PoliticsLGBTQPoliticsLGBTQAs Media Focuses on Black Lives, Activists Call Attention to Nina Pop, the 5th Trans Woman of Color to Be Killed in the Last MonthAs tributes poured in last weekend for Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old unarmed black man whose Feb. 23 killing made…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 11, 2020
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EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaHer Gloves Fit: O.J. Simpson Believes Tiger King Star Killed Her HusbandWith everything from polygamy to forced boob jobs and black-and-white-music videos, it’s no surprise that the…ByJ'na JeffersonPublishedApril 2, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsKevin Richardson, of Exonerated Five, Warns Voters to Not Be 'Bamboozled' by BloombergBlooming Bloomie may be throwing a lot of money around with The Blacks but it may be too little too late for one of…ByBrooklyn BaldwinPublishedFebruary 29, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeYou Get a Pardon! And You Get a Pardon! Career Criminal Donald Trump Passes Out Get Out of Jail Free Cards to Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich, OthersThere are some words and phrases in the English language that are open to interpretation, while others—like…ByJay ConnorPublishedFebruary 18, 2020
NewsNewsMaryland Man Robs Bank While Wearing BlackfaceYou know, this is a situation where I’m unsure if our subject is racist or just a criminal. ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 30, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeThe Saga Continues: Arrest Warrant Issued for Troubled NFL Receiver Antonio BrownThe Antonio Brown saga has taken a predictable, if not unfortunate, turn. ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleMore Than a Statistic: MTV’s True Life Crime Explores the Murder of Gender-Fluid Teen Kedarie Johnson“True crime” has long been a popular genre of television—and as it’s grown in popularity, an increasingly…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJanuary 22, 2020
NewsNewsOfficer’s Lie Leads to a Man’s SuicideIt’s often argued that it’s a good thing that police officers are allowed to lie while interrogating suspects or…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 12, 2020
NewsNews'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch Arrested Again for Violating ProbationDon’t look now, but the thing we all knew was going to happen, happened. Ethan Couch, most famous for using the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJanuary 3, 2020
NewsNewsBloomberg Plays Clueless When Questioned About Central Park 5I’m thinking former New York City mayor and new presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg must not have gotten the memo…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 1, 2020
NewsNews13 People Wounded in Chicago at Memorial for Shooting VictimThirteen people were shot at approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday during a memorial party held for Lonell Irvin, a…ByChanté GriffinPublishedDecember 23, 2019
NewsNews18-Year-Old Chrystul Kizer Faces Life in Prison for Killing an Accused Trafficker Who Allegedly Abused Her and Other Black GirlsFor months, Wisconsin police were aware that 34-year-old Randy Volar had hundreds of child porn videos, some of them…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 20, 2019
NewsNewsSuspect in Fatal Firefight in Jersey City Could Have Possible Link to Black Hebrew Israelites, Police SayOne of the alleged assailants involved in an hours-long gunbattle with law enforcement in Jersey City, N. J.,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 12, 2019
NewsNewsSocial Media Influencer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Failed Plot to Hijack Website Domain NameIt would appear that social media influencer Rossi Lorathio Adams II took the phrase “doin’ it for the ‘Gram” a…ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 10, 2019
NewsNewsMan Kills Chicago College Student Because She Ignored His Advances, Police SayIt’s an experience not unfamiliar to many women: walking past, and ignoring, a stranger’s catcalls. It’s so common…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 27, 2019
NewsNewsNo Expiration Date: 82-Year-Old Bodybuilder Hand-Delivers That Smoke to Alleged Home InvaderAward-winning bodybuilder Willie Murphy gave a suspected home invader a lesson he won’t soon forget: You’re never…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 25, 2019
NewsNewsGeorgia Teen Arrested for Planning Knife Attack on Black ChurchGainesville, Ga., police arrested a white 16-year-old girl for an alleged plot to carry out a knife attack at a…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 20, 2019
NewsNewsRoommate of Murdered Clark Atlanta Student Used to Spend Holidays With Victim’s Family. Now She’s a SuspectAlexis Crawford and Jordyn Jones were so close that a friend of the Crawford family described the pair as “two peas…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 12, 2019
NewsNewsAmid Internal Investigation, Top Chicago Cop Eddie Johnson Announces His DepartureChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday morning he plans on retiring at the end of the year,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 7, 2019