A White man claiming to be a neighborhood watch member in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been charged forĀ the murder of a Black man. Chad Copley was inside his garage on Sunday when he fired a shotgun and hit 20-year-oldĀ Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. Before the fatal shooting, Copley called 911 several timesĀ to complainĀ about what he described as […]
The Justice Department hasĀ ruledĀ there will be no charges filed in the 2013 death of Kendrick Johnson, theĀ 17-year-old who was found dead inside a rolled up gym mat at his Valdosta, Georgia high school. Though local and state investigators ruled Johnson’s death a freak accident, his parents, Kenneth and Jackie Johnson, have always believed their son […]
Actress/activist Rosario Dawson was among the more than 900 hundred people arrested throughout the week of protests. Most were charged with a misdemeanor, processed, and released on the scene.
A White South Carolina coroner is in the hot seat for using the n-word while reportingĀ an altercation between his Black neighbor, Leroy Fulton, and the…
As a result of civilians using their mobile devices to record encounters with local law enforcement many police officers across the country are angry and…
Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau, joined NewsOne Now to share their thoughts and reflections on civil rights icon Julian Bond.
Now that the Confederate flag debate has been taken up by the South Carolina State Legislature and the removal of the Battle flag is likely…
The Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston that claimed the lives of nine African-Americans should force our nation to confront our views about the Confederacy,…
Roland Martin, host of TV One‘s flagship morning program, NewsOne Now called onĀ national women’s groups to speak outĀ on the abuse suffered by a 14-year-old African…
The Philadelphia police department is the latest law enforcement agency facing federal scrutiny from the Department of Justice. The Justice Department hasĀ identified nearly 50 areas…
In the past, Shirley HarrisonĀ called on police to help with her 38-year-old son, who was bipolar and mentally disabled.Ā The last time she called police for…
Democrats in the House of Representatives have proposed a change to seniority rules. TheĀ proposal couldĀ marginalize the political power of the Congressional Black Caucus at a…