Pasadena, CA — In RACE: My Story & Humanity’s Bottom Line, respected trainer, keynote speaker and attorney Lauren Joichin Nile describes her personal experiences with racism, the source and beginning […]
Urban Issues
Is Discrimination to Blame? Pioneering Juvenile Court Judge Forced from Office
Cincinnati, OH — As the first African-American woman and the first Democrat to ever become a judge in the juvenile court system of Hamilton County, Ohio, Tracie Hunter had high […]
This Man Is Suing a Local Pizza Restaurant For $260,000 Because the Employees Beat Him Up When He Tried To Rob Them
Newport, DE — Back in 2010, a man named Nigel Sykes recently tried to rob Seasons Pizza restaurant in Newport, Delaware, but employees tackled him, took his gun, and beat […]
Amazing!! These Black and Hispanic Kids Speak Fluent Chinese -- Find Out Why They Are Learning
New York, NY — Have you ever seen Black children speaking Chinese? If not, watch the video below (It’s truly amazing!). It’s called the Global Language Project (GLP), and its […]
Meet the NYPD Police Officer Who Used a Fatal (and Illegal) Headlock on Eric Garner -- He's Been Given Desk Duty WITH PAY
New York, NY — NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has had his gun and badge stripped, after he was seen on video apparently putting Eric Garner, a 400-pound African American man, […]
400-Pound Man Dies After NYC Police Officer Put Him in A Chokehold -- Investigation Launched; Rallies Planned
New York, NY — The recent death of 43-year old Eric Garner, who died after a New York City police officer put him in a chokehold, is now being investigated by […]
Whites, Not Blacks Represent The Largest Group of People Moving to Low Income Areas -- and Other Little Known Facts
Nationwide — One in four Americans now live in poverty areas, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of people who have been forced to move to poverty areas […]
This Teen Has Just Been Sentenced to 23 Years in Jail For Killing a Dog -- A Police Dog!
Palm Beach, FL — A Florida judge has just sentenced 18-year old Ivins Rosier to 23 years in jail for shooting and killing a retired police dog back in 2012. […]
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Corruption Both Before and After Katrina
New Orleans, LA — Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans, has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. The 58-year old entrepreneur-turned-politician was found guilty back in […]
Sherri Shepherd on Her Unborn Child: "I'm Not Paying Child Support... And I Don't Want Custody"
Nationwide — What could possibly possess a mother to say that she does not want custody of her unborn child? Well, for actress/comedienne Sherri Shepherd, it’s because of her estranged […]
Renowned Educator Writes Book for Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life
Jersey City, NJ — As the achievement gap continues to pose one of the greatest challenges to educators at all levels, the plight of the Black male learner poses an […]
University Shows Support For Black Female Professor Who Was Body-Slammed By Police For "Jaywalking"
Phoenix, AZ — A recent police confrontation where Arizona State University Professor Dr. Ersula Ore was body slammed to the ground for jaywalking has gained national attention and now more […]
“Is That a Misquote on the Memorial Tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?” -- That Is Not What He Said
— Explosive Allegations Contained In Newly Published Website. — New York, NY — “The inscription on the memorial tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is not what he said […]
New Family Texas Law Sends Texas Dad to Jail After Employer’s Child Support Withholding Error
Harris County, TX — On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Texas father Clifford Hall voluntarily arrived at the Harris County Civil Courthouse and was taken into custody to begin a six-month jail […]
"Yes, Girl He's Fine! But He's A Felon!" -- You Won't Believe How Many Women Want to Date This Guy After Seeing His Mugshot
Stockton, CA — The internet is in an uproar after a picture of a felon from Stockton, California was recently posted on Facebook by the Stockton Police Department. The intent […]
Controversial, But Hilarious "Dear White People" Film Creates Viral Uproar -- Coming to Theatres in October
Hollywood, CA — The controversial, but hilarious film Dear White People tells the story of a riot that breaks out after white Ivy League college students throw a party mocking […]
After Millions of Arrests and Incarcerations for Marijuana Possession, Do African Americans Now “Deserve” To Cash in on the Legal Medical Marijuana Industry?
