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The White men who were involved in the death of Ahmaud Arbery have finally been indicted. On June 24, District Attorney Joyette Holmes, who was assigned to the case as a special prosecutor, announced the indictment of Gregory and Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan. The McMichaels and Bryan face nine counts including malice murder,…

Soon after George Floyd died on Memorial Day, many critics believe that the establishment quickly dusted off the post-homicide playbook that has been historically employed when unarmed Blacks die at the hands of the police. Part of that playbook involves demonizing the deceased who is no longer able to defend him or herself. Lt. Bob…

The Ahmaud Arbery murder case continues to take new twists and turns. Twelve days prior to Abery’s murder, his alleged killers had a confrontation with another Black man at the same house in Brunswick, Georgia, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Diego Perez, a person who lives close to the house, which currently is under construction, was…

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump continues to fight for justice. Crump has been hired to serve as the lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black Georgia man whose death has made national headlines. On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery, 25, was killed while jogging a few miles from his home in Brunswick, Georgia,…

A security guard and father of nine children, who reportedly enforced Family Dollar’s mask-wearing policy inside the store, was shot in the head and killed in Flint, Michigan. According to the Washington Post and USA Today, Calvin Munerlyn was executed for not allowing a woman’s daughter to enter the discount chain store because she did…

Teshaun Hightower, a star collegiate basketball player who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, has been arrested on multiple charges including murder in suburban Atlanta. According to the police report obtained by TMZ, Hightower, a standout at Tulane University, was somehow involved in the shooting death of a man at his home in Stockbridge,…

Longtime national pariah O.J. Simpson said he is convinced that “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin murdered her husband and got away with it. Simpson, 72, ranted for his nearly 1 million Twitter followers about the hit Netflix’s series, “Tiger King,” and the suspicious death of Baskin’s husband, Don Lewis. “Hey, Twitter world. It’s yours truly.…

Pop Smoke may have been the victim of a targeted gang hit instead of robbery, according to various sources. Based on reports by the Los Angeles Times and TMZ, the LAPD cautioned against jumping to conclusions. But the LAPD said the slain rapper, 20, allegedly had ties to the Crips gang, and detectives told the…

Rising rapper Pop Smoke was pronounced dead by Los Angeles authorities after they say he was the victim of a violent home invasion in suburban Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. According to what authorities relayed to TMZ, Pop Smoke, who was born in New York as Bashar Barakah Jackson, was in his Hollywood Hills home…

The family of Botham Jean received bad news after a judge dismissed their case. The Jean family sued the city of Dallas and Amber Guyger over the death of Botham Jean. Guyger, who was a police officer for the Dallas Police Department, shot and killed Jean while he was in his apartment. On Wednesday, Oct.…

Brandt Jean, the younger brother of Botham Jean who was murdered in his Dallas apartment by former Dallas cop Amber Guyger, was honored for forgiving and hugging his brother’s killer in the courtroom. On Tuesday, Brandt Jean, 18, was bestowed the Ethical Courage Award from the The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration in Plano, Texas,…

Actress Amanda Seales of “Insecure” fame created quite the firestorm when she said she regretted supporting death row inmate Rodney Reed before she acquired all of the facts about his background. Seales, 38, was reportedly one of the first celebs to come out against executing Reed, joining other notables including Kim Kardashian. Reed is still…

Just the mention of the name of Clark Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford and students lower their heads, visibly heartbroken about her tragic death. While working to carry on with their classes and daily lives, many students on the campus are clearly in mourning. Friends who knew her as “Lexi,” as well as co-eds who…

The 21-year-old Clark Atlanta University student who went missing for a week has been found dead, the media reports. Alexis Crawford’s body was found in a park in DeKalb County in suburban Atlanta after police were led there by one of the two suspects, Atlanta Police chief Erika Shields said. The two main suspects are…

A man was stabbed to death after a reported dispute over a Popeyes chicken sandwich in suburban Washington, according to the Associated Press and KGET News. The news agency reported that the stabbing death occurred after an “altercation involving the restaurant’s popular chicken sandwich” on Nov. 4, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Maryland, just outside the…

A former police officer in Georgia learned his fate after being convicted of aggravated assault in the death of Anthony Hill. On Nov. 1, former police officer Robert “Chip” Olsen was sentenced to 12 years in prison in DeKalb County, Georgia, by Superior Court Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson. Jackson also sentenced Olsen to eight years…

Amber Guyger apparently does not want to do the time after being convicted for the crime of murder. The former Dallas cop was convicted of killing Botham Jean and sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, Guyger filed a notice of appeal of her conviction and sentence to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, according…

Stars from the NBA and NFL have stepped up to pay the entire cost of the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, the Fort Worth, Texas, woman who was killed in her home by police during a wellness check. Former Dallas Mavericks NBA star Harrison Barnes is going to pay for 90 percent of the funeral costs,…

Not only are the families of Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson connected by proximity because of a short drive down Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, but they are also conjoined by the avoidable, senseless killings of their loved ones by White police officers. The Jean family, based in Dallas, reached across the…

The arrest warrant for former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean includes a statement that Atatiana Jefferson pulled out her gun and pointed it at the window before she was shot to death. Jefferson’s 8-year-old nephew, who she was watching at the time of the incident, is quoted by police as saying his aunt “heard…