The mother of Cleveland, Ohio, convicted serial killer, Michael Madison, is dead and her grandson has been charged with the crime. Jalen Plummer, 18, was charged on Monday, June 24, 2019, with aggravated murder of his grandmother and felonious assault
The use of force against an unarmed Black man by transit cops in Washington, D.C., has resulted in an internal investigation. A video was posted to Facebook that shows Metro Transit Police Department officers using a Taser on an unarmed
The city of Shreveport, Louisiana is in shock after the senseless killing of a postal worker making his morning deliveries. Antonio Williams, 52, was shot in the chest on Saturday, June 22, by a man identified as Michael Gentry. Police
Chicago prosecutors have detailed the charges against a man who pretended to be a cop and shot a woman he thought was shoplifting. Louis Hicks Jr., 33, appeared in court on Friday as prosecutors detailed a deadly encounter that led
An Illinois man is furious and claiming that he was a victim of racial profiling for being Black while hospitalized. Shaquille Dukes,24, was arrested by a Freeport, Illinois police officer, while he was a patient at FHN Memorial Hospital. Dukes
The rise in the dominance of social media platforms like Facebook has impacted the lives of those both the great and small. On a regular basis, people have been made famous, infamous, and in some cases, jobless after posts were
Drug dealers who keep attack dogs make up some of the most well-known stereotypes in popular culture. But police in Alabama were faced with a most unusual situation after a raid on a suspected drug den uncovered what is being
There is a serious problem when it comes to police dealing with people of color in the community. The disconnect between presumed innocence and use of force seems to be evident with frequent reports of a citizen being brutalized. The
The woman at the heart of a prostitution scandal that rocked Fort Valley State University has been sentenced for her role. Alecia J. Johnson, 49, had been identified as the ringleader of a prostitution scheme that involved prominent men in
A New York man who has been dubbed the “Sperminator” is back in the news. Ari Nagel, 43, a CUNY mathematics professor, has fathered multiple children across the country. He posts his services online and now he is about to
The family of a Chicago area woman want answers after a relative was killed at a local Walgreens Pharmacy. According to police, Sircie Varnado, 46, who is described as disabled, was shopping at the store on her way home to
A video has emerged of a frightening encounter between a Black couple with children and officers with the Phoenix, Arizona, police department. It all started after Dravon Ames, 22, his pregnant fiancée Iesha Harper, and their two small children left
Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the ranks of celebrities with mugshots. The 51-year-old actor turned himself in voluntarily to the NYPD Special Victims Unit on Thursday, June 13. Gooding was booked into custody for forcible touching, a
An officer-involved shooting claimed the life of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The man has been identified as Brandon Webber, 20, and the Black community is outraged over his death as rioting erupted. According
It is a sad fact in America that Black children are criminalized at an alarming rate. But what happened to Sadiq Kelly, 10, borders on the ridiculous. Sadiq’s mother had given the special-needs student a stack of prop money purchased
Domestic violence plagues America whether a person is a celebrity or a regular citizen. In many cases, the violence in a relationship is perpetrated by a man. However, there are many instances where the woman is the aggressor. Such is
Once again law enforcement has been caught on tape allegedly brutalizing Black citizens, this time in Columbus, Ohio. A video was shared on social media that shows a group of Black residents being terrorized, and in at least one instance,
The shooting of baseball legend David Ortiz shocked fans and former teammates of the Red Sox slugger. Ortiz was shot at the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Now more
When Fabricio Jimenez, 20, was pulled over by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on June 9, 2019, he had an interesting tale for the cops. It was 4:30 a.m. when cops initiated a traffic stop and the cops determined
A Texas family headed by a single dad is grief-stricken after an act of violence claimed the life of an 11-year-old sleeping peacefully in his home. It was a drive-by shooting that was not random, but the family was innocent
