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Meet The Black DA Fighting Wrongful Convictions

One Midwestern prosecutor has been used his influence to expedite plans to continue to prove the innocence of the wrongfully…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.10.17
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Cop Sued After Handcuffing 7-Year-Old

A federal lawsuit accuses an officer and the Kansas City School district of unconstitutionally handcuffing a second-grader. The child was…
by Nigel Roberts
09.12.16
12th Annual Afropunk Brooklyn Festival
Janelle Monáe’s Cousin Slain In Mo.

Singer Janelle Monáe took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to mourn the loss of her thirty-seven-year-old cousin, Natasha Hays.
by NewsOne Staff
09.01.16
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Google Gives Free Internet To Public Housing Residents

Google announced the release of free internet for residents in the West Bluff neighborhood of Kansas City - the first…
by Desire Thompson
02.05.16
Shooting In Lower Manhattan Federal Building
Kansas City Man May Have Fed 7-Year-Old Son…

The child went missing in September, neighbors claimed. The family moved into the large and remote home two years ago.…
by Desire Thompson
11.28.15
Angry Man Takes Mic From Kansas City Mayor…

UPDATE 3/20/13, 11:37 a.m. EST: Black has apologized for his behavior. Black claims that Mayor James is “disillusioned” when it…
by Abena Agyeman-Fisher
03.20.13
Touching! Homeless Man Returns Engagement Ring, Couple Starts…

A homeless Kansas City man who returned an engagement ring a woman accidentally dropped in to his cup last Friday…
by Hannington Dia
02.20.13
Missouri Man High On PCP Falls Out Of…

Reading like an anti-drug PSA, a bizarre story in Kansas City, Mo., unfolded over the weekend and city police are…
by D.L. Chandler
09.12.12
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