New York, NY — Black Enterprise Magazine recently ran an interesting article by Richard Spiropoulos on their web site about African Americans and the legal medical marijuana industry. According to […]
Robert L. Johnson Announces African American Mayors Association (AAMA) Has Passed a Unanimous Resolution Endorsing A Viable Loan Alternative For Workers
— Johnson commends the AAMA for calling on Congress, financial regulators, and the Obama Administration to allow better priced and structured loan alternatives to thrive in the marketplace and curtail […]
Systemic Racism is Killing Black Babies in America -- But There is Something Black Women Can Do About It!
By Shafia M. Monroe, Founder of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing Nationwide — The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says the U.S. infant mortality rate is the highest among selected […]
Don't Mess With Texas! 5 Teens, One Man Face 1,300 years in Prison For Allegedly Gang-Raping a 15-Year-Old Girl
Waco, TX — Five teenagers attending Waco High School and one 20-year-old man may spend the rest of their lives in jail for the alleged attack and rape of a […]
34-Year Old Woman That Posed As a High School Student Sentenced to 85 Days in Jail -- Says, "I Did It For Love"
Longview, OK — Charity Johnson, the 34-year-old woman that was caught pretending to be a 15-year-old high school student, has been sentenced to just 85 days in jail and ordered […]
New Book Exposes The Dark Side of Child Protection Services and Asks "Are You A Victim?"
— Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated self-help book from Milford, CT, author Eric Hundley. — Denver, CO, and Milford, CT — Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Dark […]
Two New Books Offer Hope to African-American and Low Income Women Dealing With Depression, Self-Esteem and Income Disparities
Atlanta, GA — African American author C. Joyce Farrar-Rosemon has published Who Stole My Blanket?: 6 Easy Steps To Rebuild Your Life After An Income Loss and How to Get […]
Want To Learn How To Make Money Buying and Selling Stocks? "Flip That Stock" Will Teach You!
Nationwide — Everyday people hear about the stock market, however, few people really understand how it works and how to actively buy and sell stocks and make money. FLip That […]
New Book "The Second American Revolution" by Harvey Smith, Sr. Closes the Four Basic Gaps of African Americans
Pittsburgh, PA — African American author Harvey Smith, Sr. has published The Second American Revolution: Closing The Four Basic Gaps of African Americans – a ground breaking book which provides […]
"Why I Want To Purchase an HBCU and Use it as a Boarding School To Serve Black Boys"
By Dr. Umar Johnson Nationwide — Black boys were gifted with an all-new G.E.D. test for the 2014 school year, which will make it even more difficult for them to […]
PHEN to Host Prostate Health Educational Symposiums in Partnership with Churches in 16 Cities, on Saturday, June 14th
— “Churches join PHEN to take the lead in educating Black communities about prostate cancer” — Boston, MA — The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) will partner with churches in 16 […]
More Than 400 Black Men Graduate During Morehouse College's 130th Commencement -- Including Stevie Wonder's Son
Atlanta, GA — This past weekend, 430 African American males graduated from Morehouse college during the institution’s 130th commencement. Among those graduates was Kwame Morris, the son of music legend […]
Is U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the White House Administration Still Upholding the Legacy of Funding Racism?
By Rev. Dr. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. Nationwide — The words of Dr. Martin Luther King still ring true and their relevancy has not diminished, for in fact: they have […]
What in the World? This Man Paid This Woman $500 To Have Sex With Her Baby -- And Now He's Going to Jail For 55 Years
Gary, IN — 40-year old Christopher Bour of Gary, Indiana will be spending the rest of his life in federal prison for sexually molesting an infant on nearly 10 different […]
Newly Launched Book "Diary of a Failure" by Eric McNeal Helps Teens and Young Adults Overcome Failure
Atlanta, GA — Everyone loves to talk about their successes, and bookstores are loaded with volumes about how to achieve success. Seminars and workshops teach people how to succeed at […]
You Won't Believe What Happened When This Black Police Officer Went Undercover as a KKK Member
Nationwide — In the late 1970’s, Ret. Sgt. Ron Stallworth, an African American police investigator from Utah, went undercover as a KKK member in Colorado Springs, Colorado. And now, he’s […]
Black Mom Ordered to Pay White Teen $3.2M for Calling Him a Racist Bully
Nationwide — Summer Smith, the African American mom whose teenage son, SeMarion Humphrey, was tricked into drinking urine at a birthday sleepover, has been ordered to pay $3.2 million to […]
