• Annie Le was murdered at Yale University. Yet as always, there is something unsettling about the selective attention our nation pays when such tragedies strike. This is not a new thought, but a high-profile homicide provides a sadly important reminder.

    Annie Le's Death Shows Selective Attention to Pretty Girl Murders
  • Charman Sinkfield was picked up by US marshals on the interstate wearing a dreadlock wig...

    Suspect Apprehended in Vernon Forrest Murder
  • He is accused of murder in a drug shakedown gone bad...

    Another Arrest in Harvard Murder Case
  • The shooter? The estranged husband of the woman her father was dating...

    8-Year Old Girl Killed at a Pool Party
  • Police say McNair was shot multiple times. A 20-year-old woman he had been dating was also found dead. She had one gunshot wound to the head.

    Steve McNair, Football Star, Killed in Nashville
  • John von Brunn’s murderous attack at the Holocaust Museum is another indication of a rise in violence predicted by Homeland Security. But it is the reckless right wingers who are stoking the flames of extremism.

    Holocaust Museum Shooting: Don’t Racists Ever Get Tired?
  • Chanequa Campbell, barred from graduating because of involvement in a  murder investigation, threw down the race card. Her fellow classmates have yet to pick it up...

    Black Harvard remains silent as Chanequa Campbell is not allowed to graduate
  • A recent videotape of a drunk police officer mocking a black murder victim pales in comparison to a recent spate of killings of black men at the hands of police. But it underscores the need to refocus federal efforts around police training.

    Federal Efforts to Address Police Brutality
  • The tragic murders of Jennifer Hudson's family are a crushing reminder of the many ills Barack Obama cannot magically heal.

    What Hope Can't Fix
  • I didn't know Jennifer Hudson, but I'm hurt and angry all the same.

    Mourning in Chicago
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