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Black women appeal to Black men: ‘Show up for us and with us at the ballot box’

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After hip-hop Icon Ice Cube revealed that he’s working with President Donald Trump on a Contract...

Chicago Defender Exclusive: A Conversation with Jacob Blake, Sr.

On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times and seriously injured by police officer...

Football world reacts to Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit while the national anthem is being played in protest of...

Mayor Kasim Reed considers curfew in Atlanta

After enduring weeklong protests and marches that forced city and state police officers to work overtime during that entire period, Mayor Kasim Reed has announced…

Protests erupt in cities after Alton Sterling shot dead while on the ground

PHILADELPHIA — As protests erupt in cities across the country, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened up an investigation after an unarmed black man,…

Chicago cop pleads not guilty to murder charges

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty...

Ex-Oklahoma cop's rape conviction symbol of national problem

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A "serial rapist with a badge" who now faces many years in prison for raping Black women on his beat...

Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with Blacks

CHICAGO (AP) — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured Black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn't commit. Another rogue unit...

White Georgia officer tells black driver ‘I don’t care about your people’ (video)

The following video further substantiates the belief of people of color that police departments protect and serve white people and harass and intimidate black people.…

Morehouse College president starting #BlackLivesMatter Presidential Dialogue

For most African Americans, #BlackLivesMatter is welcoming and long-overdue vanguard movement that helps provide a nationwide platform for important dialogue on black issues and to…

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