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Brian Encinia still faces misdemeanor perjury charges and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Bland family.

Studies show that inmates who have not had access to rehabilitation programs are more likely to reoffend. President Obama is continuing his commitment to criminal justice reform with his “Second Chance Pell Pilot Program”.

Controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan turned heads last Sunday during his annual Saviour's Day address when he gave praise to GOP presidential hopeful, Donald Trump.

A mother pleads guilty to a lesser charge for fatally setting her newborn on fire. She faces decades in prison for the shocking murder.

An estimated 30 Black students were squired away from a Donald Trump rally in Valdosta, Georgia by Secret Service agents who said the Republican presidential candidate had requested the removal before he began speaking, reports USA Today.

According to Rolanda Byrd, at least 40 witnesses saw her son Akiel Denkins, 24, be fatally shot in the back in Raleigh, NC.

There’s no denying how huge Black History Month was this year. In fact, the cosmos even treated us to the gift of a leap year, giving us one more day for celebration. While looking back on February, there were moments that shifted the conversation surrounding Black Pride among Hollywood, politics, and television. From Beyonce’s Black […]

Details are emerging regarding the brutal murder of Rebecca Cutler and two of her three children at the hands of a crazed boyfriend. According to statements from the Staten Island District Attorney’s office, Michael Sykes stabbed the victims a total of 69 times, the New York Daily News reports. The heinous act took place on […]

Chicago's Barrington High School has released an apology for the actions of a group of teens who depicted a slave auction during a skit representing the school.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions during oral arguments for the first time in 10 years. Will he become the voice of conservative values in the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia?

Oprah Winfrey was just as disappointed as everyone else who noticed she was mistaken for Whoopi Goldberg at the 88th Academy Awards. Blog Total Beauty made the cringe-worthy flub during red carpet arrivals Sunday evening. The site, which rarely focuses on products for people of color, posted a photo of Goldberg to their Twitter account with […]