EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionCivil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Developing Series Based on His LifeThe attorney for the late George Floyd is developing a TV series based on his civil rights work in the justice…ByStephanie HollandPublishedMarch 9, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKetanji Brown Jackson Nominated as First Black Woman to SCOTUSThe confirmation process could put Vice President Kamala Harris in position to cast a historic vote in the SenateByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
NewsNewsCivil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Endorses Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme CourtCrump highlights principles of "justice, respect, and fairness to this nation" as qualities Brown Jackson will bring.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAll Killers of Ahmaud Arbery Found Guilty of Federal Hate CrimesGreg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William R. Bryan were found guilty of violating Arbery's civil rights and…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 22, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementKim Potter Sentenced Just Two Years in Prison for the Killing of Daunte WrightThe prosecution was seeking a prison sentence of Seven years and Two monthsByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBen Crump Takes the Case of NJ Teenager Cuffed By CopsVideo of the altercation between Z'kye Husain and Bridgewater Police went viralByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentAstroworld Attendees File $750 Million Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, Drake, Apple, and Live NationThe class-action suit filed on behalf of 125 concertgoers is the largest to date since the mass casualty event on…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedNovember 17, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentAstroworld Claims a 10th Victim as 9-Year-Old Ezra Blount Dies From His InjuriesThe child was trampled during the crowd surge that resulted in nine other fatalies and injured hundreds, making him…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedNovember 15, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainment'He's a Small, Innocent Child': A Houston Boy Remains in a Coma After Being Trampled at AstroworldAttorney Ben Crump has been hired to represent the family of a boy who fell from his father's shoulders during the…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedNovember 9, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementBeverly Hills Police Department Accused of Profiling Black Shoppers on Iconic Rodeo DriveA task force dedicated to stopping crime along the famous shopping district has received criticism for…ByJ.L. CookPublishedOctober 31, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinneapolis Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash Death of Leneal FrazierLeneal Frazier was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured George Floyd’s death at the hands of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 25, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFamily of Black Woman Found Dead Inside a Police Van in Alabama Refuses to Accept Autopsy ResultsThe coroner said there are no signs of foul play, but Christina Nance's family doesn't believe that.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 14, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersHenrietta Lacks' Estate Sues Company It Says Profits From Her CellsLacks' family is suing Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. for profiting off her cells without her consent.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 5, 2021
NewsNewsFormer Arkansas Deputy Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Teen MotoristFormer sheriff’s deputy Michael Davis is charged with manslaughter after he allegedly shot 17-year-old Hunter…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 20, 2021
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceThe 2021 TIME100 Calls Meghan and Harry 'Icons'; Sherrilyn Ifill, Lil Nas X, Red Table Talk and Verzuz Among HonoreesSerena Williams pays tribute to Biles in the annual list of 'the world's most influential people,' while the…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedSeptember 15, 2021
NewsNewsJudge Temporarily Blocks Release of Video in Alvin Motley CaseDefense argued that releasing video could make it harder to find an unbiased jury in a trial for the security guard…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
NewsNewsClass Action Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Department of Racial ProfilingTwo protesters and a Versace executive say they were victims of Beverly Hills Police racially profiling them in a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
NewsNewsAmerican Idol Alum Syesha Mercado’s Children Are Staying With Estranged Relative, Lawyers Say Family Is Victim of a ‘False Narrative’Mercado and her partner are still fighting for custody; attorney says the facility handling the children’s…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 20, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFederal Lawsuit Claims Shooting of 18-Year-Old Black Man Attending Funeral Was UnjustifiedFred Cox, 18, was killed at a funeral by a North Carolina sheriff's deputyByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 16, 2021
NewsNewsFamily of Unarmed Black Man Reportedly Killed Over Loud Music in Memphis Wants JusticeThe family of Alvin Motley, who was fatally shot Saturday by a white security guard, held a press conference…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 11, 2021