Criminal Justice
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Get Your Money, Black Man: Mississippi Judge Orders State to Pay Curtis Flowers $500,000 for Wrongful Conviction
The last two decades and some change have been an arduous journey for Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who spent over 22 years in prison for a crime he was wrongfully convicted of. In 2019, the Supreme Court finally granted Flowers his freedom, and two years later, a judge has ordered the state to finally…
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Police Officer in New Orleans Killed By Man Who Refused to Wear Mask
Horrific and senseless killings continue in America on top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has caused the deaths of more than half a million people in this country. A 38-year-old police officer in New Orleans was shot and killed over the weekend by a man who was apparently incensed at being asked to wear…
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Georgia Historical Markers Commemorating Jackie Robinson and Victims of Lynching Shot Up by Vandals
Proving once more they’re the biggest snowflakes of the bunch, a group of unknown vandals repeatedly shot two historical markers in Georgia dedicated to Jackie Robinson and victims of lynching. According to CNN, the signs were part of the Civil Rights Trail, a series of markers devoted to explaining how Black people overcame slavery, Jim…
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lllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into Law
Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail without being convicted of a crime—simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a bill recently passed in the Illinois legislature to end the practice across Illinois by 2023,…
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Video Shows Louisiana Cop Apparently Placing Black Child in Chokehold
An investigation has been launched by the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana after a video released shows one its officers apparently holding a 13-year-old Black child in a chokehold. According to NBC News, officers were responding to a call about a disturbance last Sunday. Baton Rouge police Chief Murphy Paul told reporters that the…
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Charges Dropped Against Black Texas Teen Who Was Arrested Simply for Walking Home From Work During the Winter Storm
If you’re reading this, then it likely won’t come as a surprise to you that the cops will arrest a Black boy for no real reason. Last week in Plano, Texas, a Black teenager was arrested and spent the night in jail. His crime? Walking home from work. According to Fox 4, 18-year-old Rodney Reese…
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Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Members of Congress and Shoot Black People to ‘Keep Them in Line’
White people love racism so much they’re willing to throw away their freedoms in order to indulge in America’s favorite pastime. Case in point: a Pennsylvania man was arrested for making a series of violent threats against members of Congress and Black people. According to USA Today, 62-year-old Harry E. Miller has been charged with…