by Press | May 29, 2015 | Newsclips
A deadly gun fight erupted on May, 17th between members of motorcycle gangs in Waco, Texas, resulting in 9 deaths, and 18 people injured, as well as 170 arrests. This event was incredibly violent, yet it was treated as a routine disturbance by most media...
by Press | May 29, 2015 | Newsclips
Timothy Tyrone Foster’s death row case in 1987 was heard by a jury who was chosen in an unjust manner. The prosecutors in the case systematically eliminated all Black jurors until there were none left. The all White jury that remained sentenced...
by Press | May 25, 2015 | Newsclips
In the latest of a series of “stand your ground” cases, a man is on trial on murder charges after fatally shooting one trespasser, and seriously wounding another in his vacant rental unit. The Supreme Court previously ruled that if a property owner...
by Press | May 14, 2015 | Newsclips
In April, the ACLU and NAACP compromised with the Ohio Secretary of State in order to reform the state’s voting laws. The settlement resulted in reduced early voting days, and increased early voting hours. Just two weeks after the settlement was reached, a group...
by Press | May 2, 2015 | Newsclips
As more cases of police brutality on the Black community unfold, President Obama continues to struggle to find the appropriate stance, as the nation’s first Black president. While the president has been accused of worsening racial tensions by...
by Press | Apr 24, 2015 | Newsclips
Attorney General Eric Holder bade farewell to Justice Department colleagues on Friday, marking the end of his six-year tenure as the first African-American to hold the nation’s top law enforcement post. His successor, Loretta Lynch, was confirmed Thursday,...
