Criminal Justice

Brandon Jackson Defends Himself After Being Jumped By White Mob; Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison!

Michael Dunn’s Lawyer: Jordan Davis Is No Trayvon Martin; ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense A Possibility

Katt Williams Leads Police On Wild Chase — On A Tricycle

Florida Man Kills 17 Year-Old Over Loud Music

VIDEO: Texas Cops Caught on Tape Using Excessive Force Against Teenager

The Voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo Accused of Sexual Relationship w/ Underaged Boy

Jesse Jackson Jr. Eyeing Plea Deal That Includes Resignation and Jail Time

CA Voters Approve Ballot Measure Reforming ‘Three Strikes’ Law

Chicago Has Already Passed Last Year’s Homicide Total of 435

Police: Sharmeka Moffitt Faked KKK Attack; Set Herself On FIre

UPDATED: Sharmeka Moffitt Set On Fire and In Critical Condition; KKK Rumored To Be Behind Attack

George Zimmerman’s Trial Date Set for June 10th

Judge Stops Terrence Williams Execution

Zimmerman’s DNA, NOT Trayvon Martin’s, Found on Handgun

Man Who Killed Alleged Sexual Abuser Scheduled to be Executed

Bank Robbers Toss Money Out the Window During Police Chase

STUDY: Race Impacts Prison Sentencing

Chicago Violence: 19 Shot Overnight; 13 Wounded in Just 30 Minutes

LAPD Caught on Tape Punching Handcuffed 20 Year-Old Skateboarder

Medical Examiner: Chavis Carter’s Death Was A Suicide

REPORT: 95% of Arrests in NYC Public Schools are of Black or Latino Students

Chicago Youth Seek Alternatives to Calling the Police

For Black Women, ‘Stop and Frisk’ Brings Humiliation, Sexual Intimidation

The Summer of BYP ACTION

School District to Start Drug Testing Students

Handcuffed Black Youth Shot Dead In Back of Cop Car; Officer Alleges Suicide

William Balfour Gets THREE Life Sentences For Jennifer Hudson Family Killings

Aurora Theater Shooting: Family Saved by a Black Youth

VIDEO: George Zimmerman Has NO Regrets: “It Was All In God’s Plan”

More Evidence that Stop-and-Frisk is Racially Motivated

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