Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman shot in home by sheriff’s deputy, accepts $10M settlement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya ...
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias ...
Black teens are prosecuted as adults in N.J. at ‘disturbing’ rate, report finds
New Jersey has an "abusive and arbitrary" system that allows prosecutors to send children and teens to adult court, a new ...
Black farmers group confident in appeal of ruling over USDA payouts for heirs
The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association president said he expects an appeals court to rule in its favor after oral ...
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How Lloyd Gaines’ Supreme Court case changed Black education
Lloyd Gaines, a valedictorian and aspiring lawyer, made history in the 1930s when he challenged the University of Missouri ...
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NC judge's ruling opens door for death row prisoners to challenge cases due to racial bias
Bacote spent 15 years on death row before former Governor Roy Cooper commuted his sentence to life without parole in December ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.
Rev. Al Sharpton gathering NY Black leaders amid fear Trump dismissal terms hold Mayor Eric Adams ‘hostage’
The Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams, is convening top Black elected leaders from New York to “decide where we will go” amid concerns Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is ...
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'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield denied bond, will remain in prison
A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...