Black Lives Matter

The family of Vachel Howard, who was killed in police custody in 2012, will receive a $3 million pay-out from the city over his death.

A disabled Delaware couple has filed a federal suit against the state police department after officers beat and used a stun gun on the husband when his quadriplegic wife failed to follow orders to stand up because, ahem, she couldn’t, according to The News Journal. The couple, Ruther and Lisa Hayes of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, claim […]

A former Providence, Rhode Island police officer and his son are suing the department for $1 million, alleging they were arrested due to racial discrimination, physically harmed, and not allowed to exercise their Fourth Amendment rights. According to the lawsuit, ex-police officer Christopher Owens and his son Tyler were on their front lawn doing yard work when […]

FBI Director James B. Comey described the information as vital in the ongoing debate over policing in the United States.

NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the trending stories you’re talking about: Ex-Con Shoots Self In Groin, Tells Cops A Black Man Did It Indianapolis Teen Dies In Police Custody After Twice Complaining Of Trouble Breathing Congressman John Lewis Passes Torch To New Class Of Civil Rights Leaders In CBC Address Bobbi Kristina Brown’s […]

Should the Black Lives Matter movement host/sponsor a presidential debate/forum to see where candidates stand on our issues?

A White South Dakota man dreamed up what he thought was the perfect alibi after he accidentally shot himself -- he blamed it on a Black man

What are congressmen, congresswomen, entrepreneurs, and activists saying about the largest Black liberation movement since Civil Rights?

NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]

Cleveland Police Dispatcher Beth Mandl, who failed to inform police officers the gun Tamir Rice had was a toy, has resigned.

While Barack Obama has been increasingly vocal about issues affecting Black America in the last months of his presidency, his stance on the Black Lives Matter Network remains unclear. But during an interview at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Annual Legislative Conference, Khalilah Harris — Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans — told NewsOne that the […]

A Texas man who claimed members from the Black Lives Matter vandalized his car actually lied in an attempt to collect insurance money.