Civil Rights & Social Justice

Andrew Lester, the man who shot Ralph Yarl, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault.

Torrance cops Matthew Concannon and Anthony Chavez pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Christopher Deandre Mitchell.

The State of the Black World Conference V (SOBWC-V) is an upcoming event that addresses crucial issues that affect Black communities.

In leaked audio footage, House Republicans can be heard getting embarrassingly whiny about the criticism and about being called racist.

84-year-old Andrew Lester has been charged with first-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph.

On Monday, a grand jury decided not to indict the Akron police officers who shot and killed 25-year-old Jayland Walker.

A special grand jury has decided that no charges will be brought against the eight police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker. 

Protesters gathered in Kansas City after 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot after he went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.

Larry Pearson was sentenced to 70 years in prison for two counts of harassment of a public servant for the misdemeanor crime of spitting at police officers in Lubbock, Texas. The post Outrage After Black Man Given 70-Year Prison Sentence For Misdemeanor Crime Of Spitting At Texas Cops appeared first on NewsOne.

After spending 33 years in prison for a crime he maintained he did not commit, Crosley Green was released from prison, only to be ordered back. The post Black Man Ordered To Return To Florida Prison He Spent 33 Years In For A Crime He Says He Didn’t Commit appeared first on NewsOne.

The assassination of civil rights leader and clergyman Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, rocked the nation just as the charismatic and focused activist was rising to heights unknown. The post The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Occurred On This Day In 1968 appeared first on NewsOne.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

Nearly a month after Irvo Otieno died in police custody at a mental hospital in Virginia, the official cause of his death has been revealed as homicide, confirming suspicions. The post ‘Malicious’ Homicide: Irvo Otieno’s Official Cause Of Death Revealed, Compared To George Floyd appeared first on NewsOne.