A Tennessee man released from prison after a wrongful conviction put him away for 31 years is fighting for an exoneration case that could grant him $1 million in compensation. Lawrence McKinney, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., was convicted of rape and burglary in 1978 and was...
Back in May, three white high school football players in Idaho were charged with sexual assault after they abused their black mentally disabled teammate with a coat hanger in October 2015. Now, at least one of the attackers won’t face any jail time. One of the...
The city of New Orleans has reached settlements totaling $13.3 million in lawsuits involving fatal police shootings after Hurricane Katrina and a deadly beating prior to the storm, its mayor announced Monday. “I am hoping that in some sense the strength of these...
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Chance the Rapper is one of the newest board members at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago’s Washington Park. His appointment is part of a larger board makeover that includes six to eight new members. Another is Dr. Eric Whitaker, a close...
A new video game offers gamers the chance to experience life in some Chicago neighborhoods that have been plagued by violence and poverty. The Chicago-based company that created “We are Chicago” hopes it leads to some long-term solutions to those problems....
A United Kingdom-based teacher is making the doll industry even more inclusive with the world’s first Jamaican Patois-speaking doll line. Saffron Jackson told the Jamaica Star that she was inspired to create Zuree Dolls when she tried looking for black dolls that...
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Two Long Island police officers were caught taking a selfie together in front of a burning house. What part of policing training is this? I guess it is funny that someone is losing their house or possibly losing their life. But you want me to believe that the police...
