A Georgia city must pay nearly $1 million to 44 people after it was proven they were wrongfully arrested, but one of the victims said it’s not sufficient. Court documents show the police department violated the group’s basic and constitutional rights. Deja Heard said the police department owes them an apology for the inhumane and…
The Browns are taking heat for bringing in Watson with his legal baggage, but the team feels comfortable with its decision Deshaun Watson’s complicated past didn’t dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback’s future. He’s on Cleveland’s roster, and at this point that’s the only certainty with the talented yet controversial quarterback. Watson’s…
David Ortiz hired former Boston police commissioner Edward Davis to lead the investigation into his shooting A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019, according to private investigators the Red Sox slugger hired to look into the attack that…
Dillard University students march to their polling place on campus to vote in New Orleans on Nov. 8, 2016. | Source: Tom Williams / Getty The worst kept secret perhaps in all of politics is that students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are a pivotal demographic when it comes to voting. The political…
Black, Hispanic, American Indian and other minority residents were undercounted at greater rates in most recent census Is it time to rethink the census and other surveys that measure changes in the U.S. population? Policymakers and demographers have been asking that question since results released by the U.S. Census Bureau this month showed Black, Hispanic,…
Kanye West was dropped in the wake of an Instagram suspension for directing racial slurs toward Trevor Noah, host for the upcoming music awards Rapper Kanye West is no longer among the artists slated to perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards after being banned due to his recent social media activity. First reported by The…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to deliver an opening statement on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee After meeting privately with almost half the members of the Senate, it’s time for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to testify publicly this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, as is expected, she would be…
Lamonte McIntyre served decades in prison for a double murder he did not commit A Kansas man who served 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is seeking $93 million in damages from the county where he was convicted and a former detective he says framed him. Lamonte McIntyre, 45, and his…
Police say a suspect is in custody after an early morning shooting at South by Southwest festival Four people were shot and wounded in downtown Austin, Texas, early Sunday as the city hosts the annual South by Southwest festival, police said. The Austin Police Department told people to avoid the area at around 2:50 a.m.,…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson skeptics echo criticisms former Justice Thurgood Marshall faced during his confirmation process in the 1960s The first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court is likely to face questioning at her Senate hearing that would have been familiar to Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man who served on the high court….
