Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticePresident Biden's Record-Breaking Pardons Gives Kemba Smith Pradia a Second Chance"This incredible act of grace reaffirms the belief that our past does not define our future," Smith said on…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJanuary 22, 2025
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeData Shows Police Killings Affecting Our Health In Ways You Won't BelieveA new study shows a correlation between poor sleep and police-involved killings of Black people.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 6, 2024
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeSons of Buffalo Shooting Victim Avenge Their Mother’s Murder Through ActivismGarnell and Raymond Whitfield, sons of Buffalo supermarket shooting victim Ruth Whitfield, founded an organization…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 10, 2023
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeGov. Kemp Declares State of Emergency Amidst Consistent Cop City Protests [Update]The death of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran has led to days of unrest.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedJanuary 28, 2023
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeMaryland Launches ‘Emmett Till Alerts’ to Signal Hate CrimesIt’s intended to work the same as an Amber Alert but with categories to describe the severity of the crime.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 23, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeItalian Police Predictably Deny That Race Played A Role In Killing Of Nigerian ImmigrantThe brutal murder of Alika Ogorchukwu was recorded by bystanders who refused to intervene.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNew Dateline Special Investigates 2018 Murder of Anton BlackWhat Happened to Anton Black? takes a deep dive into the circumstances surrounding the death of an unarmed Black man.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedAugust 5, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBlack People are Hard to Find in Boulder County, But Not in the Criminal Justice SystemA study by the Vera Institute found Blacks in the county are more likely to be charged with crimes than any other…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJuly 28, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBilly Porter Discovers Police Fatally Shot his Great GrandfatherOn Sunday's season premiere of NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? the actor uncovered the harrowing story.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 11, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWhite Mass Shooters who police Allowed to Live to See Another Day. Part 2To discuss further how Black crime suspects are treated differently, let's look at how mass shooters like Peyton…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeJay-Z's Roc Nation Sets Inaugural Social Justice Summit for This SummerSpearheaded by the label's philanthropic arm United Justice Coalition, the convention is set to take place this July.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMay 12, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeNow playing Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeLaquan McDonald’s Killer, Already Released Early, Won’t Face Federal Charges EitherFormer Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is a perfect example of how convicted killer cops can still evade…PublishedApril 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeMayor Adams NYC Subway Safety Plan May Disproportionately Affect People of ColorBlack and Latinx people make up most of New York's homeless population. The new safety plan may jeopardize their…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 11, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeFather & Son McMichael Go to Trial for Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery KillingGregory and Travis McMichael will now go to trial for federal hate crime charges along with their neighbor William…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 4, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial Justice74-Year-Old Black Woman Exonerated for the Murder of Her Niece After Spending 27 Years in PrisonJoyce Watkins and her then boyfriend were convicted of rape and murder in 1987ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeGeorgia Deputy Headed to Unemployment Over Ahmaud Arbery CommentsThe Houston County cop is getting canned for disgusting remarks on FacebookByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeAhmaud Arbery's Killers Are Going to Prison For a Long TimeFather and son Gregory and Travis McMichael along with William "Roddie" Bryan are sentencedByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeLouisiana Governor Pardons Plessy, 125 Years After ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling in Plessy v Ferguson30-year-old mixed race shoemaker, Homer Plessy, was arrested for sitting on a whites only train car in 1897. The…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWrongfully Accused: The Exoneration of Black PeopleExperts explain why we 're seeing so many high-profile exonerations of Black people in the United States during the…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 31, 2021
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBlack Man in Georgia Exonerated After Spending 23 Years in Prison For Wrongful ConvictionDevonia Inman was sentenced to life without parole for the 1998 murder of a Taco Bell night manager in Adel, GeorgiaByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 28, 2021