Civil Rights & Social Justice
62-Year-Old Black Man Dies In Custody After Telling Atlanta Officer Who Tased Him, ‘I Can’t Breathe’
Police say Johnny Hollman was at fault regarding the minor accident, but Hollman appears to disagree and he refused to sign the citation. The post 62-Year-Old Black Man Dies In Custody After Telling Atlanta Officer Who Tased Him, ‘I Can’t Breathe’ appeared first on NewsOne.
Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Thinks Case Against Ex-DA Accused Of Protecting Killers Is Delayed On Purpose
Marcus Arbery, Ahmaud Arbery's father, thinks the prosecution of an ex-DA indicted for allegedly protecting his son's killers is being delayed on purpose. The post Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Thinks Case Against Ex-DA Accused Of Protecting Killers Is Delayed On Purpose appeared first on NewsOne.
Livestream Dexter Wade's funeral, the Black man secretly killed and buried by officials in Hinds County, Mississippi. Here's how to watch online. The post Watch Dexter Wade’s Funeral: Livestream Service For Black Man Secretly Buried After Mississippi Cop Killed Him appeared first on NewsOne.
In 2006, David Sparks was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Now 17 years later, Sparks is finally a free man. The post Exonerated! Wrongly Convicted Black Folks Whose Names Have Been Cleared appeared first on NewsOne.
LOS ANGELES, January 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — 2022 marks the 30th Anniversary of The Los Angeles Riots, which were sparked by the acquittal of four police officers charged in the vicious beating of Rodney King. Rodney King’s daughter Lora King has partnered with The Human Gathering to create a limited series, featuring conversations with notable individuals who were impacted by what happened to her father, as […]
(Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – Today the NAACP announced 21 new submission categories, along with changes to submission guidelines for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. Recognized as the nation’s preeminent multicultural awards show from an African-American perspective, the NAACP Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts and those […]
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK — ESSENCE, the number one, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women, is dedicating its 2020 Election special coverage to vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s historic run for the White House, featuring Harris on the cover of its Election 2020 digital package and the stories of the Black women leading the […]
TEMPLE HILLS, Md., June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Capital Baptist Convention (N.C.B.C.), led by Reverend Charles McNeill, Jr., is taking immediate action to assess, test, track, treat, and potentially contain individuals compromised by the pandemic. A private, diverse, conglomerate of both small and large businesses are partnering to tackle the impact of COVID-19 […]
