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Orenthal James Simpson passed away recently from prostate cancer and it quickly took me back to one of the darkest and most volatile periods...

Man found guilty but mentally ill in Indiana officer's killing gets time served in officer's death

On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, a rising activist in the Black Panther Party (BPP), was assassinated in a raid led by the Chicago...

Seven seconds. That is how long it took IMPD officers to fire over thirty rounds into Anthony Maclin’s rental car in the early morning hours of Dec. 31, 2022, as he slept in his grandmother’s driveway. Maclin was hit three times.

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced on Aug. 9 to three to ten years in prison for a November...

The annual Community Peace Walk is a celebration of young Black voices in the Martindale-Brightwood community speaking on issues that are important to them.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home. His widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 90 years old. She says he misses him terribly and is proud of his legacy. Several events have been held in Mississippi this month to commemorate the work of the Evers family. Evers was leader of the Mississippi NAACP from 1954 until his death in 1963. He pushed for voting rights and racial equality. Evers-Williams was national chairperson of the NAACP from 1995 to 1998. She says she remains committed to trying to eliminate racism and prejudice.

Charita Hinkle had just gotten out of the tub when she noticed multiple missed calls from her niece, Audrikka Burr. Hinkle called her back: “Auntie Rita, Randy got shot!” Burr screamed through the phone. Randy is Hinkle’s son.

Yesterday I cried. The tears that streamed down my face weren’t tears of joy; they were tears of relief.Relief that the man who murdered George...

From the classic socially conscious rhymes of Tupac to the tunes of modern lyrical legends Kendrick Lamar and Common, music has long been used...