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Chinese Student Tried to Kill His African American Roommate By Slowly Poisoning Him For Years

Chinese student who tried to kill his Black roomate

Easton, PA — Yukai Yang, a 22-year old former Lehigh University student who is Chinese, allegedly tried to kill his roommate Juwan Royal, who is Black, by slowly poisoning him for years. […]

High School Referee Who Made Black Student Cut Off His Locks Was Suspended at First -- But Has Now Been Fired!

Andrew Johnson has had his locks cut minutes before a wrestling match

Buena, NJ — Alan Maloney, the white referee who forced an African American high school wrestler to cut off his locks minutes before the match to avoid being disqualified, has […]

EMT Placed on Unpaid Leave For Making Racist Remarks About Black Patients

Alex McNabb, an EMT who made racist remarks to black patients

Patrick County, VA — Alex McNabb, an Emergency Medical Technician in Virginia who has made several racist remarks about his Black patients on his neo-Nazi podcast, has been suspended without […]

Justice Watch Radio, Hosted By Award-Winning African American Attorney Zulu Ali, Will Be Nationally Syndicated

Justice Watch with Attorney Zulu Ali

Nationwide — After airing on CNBC affiliate KCAA radio, broadcasting to the Riverside and San Bernardino County, California community on 106.5 FM, 102.3 FM, and 1050 AM for the past […]

Black Man Put in Handcuffs After Bank Calls 911 Because They Thought His Paycheck Was Too Much

Paul McCowns

Cleveland, OH — Paul McCowns, a 30-year old African-American man from Cleveland, says he was racially profiled at the bank when he tried to cash his first paycheck. The bank […]

Police Body Slam 14-Year Old Black Student for Stealing a Candy Bar From a Vending Machine

Police violently manhandling high school students over candy

Covington, GA — Asah Glenn, a 14-year old Black student from Georgia, was violently manhandled by local police for taking a Snickers bar from an unlocked vending machine at his school, […]

Black Employees Find Racist Doll Hanging in Their Work Truck

Racist doll left hanging on Steven Parks' work truck

Groveland, FL — An African-American couple from Florida was shocked and outraged when they found a “slave” doll painted with a racist slur left hanging on their work truck. The […]

Black Landlord Forced to Pay $2.5 Million After City of San Francisco Unfairly Changed the Law During Her Pending Case

Anne Kihagi

Nationwide — Government should never be allowed to play tricks with laws as this would completely endanger our American legal system. Yet the City of San Francisco’s behavior is very […]

Miami Police Officer Caught on Body Cam Video Punching Unarmed Black Man in the Face

Miami Beach cop punching Black man in the face

Miami, FL — Lowell Poitier Jr., a 35-year old unarmed Black man, was almost thrown to the ground when a police officer punched him in the face during an argument […]

The Chris Draft Family Foundation’s Promise

Chris Draft and his wife, Keasha

Nationwide — Chris Draft’s life seemed picture perfect, and it was. He played college football in Stanford and moved on to play professionally with the Chicago Bears, the San Francisco […]

Charges Dropped Against Black Mother Who Was Violently Arrested By Police While Holding Her Child

Jazmine Headley, Black mother who was violently arrested, finally reunited with her son

Brooklyn, NY — Five days after a shocking video went viral of a Black mother hopelessly trying to keep her baby in her arms while police officers forcibly pulled her baby […]

Louisville Police Officers Caught on Video Attacking Unarmed Black Man

Jarrus Ransom, man attacked by Louisville Police

Louisville, KY — A violent arrest of a Black man has put the Louisville police under fire and has sparked protest against police brutality once again. A disturbing video of […]

Police Say This Daycare Worker Body-Slammed a Toddler Who Refused to Nap

Jonee Nicole Hamilton

Smyrna, GA — Jonee Nicole Hamilton, a 20-year old daycare worker, has been arrested and charged after she allegedly body-slammed a 16-month old child, causing bloody injuries. Apparently, she did […]

Another Black Teen Who Spoke Out Against Gun Violence Has Been Killed -- This Time in East Baltimore!

DaVonte Friedman

Baltimore, MD — DaVonte Friedman, an 18-year old African-American teen who gave a powerful presentation to the Baltimore City Council last year in support of anti-violence initiatives, has become a […]

Studying Black Identity in South Africa Transformed My Worldview

Chiagoziem Sylvester Agu

Of the more than 330,000 U.S. students studying abroad, only 6.1 percent are African American and 10 percent are Latino. This is one in a series of articles by students […]

ICE Tried To Deport a Black American Citizen, and Now He's Suing!

