Stephanie Rodgers, a St. Louis Justice Center corrections officer, faces 11 felony counts of having sexual contact with an inmate. She is accused of having a month-long affair with a prisoner in March of last year, who was being held in protective custody, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Justice Center officials found out about the illicit affair that […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday issued a rare, direct challenge to the Supreme Court to uphold his historic health care overhaul, weighing in with a vigorous political appeal for judicial restraint. SEE ALSO: Amy Winehouse Estate; Singer’s $4.66 Million Fortune To Go To Family He warned that overturning the law would hurt millions […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Monday at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended with his capture at a nearby shopping center, authorities said. The gunfire erupted around midmorning at Oikos University. Heavily armed officers swarmed the […]
The civil rights of Black men have been under attack for years, with the Trayvon Martin case bringing to America’s attention that, once again, all things are not equal in the “Land of the Free.” The latest in the round of barrages against African-American men, especially those in urban environs, took place in the Supreme […]
Oprah Winfrey‘s staggering list of accomplishments positions her as one of the most iconic media figures that has ever lived. SEE ALSO: Holder Speaks Out On Trayvon Cissy Houston Opens Up About Whitney As a talk show host, businesswoman, producer and philanthropist, Oprah has conquered nearly every medium she’s chosen to engage. Yet even with […]
Although dogged by allegations of racism, the U.S. Capitol Police force has taken a big step by adding two Black female captains to its ranks. Yogananda Pittman (pictured left) and Monique Moore (pictured right) are the first African-American women to achieve the rank of captain for the Capitol force, although their peers say that discrimination […]
ABC revealed an exclusive video last week that seems to show neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 28, uninjured after his alleged “life-or-death” struggle with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, on the night that he killed him in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. Now ABC has released an enhanced version of the video that clearly shows injuries […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights. SEE ALSO: Guilty Of Being Black By a 5-4 vote, the court ruled against a New Jersey man who complained that strip searches in two county jails violated […]
Darrius Johnson has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend, Monica Gooden, (both pictured) because of her zodiac sign, the Sun Sentinel reports. SEE ALSO: School Bus Aide Arrested For Allegedly Bullying Disabled 5-Year-Old Boy The 21-year-0ld man, who lives in Lauderhill, Fla., was spotted by local police on Easter Sunday around 9 a.m. as […]
Marcus Singletary (pictured) attempted to cash in on the tragic killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by applying for a trademark to use the phrase “Justice for Trayvon Martin” on hoodies, reports “The Smoking Gun.” SEE ALSO: Guilty Of Being Black Cissy Houston Opens Up About Whitney The Los Angeles musician submitted his trademark application to the U.S. […]
The local NAACP has decided to step out and condemn the call by Rev. Al Sharpton for economic sanctions and civil disobedience if the local government does not arrest George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. SEE ALSO: Florida’s History Of Failed Justice Turner Clayton, the Seminole County chapter president of the NAACP, said, […]
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama (both pictured) can win re-election if he can persuade voters he steadied a shaky economy. SEE ALSO: Santorum Faces The Next Wipeout Clinton tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” he believes likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney will have a difficult time reconciling positions he’s […]
