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 Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced
Death row inmates in North Carolina may be resentenced after a judge ruled last week that Hasson Bacote's capital trial was ...
Sharpton gathering N.Y. Black leaders amid fear Trump dismissal terms hold Mayor Adams ‘hostage’
Rev. Al Sharpton, a longtime ally of Mayor Adams, is convening top Black elected leaders from New York to “decide where we ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Black D.C. church vandalized by Proud Boys awarded control of group’s name
The ruling effectively prohibits Proud Boys chapters from legally using their own name or typical symbols without the ...