Peter Sean Brown

Monroe County, FL — Peter Sean Brown, a 50-year old man from Florida, says he was detained for weeks at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and was almost deported to […]

Woman Stabbed to Death in Baltimore After She Stopped to Give Someone Money

Jacquelyn Smith

Baltimore, MD — Jacquelyn Smith, a 52-year old woman from Baltimore who stopped her car to give some money to a homeless woman and her baby, was stabbed to death […]

Lawsuit Filed Against School For Banning 6-Year Old Student Because of His Hair

Clinton Stanley Jr.

Apopka, FL — A Book’s Christian Academy, a school in Florida, has received some serious backlash after reportedly prohibiting a 6-year old African American boy from attending class because of […]

2 Women Charged for Selling Cocaine While Posing as Uber Drivers

Lateka Delaney and Nicole Cathey

Chicago, IL — Two women from Milwaukee were arrested for allegedly driving a fake Uber vehicle to offer rides and attempting to sell cocaine in River North neighborhood in Near […]

Abandoned at Birth, This Black Entrepreneur Now Owns a $62M Telecommunications Firm

Freddie Figgers

Nationwide — 29-year old Freddie Figgers was abandoned in a dumpster at birth and was adopted when he was just two days old by two loving parents. He is now […]

No Charges for Black FedEx Driver Who Fatally Punched Man Calling Him Racial Slurs

Portland, OR — Timothy Warren, an African-American FedEx driver from Oregon who punched Joseph Magnuson, a man who later died, has been freed of any charges because his actions were […]

Alabama Police Say They Accidentally Killed the Wrong Suspect -- And Yep, He Was Black!

Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.

Hoover, AL — Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., a 21-year old Black man from Alabama, was fatally shot by police who mistook him as the gunman in a shooting incident at […]

Black Father Fights For Paternal Rights to Prevent the International Abduction of His Daughter

Chris Baylor with his daughter, Aaliyah AKA Bee

Brevard County, FL — Christopher Baylor is a family man. A black American male raised in a two-parent Christian home, he had every intention of continuing in this tradition with […]

Young Black Girl Who Wrote Award-Winning Essay About Gun Violence Killed by Stray Bullet

Sandra Parks, young girl killed by a stray bullet

Milwaukee, WI — Sandra Parks, a 13-year old Black girl, hated violence so much that she wrote an award-winning essay about the constant shootings in her hometown in Milwaukee and […]

Name of Officer Who Killed Innocent Black Security Guard Will Not Be Released

Jemel Roberson, Black security guard killed by police

Midlothian, IL — A U.S. District judge has denied the motion requesting to release the name of the Midlothian police officer who shot and killed security guard Jemel Roberson. The […]

Meet Harvard Newspaper's First Ever Black Woman President In 145 Years -- She's Only 20 Years Old!

Kristine Guillaume, the first Black woman president of Harvard's newspaper

Cambridge, MA — Kristine E. Guillaume, a 20-year old student of Harvard University, has recently been voted to lead the prestigious school’s newspaper, The Crimson. She made history as the […]

Black Scholar Says the Crash of the US Economy is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Dr. Charles L. Singleton

By Dr. Charles L. Singleton Nationwide — Yes, emphatically speaking, the next financial crash of our United States of America (USA) economy is coming sooner than you think. One would […]

Trump’s Racism By Omission: Rude Theatrics Targeting Black Reporters Overshadows Questions on Voter Suppression

Caleb J. Gayle, Emerging Voices Fellow

By Caleb Gayle Nationwide — April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, and other journalists of color have not been favorites of President Donald Trump. From telling […]

From Refugee Camp to Medical School via Cape Town, London, and Paris

Samixchha Raut

Of the more than 330,000 U.S. students studying abroad, only 6.1 percent are African American and 10.1 percent are Latino. This is one in a series of articles by students […]

Man Who Killed 2 Black People In Kroger Charged With Hate Crimes

Gregory Alan Bush, a white man who shot at two Black people

Jeffersontown, KY — Gregory Alan Bush, a white man accused of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kroger grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky last month, has been officially charged […]

Man Who Shot at a Black Teen Asking For Directions Has Been Sentenced to 4-10 Years in Prison!

