Baltimore Mayor Fires Police Commissioner

Yvonne Wenger of the Baltimore Sun is reporting Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has fired police commissioner Anthony W. Batts due to the surge in...

Nigeria: 48 Injured, 44 Dead in Jos Explosions

AllAfrica.com is reporting 48 people were injured and 44 people died in multiple explosions in Jos on Sunday. Popularly referred to as J-town, Jos...

Six Black Churches Burned: Where is the Outrage?

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The Atlantic is reporting six black churches have been set on fire over the last week. The burnings are happening just days after nine...

Bree Newsome: Arrested for Scaling SC Statehouse

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USA Today is reporting that Bree Newsome, a black female activist, climbed a flagpole Saturday in Columbia, S.C., and briefly removed a controversial Confederate...

Matthew Ajibade: Death Ruled Homicide; 2 Officers Indicted

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Reuters is reporting that two sheriff's deputies and a healthcare worker have been indicted in the death of Matthew Ajibade, 21, who was killed...

Richmond, VA: Another Black Church Terrorized

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Multiple media outlets are reporting a white man showed up at the door of the United Nations Church International in Richmond, VA, yelling racial...

Man Pleads Guilty to Noose on Ole Miss Statue

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Jeff Amy of the Associated Press is reporting Graeme Phillip Harris has pleaded guilty to hanging a noose on a campus statue of James...

VIDEO: Obama on Emanuel AME, ‘Any Death of this Sort is a Tragedy’

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CNN is reporting President Barack Obama called the nine deaths in the Charleston, South Carolina church shooting "senseless murders" Thursday, and suggested more gun...

Charleston SC: Nine Murdered at Historic Black Church

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A white man walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic African-American church in Charleston, and opened fire during a Bible study class,...

DR: Haitian Legalization Deadline Has Passed; Now What?

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Tensions are high in the Dominican Republic, and communities around the world are watching. The deadline for Dominicans of Haitian descent to produce paperwork...