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The Louisiana Supreme Court is being ridiculed for what some are calling a blatant form of systemic racism. A Black man, Fair Wayne Bryant, was initially convicted in 1997 after he attempted to steal hedge clippers that are used for lawn work, according to The Lens. Under a Louisiana law that allowed life sentences for…

The Louisiana Supreme Court is being ridiculed for what some are calling a blatant form of systemic racism. A Black man, Fair Wayne Bryant, was initially convicted in 1997 after he attempted to steal hedge clippers that are used for lawn work, according to The Lens. Under a Louisiana law that allowed life sentences for…

Tennessee State Sen. Katrina Robinson appeared to have a bright political future. At 39, Robinson gained political power at a young age and was viewed as a vocal leader in Tennessee’s political environment. However, Robinson could face decades in prison after allegedly using money she received from a grant to live lavishly, according to Fox13…

A woman in Madison, Wisconsin, is facing jail time after using fire to get back at an old flame. Armed with a baseball bat and gasoline, Kelly S. Hayes allegedly burned her ex-boyfriend’s car on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, according to WMTV. Police say that Hayes, 34, entered a neighborhood with the purpose of destroying…

Someone knows who killed Secoriea Turner. That was the message during a recent press conference that featured Turner’s family and their attorneys from the Davis Bozeman law firm. On July 13, Turner’s parents, Charmaine Turner and Secoriey Williams, attended the press conference that was streamed to media outlets via Zoom. “Secoriea wasn’t a hard child…

Uncovered legal documents reveal that slain Wendy’s customer Rayshard Brooks faced an imminent return to prison if he had been arrested for driving under the influence, the Daily Mail reports. This might explain why Brooks resisted arrest and tried to make a break for it after he failed a field sobriety test and was being…

The White ex-cop who held his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes has been given bail. On Monday, June 8, 2020, Derek Chauvin’s bail was set at $1 million by Judge Jeannice M. Reding during a hearing at Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis. Chauvin’s bail calls for him to abide by…

Domestic terrorists have hit the streets to disrupt Black Lives Matter protests. On Sunday, June 7, 2020, a peaceful protest nearly turned deadly in Seattle, Washington. As thousands gathered in the Capitol Hill section of Seattle, a man driving a Black Honda Civic hit the gas as protesters marched in the middle of the street.…

The decision to release disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prison has been reversed, according to the people working on his behalf. According to the Detroit News, Kilpatrick was originally scheduled to be released 21 years early as a result of a White House initiative. That initiative was ostensibly meant to release thousands of…

Another alleged case of racial profiling has rocked social media. On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, a video posted by the Instagram account of Team Top Figure revealed a White man questioning a group of Black men. During the exchange, which took place at a co-working space in Mozaic East building in the Uptown section of Minneapolis,…

Michael “Harry-O” Harris, the founder of Death Row Records, is asking for a compassionate release from prison due to contracting the virus and his reported compromised immune system, according to The Mercury News. Harris, 58, who is currently serving a 19-year sentence for federal convictions of cocaine trafficking, suffers from a condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome,…

The man who recorded Ahmaud Arbery’s death is finally in jail. On May 21, William “Roddie” Bryan was arrested and charged with Arbery’s murder. Bryan’s arrest comes weeks after George McMichael and Travis McMichael were arrested for shooting Arbery on Feb. 23. Days prior to Bryan’s arrest, a video emerged on social media that contradicted…

Bill Cosby’s lawyer believes that the state of Pennsylvania has given the embattled comedian a death sentence. During an interview with African Diaspora News, Andrew Wyatt said that Cosby could be forced to live out his last days behind bars due to the COVID-19 crisis. “Mr. Cosby wasn’t given a death sentence, but what they’re…

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery wants her son’s alleged killers to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and in Georgia, that could possibly occur because the death penalty is legal in the state. Wanda Cooper-Jones shared her feelings about the case during a recent interview with TMZ. While discussing the case, Jones…

Another Black person has encountered violence for allegedly failing to practice social distancing or wear a face mask. Video of an incident that occurred at a Walmart in Birmingham, Alabama, has caused a stir on social media. A Black woman, who has yet to be identified, became upset after a store employee asked her to…

A Black inmate in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, faced hair discrimination for refusing to cut his dreadlocks while in prison. Eric McGill Jr. is currently being held in the Lebanon County Correctional Facility where he’s awaiting trial in a shooting case that will take place in August 2020, according to the Lebanon Daily News. After being processed into…

As states across the country continue to reopen during a global pandemic, people are eager to return to a sense of normalcy. But to some, disruption is viewed as normal. On May 6, video of a fight at a Georgia mall went viral. The incident took place at Cumberland Mall located in Marietta, Georgia. It…

A man with a racist past has been charged with killing an unarmed Black man. The incident occurred in St. Paul, Minnesota, after Anthony Trifiletti and Douglas Lewis got into a fender bender, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. After looking at the damage, the two returned to their respective cars. Trifiletti decided to follow…

The global pandemic has caused state and city leaders to issue social distancing warnings to help keep citizens safe. However, some police are using violence to enforce social distancing orders, and many believe that Blacks are being targeted. Several videos have gone viral of police using force against Blacks and other minorities. On Tuesday,…

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A man in California went on a crime spree and did not go to jail despite being arrested by police. On May 3, Glendora Police Department released a press release that detailed Dijon Landrum’s crime spree which took place on April 29. During the first arrest, Landrum was caught attempting to drive away with…