Crime
A former astronaut was sentenced to four years in jail last week from a DUI incident that claimed the lives of two young Black girls in Alabama five years ago.
Mark Hazelwood, who is on trial for fraud, has claimed without proof that the Black judge presiding over his trial is a so-called reverse racist and must recuse himself because of that alleged bias against people suspected of white-collar crimes.
Investigators uncovered a dark and disturbing case in which a Washington foster mother, 31-year-old Sophie Hartman, made her daughter undergo unnecessary medical treatments over the course of four years.
Gregory McMichael, who is charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, asked his lawyer from a jail phone: “You’ve heard the saying that no good deed goes unpunished?”
Corey Pujols, a Black Dunkin Donuts employee in Tampa, Florida, has been charged with manslaughter for fatally punching an elderly man who used a racist slur that prompted the violence.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger appealed her 2019 conviction in the murder of Botham Jean. She could be released from prison if the appeal is decided in her favor.
A provision in the recent COVID-19 relief bill sets aside $1 billion over 10 years, encouraging states to establish mobile crisis units.
Civil rights leaders rejoiced that Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd. But their collective sigh of relief was tempered as they reminded people that the fight for equality and justice is far from over.
Grassroots organizations across Chicago have intensified calls for a community-driven police accountability system in the wake of 13-year-old Adam Toledo's killing.
A Dallas County judge ordered the release of Bryan Riser, a former Dallas cop accused of capital murder.