A Mississippi man who was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge last May and died a day after being booked into the county jail was allegedly beat and tortured before being left to die in his cell, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s family. The family of 36-year-old Harvey Hill filed a wrongful […]
The skeletal remains of a Florida teenager who vanished after possibly witnessing a murder that happened in 2017 were found over the weekend in a rural area, NBC Reports. Jabez Spann was 14 when he went missing from Sarasota, Florida on Sept. 4, 2017. An FBI missing person poster said the teenager may have been […]
After a January raid left two dead and five officers injured, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says the department will end “no-knock” warrants. According to NBC, Houston police will also be required to wear body cameras during raids. Officer Gerald Goines obtained a search warrant to confirm the sale of drugs at a Houston home. On […]
A Texas man has been charged with filming women as they undressed and used the restroom at a Cheesecake Factory where he was an employee. According to ABC13, Herman Watson was arrested and plead guilty in court to the allegations. Watson was hit with a 20-day sentence at the Montgomery County Jail for an “invasive […]
Apparently the NYPD took 50 Cent’s “Get the Strap” saying to heart. According to New York Daily News, A Brooklyn precinct commander is being investigated by the NYPD for allegedly threatening 50’s life. The commander reportedly told his officers at a roll call to “shoot him on sight.” Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez allegedly made the […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qy3REaKk2Q We love music and we love Black women; but music by a Black woman that celebrates the beauty and power of Black women?! We live for that! Danielle Brooks who you know and love as Tastee on Orange Is The New Black just dropped her first single entitled “Black Woman” and it is beautiful. […]
A white woman in Deland, Fla. was arrested and naturally unhappy about being placed under arrest; but what really upset her was the fact that she was being arrested by a Black sheriff’s deputy. The woman was caught on tape going on a racist and violent rant against him. BuzzFeed News reports that Volusia County Sheriff’s […]
Houston authorities are searching for a man accused of stealing a woman’s purse and purchasing Valentine’s Day gifts with her credit cards. According to reports, the 61-year-old victim was returning from the grocery store when she noticed the suspect following her SUV. The man reportedly waited for the woman to pull into her garage, he […]
When 5-year-old Hailey Turner’s parents received a call that their daughter may be suffering an allergic reaction they rushed to her school. Mom, Ciara Morgan, told The Daily Beast that she was shocked to see the girl’s face was bruised and didn’t appear scratched. When the kindergartner told them what happened to her face they were left […]
A Louisiana police chief issued a formal apology after 25-year-old yearbook photos surfaced of an undercover sting in which white police officers wore Blackface to sell crack to Black people. Yes, police departments have yearbooks. At least they do in Baton Rouge, because the Baton Rouge Police Department’s 1993 yearbook features two officers, Crimestoppers coordinator […]
AT&T is celebrating Black History Month with its Dream In Black campaign. It’s a year round platform they created to celebrate Black culture and the creatives who shape it. This year they are sharing the very first Dream In Black 28 Future Makers with it’s first-ever Dream in Black 28 list. This list will highlight […]
Six California police officers fatally shot a 20-year-old rapper who was sleeping in his car outside a Taco Bell, authorities said. Police received a call at around 10:30 p.m. from a Taco Bell employee to report that a man was “hunched over” behind the wheel. Officers responded to the call in order to check on the […]