Black Postal Worker from Atlanta Shot and Killed While Delivering Mail
Nationwide — Dequavious Graves, a 31-year-old African American postal worker from Atlanta, Georgia, was shot and killed while delivering mail in DeKalb County. His family is mourning the sudden loss […]
Viral Video Shows Officer Punching Black Man, But Police Say Clip Is Misleading
Nationwide — A video showing an Henryetta, Oklahoma officer punching a Black man on the ground went viral, sparking outrage. Police say the clip shows only part of the arrest and […]
High School Secretary Arrested After Her Husband Caught Her With One of Her Students
Nationwide — Alicia Hughes, a woman who works as a secretary at a high school in Union City, Ohio, was arrested after her husband caught her with one of her […]
White Man Allegedly Killed His Black Neighbor Because He Thought He Was a ‘Terrorist’
Nationwide — Dominic Nosacek, who is from Wisconsin, is facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed his Black neighbor, Angelo Nelson, because he believed he was a “terrorist.” […]
Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver Calls for Accuracy in Water Crisis Narrative
Nationwide — Former Mayor Karen Williams Weaver tuned in to listen to United States Senator Elissa Slotkin’s speech about the anniversary of the Flint water crisis on the Senate floor. […]
Black Mother Shot and Killed Inside Car, Baby in Back Seat Survived Without Injuries
Nationwide — Gabryel Ayers, a 26-year-old African American mother from Chicago, Illinois, was killed when gunmen opened fire on her car on the city’s South Side. Her 1-year-old daughter in […]
Youth Pastor Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Minors in the Church
Nationwide — Junior Andrew Bennett, a 32-year-old African American church pastor from Pinon Hills, Southern California, has been arrested after investigators linked him to multiple child sex abuse allegations. Authorities […]
Missing Black Mom Found Decomposing in Her Apartment. Police Arrest Her Roommate
Nationwide — Lawanda McGee, an African American woman from St. Louis, Missouri, was found decomposing in her apartment weeks after she went missing, and her roommate has been charged with […]
Black Mom Rightfully Upset After 4-Year-Old Daughter Placed in Wrong Car During School Pickup
Nationwide — Daija Spencer, an African American mother, says her 4-year-old daughter, Brielle Davis, was accidentally placed in the wrong car during pickup at an elementary school in Houston, Texas. […]
Meet the Young Black Advocate Using His Own Story to Amplify Youth Caregivers
Nationwide — For Omarion Calloway, caregiving was not a role he chose. It was a reality he grew into early. At just 10 years old, he became a caregiver within […]
Missing 17-Year-Old Black Teen Found Dead After Leaving With a Man She Met Through Online Gaming
Nationwide — Hailey Buzbee, a 17-year-old African American teen from Fishers, Indiana who went missing in early January, is believed to have been found dead in Perry County, Ohio. dead. […]
Man Avoids Death Penalty in Murder of 5-Year-Old Girl He Left to be Eaten by Alligators
Nationwide — Harrel Braddy, a 76-year-old man from Florida who killed 5-year-old Quatisha “Candy” Maycock and left her body for alligators, was spared the death penalty on Friday. A jury […]
Trump Had Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Two Other Black Journalists Arrested For Covering the News
Nationwide — Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested Friday in what critics are calling a direct assault on press freedom, as the Trump administration moved to arrest four Black […]
Black Dad Stabbed to Death in Front of His 3 Sons While Teaching Them to Ride Bikes
Nationwide — Jimmy Chase, an African American father from Mercer County, New Jersey, was tragically stabbed to death in front of his three young sons while teaching them how to […]
Suspect Who Killed 22-Year-Old Pregnant Black Woman Finally Arrested
Nationwide — Teonia Stokes, a 22-year-old African American female college student who was 7 months pregnant, was fatally shot in Monroe, Georgia. The suspect, Dorreous Brooks, was arrested days later […]
Man Who Killed Black Mom of 2 in Car Crash Gets Only 90 Days in Prison
Nationwide — The family of Regina Bright, an African American mother of 2 from Omaha, Nebraska, is outraged after the man who killed her in a car crash was sentenced […]
Army Sergeant Arrested for Beating 3-Year-Old Who Didn't Want to Practice His ABCs
Nationwide — Paul Thames, a man from Waco, Texas, and a U.S. Army sergeant, is facing charges after allegedly beating a 3-year-old boy who didn’t want to practice his ABCs. […]
Homeless Black Woman from Michigan Found Frozen to Death Outside
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]