Crime

Urena Morel Frankellym (pictured), 23, was verbally and physically attacked on a Manhattan subway by 5 women and 1 man as fellow travelers stood by and did absolutely nothing, reports the NY Daily News. Frankellym and his partner were eating when a female passenger began snapping pictures of them. After he asked why she was […]

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A 17-year-old Alabama high school student, Derek Shrout, who was arrested last week for allegedly plotting to kill 6 Black students by blowing them up with homemade grenades, has been released on $75,000 bond, reports the Ledger-Enquirer. Shrout, known at Russell County High School as a self-proclaimed, White supremacist, was arrested last week after a […]

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Two teenagers in Chicago have been charged in the robbery and murder of an openly-gay high school student Terrance “Jawan” Wright (pictured). But while police are calling it a “robbery-turned-fatal-shooting,” the teen’s family believe it was a hate crime, according to LBGTQNation.com. Scroll down for video “I believe they only did that to him because […]

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Sharmeka Moffitt (pictured), 20, the Louisiana woman who alleged that she was attacked and set on fire by men wearing “white hoodies,” lied about the incident according to police investigators, reports the Franklin Sun. RELATED: Black Woman Set On Fire By KKK? As previously reported by NewsOne, Moffitt was walking in a park at around 8 p.m. […]

Twenty-year-old Sharmeka Moffitt (pictured) was reportedly set on fire by men as she walked on a park trail on Sunday night, according to KLTV. SEE ALSO: Homeless South Carolina Man Win’s $200,000 Lottery! Moffitt was reportedly walking in Civitan Park in Winnsboro, La., when she was allegedly attacked by three men who were wearing “white […]

Savannah resident Andrew Quade (pictured) was beaten to a pulp for walking with his African-American girlfriend, Olufisayo Bakre, in the town’s square shortly before midnight last Friday, reports WOTC 11. According to the 23-year-old, he and Bakre were leisurely strolling through the town’s square when suddenly they were approached by three black men who began barraging them with racial […]

Crime

Jarell Tucker, 13, was gunned down on an Indianapolis street and police are searching for convicted felon Glenn Ervin Beard, 56, in connection with his murder, reports the IndyStar.com. SEE ALSO: Murder In Nicetown, PA: Mother Of 9 Found Gunned Down In Alley According to witnesses, Beard punched Tucker for unknown reasons and the boy ran to […]

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George Zimmerman, 28, who has been charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, in Sanford, Florida, may soon be facing a hate crime charge from the FBI, reports WFTV. WFTV reports: Zimmerman admitted to killing Martin in February during a confrontation. However, he claims the shooting was […]

Biz/Media

Never one to shy away from truth, CNN’s Don Lemon has voiced his support for the use of the word “nig***” when reporting the news, reports the Huffington Post. SEE ALSO: Gumbel: I Was Embarrassed by Today ‘Co-Host’ Palin In a round-table on-air discussion, Lemon explains to his White colleagues that nothing good can come […]

PALMDALE, Calif. — Seven black teens have been arrested on suspicion that they committed a hate crime when they attacked a 15-year-old Hispanic boy while he was walking home from school in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. SEE ALSO: Thief Gets Caught In Car Crash While Eating And Texting The […]

Chicago police allege that 17-year-old high school student Joshua Merritt (pictured) was a victim of a hate crime, with three white teenagers facing charges in the assault. SEE ALSO: Bank Robber Shoots Himself In The Foot (VIDEO) Merritt told police that on Dec. 23 he received an invitation to hang out with his friend and […]

An investigation is under way after an African American employee of the New York City Parks and Recreations Department discovered a black baby doll hanging from a noose on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Former Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries The letters “KKK” were also found scratched into the wall of the bathroom. A statement issued […]