Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed Granted Indefinite Stay of Execution
“The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that the execution of Rodney Reed be delayed for 120 days. The seven-member parole board voted unanimously to recommend the reprieve for Reed,...
School Board In North Carolina Votes Against Black History Classes
“In North Carolina, the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Board of Education voted against a proposed mandatory African American history class. The vote was 7-1 against the class even though...
Black Judge Under Fire. Could Be Removed For Calling Out Racism
“The first Black woman elected to serve as a judge in Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District has come under fire for speaking out against racial injustice. Last month, the 16th Judicial...
Barack Obama Eulogizes The Honorable, Congressman Elijah Cummings
“The funeral for Rep. Elijah Cummings was held on Friday at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore. Two former presidents, congressional colleagues and thousands of residents of his beloved...
Domestic Violence Does Not Just Occur Between Couples
“October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. We hear that term often but may not consider that it comes in many forms. Domestic violence is not something that just occurs between a couple or...
Wrongly Convicted Black Man Takes Plea Deal, Freed After 42 Years
“Elvis Brooks, walked out of Louisiana’s infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary, nicknamed “Angola,” Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense in the case...
Ex-Fort Worth Cop Aaron Dean Arrested, Charged With Murder
“Aaron Dean, the Fort Worth officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home this weekend was jailed on a murder charge yesterday. His bail was set at $200,000. He was...
Montgomery, Alabama Elects Steven Reed as Its First Black Mayor
“Montgomery, the majority-Black state capital of Alabama, made history this week by electing its first Black mayor. 67 percent of the city’s voters chose Steven Reed to become their first...