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88: How Charleston Massacre's Settlement Rebukes Racism

The DOJ's $88 million settlement especially rebukes white supremacists since that number is also a hate symbol, underscoring the significance…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

10.28.21

Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty To Church Burning Spree

Alan Douglas Fox of Nashville is facing up to 20 years in prison for setting four churches on fire as…

by Zack Linly

10.25.21

Attorney General Merrick Garland Holds News Conference On Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Georgia For Racist, Restrictive Election Law

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

08.25.21

DOJ Redacts Ferguson Documents, Claims Report

The U.S. Department of Justice allegedly released several "totally or partially" redacted documents related to Mike Brown's fatal shooting and…

by Clarissa Hamlin

10.04.17

Protestors Hold Anti-Black Friday Demonstration in Chicago

Chicago Cops Poorly Trained & Misconduct Probes Biased,…

A U.S. Department of Justice probe into the Chicago Police Department revealed that cops undergo very poor training and investigations…

by NewsOne Staff

01.13.17

Black Lives Matter Activists Group Continues To Protest Police Shooting Of Jamar Clark

No Discipline For Minneapolis Cops In Shooting Death…

Just months after escaping federal charges in the shooting death of Jamar Clark, an unarmed Black man, Minneapolis police have…

by NewsOne Staff

10.24.16

National Guard Called In As Unrest Continues In Ferguson

Ferguson Cops, Courts Targeted African-Americans To Increase Revenue…

It’s no secret that slavery didn’t end after the Civil War and instead evolved into something known as Slave Codes.…

by Lynette Holloway

03.15.18

Conservative Black Sheriff Applauds DOJ Darren Wilson Decision,…

A day after it was announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is unlikely to pursue a civil rights case…

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

DOJ Announces Law Enforcement Initiative In Wake Of…

Thursday morning in Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) announced the launch of the Justice Department’s National Justice Department’s National…

by D.L. Chandler

04.17.21

DOJ Reviewing Zimmerman Verdict

The Department of Justice has confirmed that it is reviewing the State of Florida’s case against George Zimmerman, 29, as…

by Kirsten West Savali

06.19.19

Fiending! Attorney General Holder Begs "The Wire" For…

People who are missing HBO's "The Wire" are legion -- and in really good company. Apparently, Attorney General Eric Holder…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19