It’s ‘Racial’: Illinois Prison Banned Books on Black History and Empowerment From Inmate Program

Some 3 out of every 4 inmates in Illinois prisons are black, yet, an Illinois prison banned an inmate education program from using books discussing black history or empowerment due to their “racial” content. Now, prison officials are apologizing and pledging to overhaul their review system, according to the Chicago Tribune, but not before officials at Danville Correctional Center had removed some 200 books from a prison library and banned for use in the education program “sev

Howard bringing back golf with an assist from Curry

Howard University is bringing back its golf teams for the first time in decades -- with a big assist from NBA star Stephen Curry. Curry announced that he will financially support the Bison's golf teams for the next six years. Howard, a historically black university in Washington, D.C., plans to have men's and women's teams in place for the 2020-21 season. "This is one of the most generous gifts in the history of Howard University," said athletic director Kery Davis. Curry, a

TV anchor apologizes after comparing black cohost to a gorilla

(CNN) A morning TV anchor in Oklahoma apologized a day after likening her black cohost to a gorilla. Alex Housden said a gorilla at the Oklahoma City Zoo "kind of looks like you" to her colleague, Jason Hackett, at the end of a feature on KOCO-TV, a CNN affiliate, on Thursday.She addressed what she called hurtful comments on the next day's show."I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate, it was inappropriate, and I hurt people," a tearful Housden said to the audience

Female Colonel Becomes the First Black Woman General in History of the US Marine Corps

The U.S. Marine Corps has seen some historic milestones for female Marines. Among these, one former Colonel Lorna M Mahlock reached the crowning achievement of becoming the first black female brigadier general to serve in the Marines. Mahlock received a Master’s degree in Adult and Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma Norman campus; she also received a Master’s in National Security and Strategic Studies, with distinction, at the Naval War College in New Port, Rhode

Ex-NYPD cops dodge jail time for sex with suspect inside police van in plea deal despite Brooklyn DA

A pair of disgraced ex-city cops dodged jail time Thursday for having sex with a teenage suspect inside an NYPD van despite the Brooklyn district attorney’s ardent opposition to the sweetheart deal. Eddie Martins, 39 and Richard Hall, 34, pleaded guilty to bribe receiving and official misconduct after engaging in intercourse and oral sex with the 18-year-old woman as the predatory police officers were on duty in Brooklyn South Narcotics on Sept. 15, 2017, prosecutors said. Th

ATTENTION: Flying with a REAL ID

Beginning October 1, 2020, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States. Check for the star. REAL ID-compliant cards are generally marked with a star located in the upper portion of the card. If you’re not sure, contact your state driver’s license agency on how to obtain a REAL ID compliant card. It’s the law. Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the

Girls Imprisoned For Civil Rights Work To Get Historical Marker

The Leesburg Stockade is a squat, block brick building where about 15 girls were imprisoned in the 1960s for their role in integrating a movie theater in Americus. Surrounded by buses overflowing from the Lee County Schools bus barn, it's easy to miss. That will change in September when the stockade gets its own state historical marker, making it a part of the Georgia Historical Society’s Civil Rights Trail. Some of the girls were already veterans of the mass meetings and org

chikesia clemons defense attorney: motion for dismissal, prosecutorial misconduct

The attorney defending Chikesia Clemons on misdemeanor charges stemming from her 2018 Waffle House arrest says prosecutors improperly and inaccurately linked a same-day Tennessee restaurant shooting, a move amounting to prosecutorial misconduct. Chikesia Clemons, 25, was arrested after a verbal altercation with Waffle House employee Goldie Mincy, and was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. A video filmed by Clemons’ friend Ms Adams, who was present at the Ap

1st black woman student pres at American Univ awarded $725k in suit against neo-Nazi website founder

WASHINGTON — The first black woman to serve as American University's student government president won a lawsuit Friday against a neo-Nazi website operator who orchestrated an online harassment campaign against her. A federal judge granted default judgment to Taylor Dumpson and awarded her more than $725,000 after The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin and a follower failed to respond to her lawsuit. The judge awarded Dumpson compensatory damages of $101,429.28, punitive dama

Cocaine charges against Georgia Southern QB Shai Werts dropped ahead of LSU game

Shai Werts, Georgia Southern's starting quarterback who attracted national headlines after he was arrested and charged with speeding and misdemeanor possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in South Carolina last week, no longer faces drug charges, according to the Savannah Morning News. Al Eargle, a Saluda County prosecutor, told the Morning News that the drug charge wouldn't be pressed on "his watch" and that a white substance found on the hood of Werts' car wasn't a con

$1.7-billion jail project could be scrapped by L.A. County to focus on mental health

The Board of Supervisors might cancel a $1.7-billion contract to replace the dungeon-like Men’s Central Jail downtown amid growing unease about whether Los Angeles County’s incarceration policy focuses enough attention on mental health treatment. County supervisors are expected to vote next week on whether to end the contract with McCarthy Building Cos. and start fresh on a plan for replacing the antiquated jail — a major policy change after months of grappling with the proje

Children in Harlem march to end gun violence

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Nearly 4,000 children from the Harlem Children’s Zone spent a summer day marching for safer streets, demanding an end to the gun violence plaguing Harlem and the nation. “We understand there’s an uptick of gun violence going on in Harlem right now, we’re here today as we have been for 25 years to say ‘Not in our community,’” said Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone. The march was begun a quarter-century ago when an elementary school gi

One inmate killed and five others hospitalized after clash between white and black federal prisoners

One person was killed and five others were hospitalized in a violent clash between black and white incarcerated individuals on Sunday at the nation’s largest federal prison complex. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons identified the incarcerated individual who was killed as Troi Venable, 39, who was serving a 17-year term at the Florida penitentiary for assault and gun possession by a felon. Federal authorities did not characterize the nature of Sunday's melee. But Joe Rojas, local

Toni Morrison, author and Nobel laureate, dies aged 88

Toni Morrison, who chronicled the African American experience in fiction over five decades, has died aged 88. In a statement on Tuesday, her family and publisher Knopf confirmed that the author died in Montefiore Medical Center in New York on Monday night after a short illness. Describing her as “our adored mother and grandmother”, Morrison’s family said: “Although her passing represents a tremendous loss, we are grateful she had a long, well lived life. While we would like t

Prosecutors had evidence that he was 'likely innocent' for 27 years

After serving nearly 28 years in prison, a Philadelphia man was freed after authorities publicly acknowledged that police and prosecutors had evidence that pointed to other suspects. Chester Hollman III, 48, was released from a state prison in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Gwendolyn N. Bright had ruled that Hollman was "likely innocent" of the 1991 killing of Tae Jung Ho. "I don't think it's really hit me yet still. Just this morning, I l