You may also like
Houston passes budget that increases police funding, amid calls to ‘Defund’
After six hours of discussion and consideration of several proposed amendments, the Houston City Council today approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposed $5.1 billion operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July
Read more
Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source
Abuse of power says Trinidad businessman held for DUI, resisting and assaulting cops - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) Businessman Naeem Ali has labelled his arrest and subsequent charges for driving under the influence, resisting arrest, and assaulting police officers, as an abuse of power by police
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
LUESBY: How unethical policing hurts citizens
Truly, when can we ever limit this plague of hopelessly unethical and incompetent policing?
Read more
Source: Business Daily
WATCH | Police come under fire while responding to incident in Kewtown, Cape Town
Athlone police responded to a suspected gang shooting in Kewtown, Cape Town, on Sunday evening at around 20:00 when they came under
Read more
Source: https://www.news24.com
Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones Wants Political Affiliation to Be Protected By Proposed Hate Crime Bill
Controversial Georgia House Rep. Vernon Jones wants to add political party to a proposed hate crime
Read more
Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Zambian health minister arrested for corruption
Zambia’s health minister Chitalu Chilufya was arrested on Wednesday and charged with using ill-gotten gains to acquire property, the country’s anti-corruption commission
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Robbery suspect nabbed after attempted attack - Stabroek News
Police believe they have captured one of the suspects in a recent violent robbery committed on an Albouystown motorcyclist in Georgetown. The article Robbery suspect nabbed after attempted attack appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Richmond, Va., Mayor Orders Emergency Removal Of Confederate Statues
Virginia's capital city began taking down its statue of Stonewall Jackson after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of multiple Confederate statues in
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
High school basketball player dies during game - TheGrio
A Georgia high school basketball team is mourning the loss of one of their own after a game turned into... View Article The post High school basketball player dies during game appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
The Democrats Can’t Condemn Violence, Including Violence Against Police.
Monmouth University surveys over the last five years reveal that black Americans nationwide have become more satisfied with their local police
Read more
Source: ThyBlackMan
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Seattle cops clear occupied zone, more than 20 arrested - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the citys occupied protest zone, tore down demonstrators encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Legal Experts Review Black Minnesota Teen's Life Sentence - Black News Channel
By ROBIN MCDOWELL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An independent panel of national legal experts will review the conviction of an African American man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison for the murder of a little girl struck by a stray bullet, Northwestern
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
San Francisco Police Chief Will No Longer Release Booking Photos to Avoid Racial Bias Against Presumably Innocent People
The San Francisco Police Department announced it will no longer release most booking photos due to concerns about racial bias. SFPD Chief Bill Scott announced []
Read more
Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Trooper Vandalism: Still Waiting to Hear from the President | The Orlando Advocate
On June 1, President Trump castigated the nations governors for not being tougher on the protestors who were throwing rocks at police. You’ve got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you’ll never see this stuff again,” Trump said. It
Read more
Source: The Orlando Advocate
Sponsored by BARBinc
Ex-Cop Charged In George Floyd’s Death to Argue Self-Defense
In the upcoming trial of the police officers charged with the killing of George Floyd, one of the police officers going on trial is expecting to claim self-defense for his
Read more
Source: The Black Chronicle
Last orders: Two arrested for operating illegal liquor outlet in Gauteng
An illegal alcohol racket has been rumbled in Kempton Park, after Gauteng SAPS acted swiftly to detain a pair of suspects selling 'illicit goods'.
Read more
Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Zambian health minister arrested for corruption | Africanews
Zambia’s health minister Chitalu Chilufya was arrested on Wednesday and charged with using ill-gotten gains to acquire property, the country’s anti-corruption commission
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Watch: Armed gang shoot security guard in Joburg daylight robbery
CCTV footage has captured the horrifying moment a security guard was attacked and shot by three armed robbers in Johannesburg this week.
Read more
Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
A 'Higher Than Usual' Number Of Atlanta Cops Called Out On The Day Cops Involved In Rayshard Brooks' Death Were Charged - Blavity
The strike comes on the heels of the resignations of the entire 57-member Buffalo Police Department Emergency Response Team following the suspensions of two officers who were seen shoving a 75-year-old protester on video, the New York Post
