Black America’s ‘attorney general’ seems to be everywhere
Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd — Black people […]
Read MoreNC governor pardons man who had murder convictions vacated
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge. The pardon […]
Read MorePublic Housing Residents to Receive Training & Support
By Dr. Joynicole Martinez, Staff Writer The place-based Jobs Plus Initiative program addresses poverty among public housing residents by incentivizing and enabling employment through income disregards for working families, and a set of services designed to support work including employer […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JONATHAN DREW RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh glare after a judge refused to make public […]
Read MoreUS indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and RUSS BYNUM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man […]
Read MoreBiden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared that “America is rising anew” as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the coronavirus pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net […]
Read MoreAmerica’s Police Brutality Surfaces in NC Again With Andrew Brown Killing
By D’Nasia Marshburn, Staff Writer At a press conference held in Elizabeth City, on the 200 block of Colonial Avenue, many citizens awaited the reveal of full body camera footage of the last moments of Andrew Brown Jr’s life.The City […]
Read MoreBiden holding Georgia rally next week to promote jobs plan
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Georgia next week to mark his first 100 days in office and promote his infrastructure and jobs plan with a drive-in rally in Atlanta. The White House said […]
Read MoreMan whose NYC subway pipe-bomb fizzled gets life in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A judge sentenced a Bangladeshi immigrant to life in prison Thursday, saying he plotted to carry out a “barbaric and heinous” plot to kill as many people as he could […]
Read More‘Sliver of Hope.’ Relief, Caution As Floyd Verdict Absorbed
NEW YORK (AP) — When the verdicts came in — guilty, guilty and guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn’t even realized she’d been holding. The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt flooding over her when […]
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