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His name is Ralph, and the family is seeking justice for him. According to the Kansas Defender, Ralph Yarl–a 16 year old Black boy–was shot twice by a white man in North Kansas City after accidentally ringing the doorbell of the wrong home while attempting to pick up his two young sibling. The white man reportedly…
The man arrested for killing 10 Black people at Tops grocery store has been indicted by a grand jury. The 18-year old received more than two dozen charges, including domestic terrorism and first-degree murder charges. The indictment of Payton Gendron has been reported to the court, an official with the Erie County District Attorney’s office…
Lynching is officially classified as a federal hate crime. On Monday, The House of Representatives voted 422-3 to approve the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. According to Rep. Bobby Rush (Dem. Ill), this will allow crimes to be prosecuted as a lynching if someone is killed or injured in the commission of a hate crime. “By…
On Friday, Chicago judge announced the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate how local prosecutors handled former “Empire” star Jussie Smollet’s case. In announcing his choice of former US Attorney Dan K. Webb as the special prosecutor, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Toomin now gives an independent, experienced trial attorney the authority and…
“Empire” star Jussie Smollet has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct that resulted to filing a false police report. The young actor turned himself in to Chicago Police Department Thursday morning. At the same moment Jussie’s mugshot was released to the public, CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson laid out the facts of the case. “Smollett…