Crime

Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District…
/ February 16, 2024
Categorical clemency is a step toward acknowledging the ways the Black community has been targeted and harmed by mass incarceration.
/ February 15, 2024
Like other reliably red states that have stalled executions, Louisiana lawmakers want to expand its methods to use the death…
/ February 15, 2024
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said they have come together around Operation Unified.
/ February 14, 2024
Deobra Redden was indicted for attempted murder among nine counts after an attack on Clark County District Court Judge Mary…
/ February 11, 2024
Young Dolph, Justin Johnson life in prison for killing Young Dolph, theGrio.com
A judge cited heavy media coverage of Young Dolph's killing as a reason to select a jury outside of Memphis…
/ February 10, 2024
A Broward County judge threw out the charge given that Kodak Black had an oxycodone prescription filled by a pharmacy,…
/ February 10, 2024
"Lucky" Luciano was no match for Carter, who years earlier was the first Black woman to graduate from Fordham University…
/ February 9, 2024
Among the evidence used to convict Christopher Dunn was testimony from two boys at the scene of the shooting. Both…
/ February 8, 2024
Maryland State Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby
A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted Tuesday on one count of mortgage fraud, concluding a…
/ February 7, 2024
Jussie Smollett asked the Illinois high court to intervene in his legal battle stemming from charges that he staged an…
/ February 6, 2024
The federal death penalty trial for white supremacist Payton Gendron who killed 10 Black people likely won't start for at least…
/ February 5, 2024