Read more
Source: Blavity News
Symbols, statues and substance | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com)—Socially isolated and alone in my home, I lifted my fist into the air when I learned that the Mississippi legislature voted to remove the Confederate stars and bars from their flag. As NAACP President Derrick Jackson said, “it’s been a long time
Read more
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Virtual Community Calendar: Week of June 28
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Brazen armed robbers arrested during curfew in Freetown
Sierra Leoneans are raising concerns over the spate of armed robberies in the country, and calling on the police to be more
Read more
Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
You Put It on Him Now He Married You?: Rasheeda Frost Fans Fawn Over Her Recent Couple Pic with Husband Kirk Frost
Rasheeda and Kirk Frosts passionate romance has already lasted for two decades and these lovebirds are still going strong. The happily married couple couldnt keep []
Read more
Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
Main witness recalled in King Valley Gang trial
Attorney-at-law Everton Bird was yesterday granted permission to have the main witness recalled to be cross-examined on new inconsistencies which he discovered during the Westmoreland-based King Valley Gang trial. The attorney got the go-ahead...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Seven White Men Arrested In Oregon For Harassing Black Family During Beach Outing
The group shouted racial slurs at the family
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Bike cops not properly attired - Stabroek News
Dear
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Pfleger calls for end to Code Of Silence | The Crusader Newspaper Group
“Black Lives Do Matter” By Chinta Strausberg After one of the bloodiest weekends—which ironically fell on Father’s Day where 104 people were shot; 14 fatalities including children ages 3 and 13—Father Michael L. Pfleger late Monday night, June 22, called on the community to end the Code of Silence
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Sponsored by National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAP) Boston Chapter
Seattle Police Clear Capitol Hill Protest Zone After Mayor Issues Emergency Order : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the Black Lives Matter movement "but enough is enough."
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
ARTUZ leader arrested
AMALGAMATED Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure was arrested in Harare yesterday and immediately transferred to Masvingo, where he is expected to stand trial for an illegal demonstration he led early this
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Man nabbed following St Catherine robbery
Twenty-two-year-old Jessuse Mattadein of Rosemount district, Linstead in St Catherine was slapped with charges of robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition after robbing several persons. The police report that about...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
More from The True Citizen
DISEASE DETECTIVES: What you need to know about case investigation and contact tracing
Celebrating a century
Drag racing arrest made
Fund raising behind for local fireworks show
Town hall meeting Thursday
Census response here is still moving slowly
Virtual candidates forum beneficial to voters
Irwin, Hernandez exchange vows
2020-2021 waterfowl season dates approved; bonus days for veterans and active duty military
What’s Next?
Rep. Frazier pushes for hate crime bill
Early voting for state primary begins Monday
Juvenile court judge Douglas Flanagan dies
Kelley is candidate for Chief Magistrate
COVID Corner
Ervin joins Blanchard and Calhoun
Cleaning up the lake
Palmer takes oath
Newborn Sweepstakes to Award $5,529 to Georgia Baby
What’s Next?
Remembering the fallen | The True Citizen
A soldier's story, told in letters home | The True Citizen
BES paraprofessional killed in crash last week | The True Citizen
Early voting underway | The True Citizen
COVID Corner | The True Citizen
Cash, firearms stolen from various Waynesboro vehicles | The True Citizen
Meal delivery services from Burke County Public Schools resume | The True Citizen
NRC schedules virtual meeting to discuss 2019 safety performance of Plant Vogtle | The True Citizen
Integrated head package for Vogtle Unit 3 placed atop reactor vessel | The True Citizen
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | The True Citizen
GSP says crash caused by impaired driver | The True Citizen
Seniors soar on graduation day | The True Citizen
No decision yet on early ballot opening | The True Citizen
CAMP IN A BOX | The True Citizen
Health officials encouraged by Covid-19 numbers here | The True Citizen
Never forgotten | The True Citizen
Cash needed for Mad Anthony's Big Boom | The True Citizen
More than 45 Georgia counties participate in Georgia 4-H virtual cloverleaf project achievement contest | The True Citizen
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | The True Citizen
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS | The True Citizen
Program delivers light to the Class of 2020
State primary is June 9
City approves rezoning request on Jones Avenue
COVID Corner
Court resumes with social distancing precautions
Cash needed for Mad Anthony’s Big Boom
Burke County’s recently accepted Disaster Mitigation Plan will help them better prepare for natural disasters
State releases guidelines for school reopening
STOP THE GUN VIOLENCE
Pay cuts for judges, state attorneys considered

American Civil War Facts

Recent Facts

United States Facts

Spirituality Facts