Crime
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A report recently released by a Washington organization that researches the effects and toll of gun violence found that Nebraska has the highest Black homicide victimization in the country. The Violence Policy Center‘s (VPC) annual study, “Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2011 Homicide Data,” notes that this trend is a […]
Janet Baker, the Mother of Jordan Baker (pictured), a Houston man shot dead by police in an apparent mistaken identity case, is speaking out about the loss of her son, ABC reports. SEE ALSO: AP To Zimmerman: Stop Using Our Photo Or Else! Per police reports, an unnamed off-duty officer was providing security at a […]
Bravo’s hit reality show the ”Real Housewives Of Atlanta” is hot this season and the arrest of Phaedra Park‘s husband Apollo Nida has added even more excitement into the mix. Nida was allegedly arrested and charged with bank fraud and identity theft for “creating fake companies which enabled him to access databases to find individuals to rip […]
Justice Toliver, a 17-year-old Oakland mother, was fatally shot in her apartment Thursday afternoon and her 14-year-old brother Mario Toliver Jr. is the primary suspect, reports NBC Bay Area. Oakland police spokesperson Johnna Watson called the boy “armed and dangerous.” Justice Toliver is survived by her 2-year-old daughter. Her brother allegedly killed her because she […]
Thomas Blige, 63, the father of R&B star Mary J. Blige is in critical condition after being stabbed early Thursday morning by an ex-girlfriend, reports The Huffington Post. Blige allegedly confronted the woman about slashing his tires and she responded by stabbing him three times, including once in the neck. The incident occurred in an […]
A partial grand jury in North Carolina decided not to indict police officer Randall Kerrick, 27, for the September 14, 2013 shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell, 24, reports the Huffington Post. As previously reported by NewsOne, Ferrell, a former Florida A&M football player who had recently moved to North Carolina to be with his fiancee, […]
Grammy-nominated rapper Soulja Boy (pictured) was arrested Wednesday morning in San Fernando Valley, Calif., for drug and gun possession, according to TMZ. The 23-year-old performer, whose actual name is DeAndre Cortez Way , was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by authorities for running a stop sign. When officers peered into the […]
Three days after burying her 13-year-old son, Dinyal New‘s grief intensified when her 19-year-old son was gunned down just blocks from their home, reports ABC News. “All my boys are gone,” said New, 41. “I’m numb. I am stunned. I am mad. I am angry and hurt. I hope that somebody please comes forward if […]
Zakieya L. Avery, 28, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of two of her children and the attempted stabbing deaths of two other children in an alleged exorcism attempt, reports CNN. “She thought the devil was in the kids, and that’s […]
The trial for Pastor Craig Lamar Davis (pictured), who was arrested back in 2012 and charged with reckless conduct for allegedly knowing he had HIV and spreading it to several of his congregants, continues in Clayton County, Ga. On Thursday, Davis was placed on the stand to testify in front of jurors, according to CBS Atlanta. SEE […]
Pearl Pearson, 64, a diabetic, deaf driver who resides in Oklahoma City was allegedly viciously beaten for seven minutes by police because he did not respond during a traffic stop, reports the Black Youth Project. The January 3 incident began when Pearson was pulled over by police officers. Even though the fact that Pearson is […]
Cynthia Stamps-Jones (pictured) was arrested Friday, after being accused of not reporting the abuse of a 5-year-old child at the Clayton County, Ga., elementary school where she is employed as a counselor, according to Channel 2 Action News. Reportedly, the Kings Elementary School educator said she made several attempts at contacting the Division of Family […]