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President Barack Obama clarified that although his administration has a new effort to help young Black men, he’s not leaving Black girls behind. The president has faced some criticism that he’s ignoring the problems facing young Black women after launching the My Brother’s Keeper campaign, which is aimed at mentoring young men of color in […]
The Department of Justice has urged cops in Ferguson, Missouri, to stop wearing wristbands showcasing their support for Darren Wilson. Authorities in the area immediately threw their support behind Darren after he shot 17-year-old Michael Brown dead in the street early last month. In the days following the fatal incident, colleagues like Ferguson Police Chief […]
The NAACP has released some disappointing, alarming statistics about what’s holding Black girls back in school and the work place. The numbers compiled by the organization do not look good, beauties. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (NAACP LDF) and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) have released a report titled “Unlocking Opportunity for African-American Girls” aimed […]
Authorities have identified the man who brought traffic through both of Chicago’s airports to a standstill by setting a fire. It was a major wrench in the system earlier today when officials had to ground flights into and out of O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport. These are two of the busiest airports in the […]
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson may have released a video apologizing to “peaceful” protesters and the Brown Family about how Mike Brown’s case was handled, but that didn’t satisfy protesters. Demonstrators marched outside of police headquarters in St. Louis on Thursday night, calling for Jackson to step down from his position as police chief. The […]
The woman brutally beaten by a California Highway Patrol cop has just reached a huge settlement in her case against the agency. During a summer when reports of heinous police brutality were endless, the public was still flabbergasted to see video of a highway patrol officer pin Marlene Pinnock to the asphalt and repeatedly punch […]
[protected-iframe id=”235a1fe1da49bdd9244fe845437c6eb5-32316310-45106734″ info=”http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/bestoftv/2014/09/25/exp-ferguson-police-chief-speaks-to-cnn.cnn” width=”416″ height=”234″ frameborder=”0″] Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has apologized for the death of Michael Brown, but what took him so long to do it? The college-bound teen was gunned down in the street in early August. It wasn’t until today, nearly seven weeks later, that law enforcement said it was sorry for […]
The number of police brutality cases that have happened this week make us seriously question how some officers manage to get a badge in the first place. Former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper, Sean Groubert, is charged with aggravated assault and battery for shooting an unarmed man, Levar Jones, in the hip at a gas station parking lot, CNN reports. A […]
Six weeks after Michael Brown was fatally gunned down by Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson, Police Chief Thomas Jackson said to the Brown family that he is “truly sorry” for the unarmed 18-year-old’s death and the way that his body was handled (i.e., left out under the hot sun bleeding out, uncovered for all the […]
From the White House: Later today, at a formal event at the White House, Attorney General Holder (pictured) will announce his plans to depart the administration after nearly six years leading the Justice Department. The Attorney General has agreed to remain in his post until the confirmation of his successor. Holder is the 82nd Attorney […]
Authorities have formally charged a suspect in the disappearance of missing University of Virginia Student Hannah Graham. Jesse Matthew has been on the run for nearly a week as cops from Charlottesville, Virginia, search for Hannah. On Tuesday, Police Chief Timothy Longo announced that the 32-year-old man, who was the last person seen with, has […]
