii S. Brown with an unapproved chokehold. 

The court proceedings that spurred the #FreeBresha movement have come to a close. Bresha Meadows‘s supporters, including her family and attorneys, attested that she shot her abusive father in an act of self-defense. To reunite with her family, she’s made a deal that could see her return home much sooner. Meadows, 15, has accepted a […]

I will never forget the day I was introduced to Marilyn Mosby or the day I stopped believing her.

Willie Mae Allen pushed for her 16-year-old son, Shaquan Allen, to be admitted to a Lake Villa, Ill. facility for troubled youth to keep him out of harm’s way on the streets. Little did she know that same facility would play a role in his unfortunate death. Two employees of the Allendale Association facility – […]