In this Oct. 12, 2012 file photo, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett speaks at a news conference, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel, background, listens in Chicago. The former CEO has […]
Category: Afro Briefs
State Wants to Prosecute Charleston Church Shooting First
In this photo taken June 19, 2015, photos of the victims of the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., are held during a vigil at the Metropolitan African […]
Ohio Court Upholds Suspension of Black Boy for Staring at Female Student
An Ohio court recently upheld the one-day suspension of a 12-year-old Black boy who was punished for staring at a fellow female student in what he said was a staring […]
Keshia Knight Pulliam Defends Legacy of ‘The Cosby Show’
Keshia Knight Pulliam Keshia Knight Pulliam, former star of “The Cosby Show” said despite the numerous allegations surrounding Bill Cosby, 78, the legacy of the seminal series is still important. […]
Reports: Officer Shooting of Cleveland’s 12-Yr-Old Tamir Rice was Justified
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A White Cleveland police officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun moments after pulling up beside him, according to […]
1 Fatally Shot at Texas Southern University Housing Complex
(Updated 10/9/2015) HOUSTON (AP) — A student was killed and another person was wounded in a shooting outside a Texas Southern University student-housing complex on Friday, and police detained at […]
Texas College on Lockdown, Shooter Loose after Shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Southern University was on lockdown Friday as police searched for a suspect after two people were shot at a student housing complex, university officials said. The […]
S.C. City to Pay $6.5M Settlement to Family of Walter Scott, Shot by White Cop
Walter Scott (Facebook Photo) NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — City officials in South Carolina approved a $6.5 million settlement Thursday with the family of an unarmed Black man fatally shot […]
2 Suspects Identified in Slaying of Hugo Pinell, ‘San Quentin 6’ Inmate
This Jan. 8, 2014 photo from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows inmate Hugo Pinell. Pinell, involved in a bloody 1971 San Quentin escape attempt that left six […]
George Zimmerman Offers No Apology for Retweeting Photo of Trayvon Martin’s Body
George Zimmerman smiles during a light moment while he testifies at a hearing for accused shooter Matthew Apperson, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Apperson […]
Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Ex-Chicago Public Schools Leader, Charged with Corruption
CHICAGO (AP) — The former CEO of Chicago Public Schools was indicted on corruption charges Thursday in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme to steer $20 million worth of no-bid […]
Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Channel Founder, Suggests Obama isn’t ‘Real Black President’
President Barack Obama, left, and Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Channel Founder, right. WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that President […]