(New York Times) – It was not a particularly violent crime that sent Michael Megginson to Rikers Island. He was arrested for stealing a cellphone. But in...
“Simon’s on the radio!” an inmate on San Quentin’s death row called out early one morning two years ago. Other cheers of excitement filled the cellblock,...
JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The University of Oklahoma’s new chief of diversity programs says he knows why he’s the right fit for...
by Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News The six-week-old government in the Eastern Caribbean twin island federation of St. Kitts...
WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — His trademark locks bouncing off the top of his No. 43 jersey, Troy Polamalu spent more than a...
(BBC) – Forty years ago, Lee Elder became the first black golfer to play in the US Masters – but when he qualified for the tournament,...
(BBC) – Forty years ago, Lee Elder became the first black golfer to play in the US Masters – but when he qualified for the tournament,...
(Alternative Media Syndicate) – Police and city officials have just released the dashcam video showing the traffic stop harassment, just moments before Officer Michael Slager fatally...
(Raw Story) – The shocking footage of South Carolina man Walter Scott being shot in the back as he ran from North Charleston police officer Michael Slager...
(NBC News) – A Minnesota teen has achieved the rare and prestigious honor of being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Munira Khalif, a senior...