NewsLegalNewsLegalThe Last Of George Floyd's Killers Is Finally Off To JailAll four officers involved in the death of George Floyd have now been convicted and sentencedByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 7, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalFederal Court Slaps Down Mississippi Jim Crow-Era Voting BanProhibiting people with certain felonies voting is a no-goByJessica WashingtonPublishedAugust 7, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalFulton County Puts a Price on Being “Eaten Alive” By Bed BugsA man in the Atlanta-area lockup died under awful conditions. His family sued.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 4, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalFree Cardi: Your Favorite Rapper Won't Face Jail Time For Concert IncidentCardi B gets to put the mic-throwing incident in the rearview mirror.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 4, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalMississippi ‘Goon Squad’ Cops Are About To Find Out What Prison Is LikeIt's time for these guys face the music for torturing and sexually assaulting Black men.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 4, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalRacist White Man Convicted of Hate Crime at Site of Rosewood MassacreNearly 100 years after the Rosewood massacre occurred, a white man was convicted for attacking a group of Black men…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 3, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalJury Acquits Yet Another Cop For Beating A Black Man On VideoYou'll absolutely be pissed at the details in this case.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 3, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalPolice Killing Cost St. Paul The Fattest Check in City HistoryHere's how much a federal jury awarded the mother of a Black man shot to death by two local cops.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 2, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalTravis Scott’s Lawyer Claims Houston Police Report on 2021 Astroworld Tragedy Was Meant to Hurt UTOPIA SalesThe family of a 10-year-old boy who was killed at the festival argues that the comments from Scott’s lawyer were…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 1, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalWitness to Malcom X Assassination Says NYPD Helped Shooter EscapeGenerations of Black folks have always believed law enforcement was in on the hit. Could a lawsuit by Malcolm's…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 26, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalDrug Dealer Connected to Michael K. Williams Overdose Receives Surprising SentenceCarlos Macci, a 72-year-old drug dealer, was arrested for drug trafficking in connection with The Wire star’s…ByStephanie HollandPublishedJuly 26, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSCOTUS Ruled In Favor of Protecting Black Alabama Voters — The State GOP Ignored ThemAlabama's Republican-led state legislature proposed a new map with only one majority-Black district. The Supreme…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJuly 21, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalHold Up! Democratic AGs Say GOP Is Dead Wrong on Company DEI ProgramsDemocratic attorneys general argued that the SCOTUS affirmative action decision does not apply to hiring practices…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJuly 21, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalWhy Is Rapper G Herbo Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison?After agreeing to plead guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and lying to federal agents, the successful rapper is…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJuly 20, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalDemocrats Just Got One Crucial Step Closer To Holding SCOTUS AccountableThe Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill which would impose sweeping ethics rules on the Supreme Court in the…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedJuly 21, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSeveral Senior Level Black Women Are No Longer in DEI, Exec Roles. Now Hollywood Might Have To Answer for ItThese senior VP women held roles across several big name companies such as Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery and…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJuly 14, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalDoes the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Apply to Hiring? Experts Weigh In13 Republican attorneys general wrote letters to major companies warning against using race in hiring and promotions.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJuly 14, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalThe Wire Creator David Simon Makes Surprising Move in Michael K. Williams Death CaseOne of the four men charged with Williams' death faces a recommended sentence of 10 years.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJuly 10, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalTulsa Massacre Survivors Continue Their Fight for ReparationsSurvivors and descendants of the Tulsa Race massacre appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court after a lower court…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedAugust 8, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalNo School in the Wild: Kanye West's Donda Academy Just Hit With Yet Another LawsuitThis marks the second lawsuit over the school for the 'Praise God' rapper .ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJuly 6, 2023