Jeffrey Zeigler

Rochester Hills, MI — Jeffrey Zeigler, a white man from Michigan who initially faced up to life imprisonment for shooting at a Black teen who was just asking for help […]

Police Find Missing Grandfather Dismembered Next Door in his Neighbor's Home

Robert Page

Clayton County, GA — Robert Page, a 77-year old “well-respected” grandfather from Georgia, was found dead by the police in his neighbor’s home a day after he was reported missing. […]

Homeless Black Woman from Michigan Found Frozen to Death Outside

Moneque Cook

Nationwide — Moneque Cook, an African American woman from Mount Clemens, Michigan, was found unresponsive in freezing weather behind a dumpster and later died at a nearby hospital. Authorities are investigating […]

Black Man Gets 22 Years in Prison for Self Defense Shooting During Armed Home Invasion

Dovico Raynard Miles

Nationwide — Dovico Raynard Miles, an African American man from Gainesville, Florida, who fought back during a violent 2022 home invasion, was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal […]

Inmate Continues to Stalk 16-Year-Old Black Teen from Behind Bars By Sending Her Letters

Christopher Turner

Nationwide — Christopher Turner, a 53-year-old man detained in Nashville, Tennessee, is accused of stalking a 16-year-old Black teen and continuing to contact her even while behind bars. Police say the […]

Innocent Black Man Shot Dead After Dad Mistakes Him for Daughter's Kidnapper

Desmond Butler, Jonathan Ross Mata

Nationwide — Desmond Butler, a 25-year-old African American man who works as an Amazon manager, was shot and killed by Jonathan Ross Mata, a father who mistakenly thought he was his […]

Black Mom of 5 from North Carolina Still Missing Two Years After Calling 911

Marissa Carmichael

Nationwide — Marissa Carmichael, an African American woman from Greensboro, North Carolina, disappeared after calling 911 to report a robbery at a local gas station. Two years later, the mother […]

Black Police Officer Shot 10 Times By White Officer Who Thought He Was the Suspect

Clarence Belton

Nationwide — Clarence Belton, an African American police officer assigned to an FBI task force, was shot more than ten times during a 2019 drug raid after a fellow officer, […]

Black Man Who Received $1M After 25 Years for Wrongful Conviction Ordered to Return Money

Desmond Ricks

Nationwide — Desmond Ricks, an African American man from Detroit, Michigan, spent 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. After his release, he received more than […]

Black Dad of 2 Named Keith Porter Killed By Off-Duty ICE Agent, His Family Speaks Out

Keith Porter Jr.

Nationwide — As protests intensify nationwide over recent fatal shootings involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the family of Keith Porter Jr. is again demanding justice. Porter, a 43-year-old African […]

Bank Refuses to Reimburse 83-Year-Old Black Grandma Whose Check Was Illegally Cashed

Billie Young

Nationwide — Billie Young, an 83-year-old African American grandmother from Dallas, Texas, says a check she wrote to pay off her car loan was cashed by someone else. She and […]

Black Dad Handcuffed While Reporting His Daughter's Abduction, Now Suing Police

Darnay Cockrell

Nationwide — Darnay Cockrell, an African American father from Mesa, Arizona, is suing the police after officers handcuffed him after he called 911 to report his 4-year-old daughter’s abduction. The […]

Innocent Black Man Speaks Out on Wrongful Arrest and Unlawful Removal of Child

Melvin Toms

Nationwide — Civil rights activist Essie Berry is calling for a formal investigation into allegations presented by Mr. Melvin Toms, who formally submitted a complaint regarding a wrongful arrest and […]

Black Teen Tased by Police on a School Bus Says He Did Nothing Wrong

Lanier Johnson-Hunt

Nationwide — Lanier Johnson-Hunt, an 18-year-old African American teen from Fulton County, Georgia, says police used excessive force after tasing him on a school bus, despite his insistence that he did […]

Judge Clears One of Two Men in Hip-Hop Star Jam Master Jay's Murder Case

Karl Jordan Jr., Jam Master Jay

Nationwide — A federal judge overturned the murder conviction of Karl Jordan Jr., one of two men found guilty of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay in 2002. The ruling cited insufficient […]

Man Shot and Killed Ex-Girlfriend After Chasing Her While She Called 911

Daniel Harmon, Jamilla Shanae' Smith

Nationwide — Daniel Harmon, an African American man from Aiken County, Georgia, ran over his ex-girlfriend while she was on a 911 call and later shot her in the head […]

Florida Manager Faces Charges for Stealing Over $500K from Doctor’s Office

Regina Peacock

Nationwide — Regina Peacock, a woman from Florida who worked as an office manager at a Tallahassee doctor’s office, has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from her employer. […]

Black Driver Held Against Her Will By White Man Who Claimed He Owns the Road

Jakara Wilson

Nationwide — Jakara Wilson, an African American woman from Florida making a grocery delivery, was held against her will after getting stuck in mud on a rural road. A 70-year-old man, […]

91-Year-Old Grandmother with Dementia Faces Eviction After Home Sold Over $3.5K Tax Debt

