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Several people were injured and two of them died after being shot during a drive-by near the Edgewood section of Atlanta, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, CBS 46 and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Fox 5 reported that the people were the victims of a shooter riding by in a pick-up truck on Mayson Avenue NE near…

A tragic incident occurred overnight on the Las Vegas Strip. Police are reporting that a female motorist now identified as Lakeisha Holloway plowed into a crowd of people, injuring dozens and killing at least one person. It’s been reported that more than 30 people were injured as witnesses state the car deliberately and repeatedly drove into the crowd…

It was Aug. 31, 1967, in Chicago, during the opening of the National Conference on New Politics. The conference was a diverse cultural and political gathering that included White leftists and Black Militants, all convened by the idea of enhancing the “reform” movement that had begun to sweep the nation. The Vietnam War was in…

For a cop in the NYPD, having a partner who has your back is vital. The link between cop partners is often lifelong, emotional and in recent days tragic. With the shooting deaths of NYPD officers Wenjian Lu and Rafael Ramos who were ambushed by Ismail Brinsley the list of NYPD partners killed in…

For a second time this past weekend, another police officer has lost his life in the line of duty. Officials in Tarpon Springs, Florida, have reported that officer Charles “Charlie K” Kondek was shot and killed Sunday while responding to a call regarding a noise complaint. Residents of the community had reported a man,…

The New York City medical examiner’s office released a statement late Friday afternoon concerning the death of Eric Garner. According to Julie Bolcer, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office, Garner was killed by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo when he applied a chokehold — a form of restraint that is prohibited by the police department.…

Eric Garner in casket

It was a sad day in Brooklyn, New York, as another black man killed by the police was laid to rest. Eric Garner, a father of six and grandfather of two, was laid to rest in a service at Bethel Baptist Church in Boerum Hill. The church was packed as family members, politicians and the community…

Eric Garner Chokehold death

By now, many people have heard the story of Eric Garner. Garner, 43, was a married father of six children and two grandchildren, was killed last week by New York City police officers. The community is outraged by his death and it was caught on video. In the video Garner is confronted by police who…

Miriam Carey

On October 3, 2013, a horrible situation played out live on national TV when Miriam Carey was killed by police. Carey, a dental hygienist from Stanford, Conn., had reportedly driven three days to DC with her one-year-old daughter in the car. She was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis and believed President Obama was watching…

Norman Oosterbroek, a 43-year old former bodyguard to numerous celebrities, was reportedly tasered and killed by Miami police earlier this week. The incident occurred on Monday, September 2nd, when Oosterbroek allegedly was an intruder in a home in Pinecrest, Florida; a suburban community in Miami-Dade County.

Emotions are still very high in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch guard who shot and killed unarmed 17-year old Trayvon Martin in February 2012 in Sanford, Fl. Atlanta hip-hop star T.I. was being interviewed on Power 98 FM and when asked about the murder and subsequent trial, the rapper did not hold back in his response.

Both women were declared dead at the scene.

For these four lottery winners, Lady Luck became lethal.

Philip Coleman, a 38-year-old experienced hospice executive was tasered twice by Chicago police and sedated before he died this past Thursday. There is a “Justice for Philip O. Coleman” press conference scheduled for Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at NCBALM at 12900 South Halsted Street, Chicago. Coleman was arrested for allegedly beating his 69-year-old mother, which is…

“Another person exited that trailer with an assault weapon and ambushed our officers.”

Chicago’s flash mobsters plan crimes on Twitter and rob rich neighborhoods.

Another unarmed black teenager has been killed by overzealous law enforcement officers, who “thought he had a gun.” Ramarley Graham, 19, was shot in the chest by a plainclothes officer who chased Graham into his family’s home. No gun was found at the scene, cops said. Graham was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center, where he…

She did not deserve to be ambushed and shot to death.

“His death does not mark the end of our efforts.”

“Nothing surprises us, I think they’ve shown us how insensitive they can be.”