Presidential candidate Ben Carson, the only black person playing in the 2016 Republican presidential field, gave the nod for NASCAR fans to continue flying the contentious Confederate flag, the Associated Press reports.  Carson made the announcment Monday, which is the same day he snagged an informal endorsement from NASCAR racing icon Richard Petty. The two…

Jeb Bush should know a thing or two about expecting “free stuff’; after all, just take a look at his own family legacy, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson pointed out Monday night. During a roundtable discussion about Jeb Bush on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, Mckesson brushed aside Bush’s suggestion that black voters want…

A former Providence, R.I., police officer who was instrumental in the arrest of a car-theft suspect—later sentenced to 20 years in prison—has filed a lawsuit accusing fellow officers and state police of assault and violation of rights after he was beaten and placed under arrest during the same 2012 encounter, the Providence Journal reports.  Christopher…

A 5-year-old San Diego girl is at home, instead of starting kindergarten with her friends, because her school, the Mount Erie Christian Academy, refuses to welcome her any longer because she has two moms, KGTV reports.  The child, who had attended Mount Erie for preschool and summer school, was abruptly cut off when her parents…

Rockmart High School in Polk County, Ga., went into a lockdown drill after tensions broke out over a Confederate battle flag on campus, Fox 5 Atlanta reports.  It reportedly began when a 10th-grade boy came to school with the infamous flag decorating his backpack.  “He got dropped off out of his truck and came down…

Local radio sports talk show host Miko Grimes, who is also the wife of the Miami Dolphins’ cornerback Brent Grimes, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a confrontation with officers just outside Sun Life Stadium, the Sun Sentinel reports.  It all started when Grimes tried to walk through a restricted…

It was supposed to be simple. David Stojcevski couldn’t pay a $772 fine for a traffic ticket that had turned into an obstruction-of-justice charge, so the 32-year-old would spend a cool 30 days in jail instead.  However, 16 days later, on June 27, 2014, Stojcevski, a drug addict, was dead, 50 pounds lighter, lying naked…

Most 11-year-old boys can’t boast that they helped bring their little brother into the world. James Dukes, however, is different. The 11-year-old from Marietta, Ga., leaped into action earlier this week to help deliver the infant after his mom suddenly went into labor earlier than expected, CBS News reports.  “All of a sudden I couldn’t…

The Paint Branch High School football team will be stunting on the field this season after receiving a generous surprise Thursday from two NFL players, WUSA9 reports.  During their Friday-night game, the Paint Branch Panthers of Burtonsville, Md., will be sporting their new gold Under Armour cleats, which were donated by Tahir Whitehead of the…

Pope Francis paid homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and his iconic march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, quoting the civil rights leader while addressing a joint session of Congress Thursday at the U.S. Capitol.  “I think of the march which Martin Luther King led from Selma to Montgomery 50 years ago as part…