Gloria Gaynor

Nationwide — Gloria Gaynor, a 91-year-old African American grandmother from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, is facing possible eviction after her longtime home was sold over an unpaid property tax bill. The […]

Health Concerns Rising in the Black Community, Environmental Justice Leaders Condemn Trump Fuel-Economy Rollback

Black man pumping gas

New policy shift undermines clean air progress and deepens economic and climate inequities Nationwide — In Black communities across the country, parents are witnessing their children struggle to breathe, feeling […]

Black Lawyer Delivers Powerful Commentary on Racial Injustices on the American Court System

Attorney Zulu Ali

Nationwide — Attorney Zulu Ali, a former police officer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, has released a powerful commentary titled “Attorney Zulu Ali Speaks on Justice: Trying Cases in a […]

Son Gets 72 Years For Stabbing and Killing His 72-Year-Old Mom

Reginald English, Lorena Royster

Nationwide — Reginald English, a 53-year-old man from Prince George’s County, Maryland, was sentenced to 72 years in prison for killing his 72-year-old mother, Lorena Royster, after an argument over […]

High School Coach Arrested for Allegedly Hitting and Choking Players

Darius Terrell Robinson

Nationwide — Darius Terrell Robinson, a former high school football coach in Greene County, Georgia, was arrested after investigators say he hit and choked players during the 2025 season. Authorities say […]

White Judge Arrested for DUI, Already Released from Jail and Will Return to Her Job

Karen Sanders

Nationwide — Karen Sanders, a Justice Court judge in DeSoto County,  Mississippi, was arrested Saturday for DUI and careless driving after a traffic stop in Hernando. She has been released […]

Man Arrested for Murdering Someone Goes Viral for His Good Looks

Justin Scott Waters

Nationwide — Justin Scott Waters, a 33-year-old African American man from Stone Mountain, Georgia, was charged with murder after a street fight left Taha Ibrahim Tahanur dead. His arrest later […]

Derek Chauvin, White Police Officer Who Killed George Floyd, Wants a New Trial

Derek Chauvin

Nationwide — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder for the 2020 death of George Floyd, is now seeking a new trial, arguing that […]

Black Deputy in Louisiana Shot and Killed By His Brother

Shaquille Guerin

Nationwide — Shaquille Guerin, a 35-year-old African American sheriff’s deputy with St. John the Baptist Parish, was shot and killed by his brother, 32-year-old Darius Guerin, in Waggaman, Louisiana. Authorities […]

Black Teen Killed Trying to Break Up a Fight in Burger King Restaurant

Matthew Jackson, Black teen died breaking up a fight at Burger King

Nationwide — Matthew Jackson, an 18-year-old African American teen from Jacksonville, Florida, who worked at Burger King and was known by loved ones as a kind and “good soul” was […]

Black District Attorney's Election Fraud Charges Against Trump Have Been Dismissed

District Attorney Fani Willis and President Trump

Nationwide — The high-profile election interference case that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, an African American prosecutor who originally brought against President Trump and several co-defendants has now been […]

Officers Avoid Jail Time After Black Man Paralyzed During ‘Rough Ride’ In Police Van Without Seatbelt

Richard Randy Cox, Black man paralyzed by New Haven police officers

Nationwide — Richard “Randy” Cox, an African American man from New Haven, Connecticut, who was left paralyzed while in police custody, continues to see the legal fallout of his case […]

Family Mourns Black Dad and His 8-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Shooting in Arizona

Quincy Polk and Envy Cardenas with the family

Nationwide — A tragic shooting in South Phoenix, Arizona, has left a family mourning the deaths of 8-year-old Envy Cardenas and her father, Quincy Polk, after their car was sprayed […]

19-Year-Old College Football Player and His Mom Arrested After High-Speed Police Chase

Nyier Daniels and his mom arrested

Nationwide — University of Georgia football player Nyier Daniels is facing a long list of charges after authorities say he led officers on multiple high-speed chases that topped 100 mph […]

Black Firefighter Files $25M Lawsuit for Racism After a Co-Worker Gave Him a Noose

Patrick Thomas, Black firefighter who filed lawsuit over noose incident

Nationwide — Patrick Thomas, an African American firefighter from Bloomfield, New Jersey, has filed a $25 million lawsuit claiming he endured repeated acts of racist harassment inside the Bloomfield Fire […]

Black Mom's Ex-Boyfriend Shot Her 10 Times As She Drove Around for Hours Begging for Help

Shamay Pitt

Nationwide — Shamay Pitt, a 23-year-old African American mom from Dekalb County, Georgia, who miraculously survived being shot 10 times, is now speaking out publicly, hoping her story will help […]