Deputy Ben Fields: Fired After Violent H.S. Incident
Craig Melvin and Erik Ortiz of NBC News are reporting that Deputy Ben Fields has been fired after video of him...
Akosua Report: Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
'Bury me where the grasses grow
Below the weeping willow trees
To let their branches shed upon me
Leaves of varied greens.
Then, as I...
Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies
Mike DeBonis and Martin Weil of The Washington Post are reporting that former Washington, DC Mayor and current D.C. Council member...
Rachel Jeantel Graduates: ‘I Did It. I Never Quit.’
Can you say resiliency? Rachel Jeantel, 20, a key witness in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of unarmed teen...
N. Miami Police Use Mug Shots of Black Men as Targets
The blogosphere is ablaze with reports that North Miami Beach police officers actually use mug shots of black men as shooting...
Meet Phyllis Omido: Kenya’s ‘Erin Brokovich’
Emma Daly of Human Rights Watch is profiling the activism of Phyllis Omido, a Kenyan woman who led the fight against...
Boko Haram Kills 45 in Nigerian Village Raid
BBC News Africa is reporting that suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 45 people in a village in Borno...
Cynthia Udoka Osokogu Found: Murdered by Facebook Friends
Chiemelie Ezeobi of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Cynthia Udoka Osokogu, 24, the daughter of retired Major General Frank Osokogu, was one...
5 Things to Know About Eric Casebolt
McKinney, TX police officer Eric Casebolt has been placed on administrative leave after a video of the officer assaulting teenagers at...
Lauryn Hill Released From Federal Prison
Nardine Saad of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Grammy award-winning rapper/singer Lauryn Hill has been released from federal prison....