Criminal Justice
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NYPD Officer Allegedly Broke Into Nashville, Tenn., Family's Home, Hurled Racial Slurs
Nashville, Tenn., detectives are investigating an incident after a New York City police officer allegedly broke into a family’s home while he was in the Music City vacationing. The break-in, which occurred in the early morning hours of July 9, has left the family traumatized. The officer, who remains unidentified and who the family said…
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Federal Judge Stops New Orleans From Jailing Those Who Fail to Pay Fines, Rules That They Must Have a Chance to Plead Poverty
Instead of being immediately tossed into jail for failing to pay fines or fees related to whatever legal issues you may have, a federal judge has ruled that anyone who owes money from criminal convictions in New Orleans must have a chance to plead poverty in a “neutral forum,” before being put behind bars for…
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White Woman Snatches Protest Sign From Black Woman, Cries to Police When She Gets Punched in the Face [Updated]
Update: Thursday, Aug. 2, 5:32 p.m. EDT: This story has been updated with an attribution to Fox 9. A white woman found herself participating in the time-honored ritual known as the “catching of hands” when she decided to boldly go where few Beckysapiens have dared to go before by publicly disrespecting an angry black woman.…
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Man Convicted in the Killing of Yetunde Price, Eldest Sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Released and Then Re-Arrested [Updated]
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. EST: Robert Maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Yetunde Price, the oldest daughter of Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, is back in custody. On Tuesday, The Root cited a report that said that Maxfield was released from prison…
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A Whole North Carolina Police Force Has Been Suspended After Chief Charged With Corruption
All police operations in Southport, N.C. have been suspended after its police chief and another officer were arrested on charges of corruption. According to CBS17, the charges against Police Chief Gary Smith, 46, and Lt. Michael Christian Simmons, 48, stem from the law enforcement officers apparently working their second jobs while on the clock at…
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The Public Health Crisis Hitting New York City's Most Vulnerable Black and Brown Children
Earlier this month, New York City finally admitted that more children than were initially listed had been exposed to lead in the city’s public housing units. The total amount submitted by the city’s health department—820 kids under the age of 6 alone—far eclipsed a previous number of 18 given by the New York City Housing…
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New Orleans Shooting Leaves 3 dead, 7 injured
Three people are dead and seven are injured after two suspects fired into a crowd in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood Saturday night. ABC News is reporting that 10 people were struck by gunfire around 8:35 p.m. local time. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was hit several…