Kadarius Smith, 17 year-old whose family says he was chased and fatally hit by Leland County police cruiser.Photo: Courtesy of Ben Crump Law. A Mississippi family is reeling from the loss of their 17-year-old son, Kadarius Smith — who they say was chased by a […]
Police arrested a Black unsheltered man after he allegedly went on a spree of attacks in Manhattan, tossing scalding hot liquid on four people. New York police say 42-year-old Larry Martin decided to launch his attack the morning of March 6 as everyone made their typical […]
Judge Melissa Boyd is on the other side of the law after her bond was r evoked for testing positive for cocaine while out of custody. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa Boyd was booked into a Memphis jail on Mar. 27 after a judge […]
Crystal Mason, center, with her legal team in 2018. | Source: Crystal Mason On Thursday, an appeals court in Texas overturned the conviction and the egregiously absurd five-year sentence handed to a Black woman for a crime she arguably should never have been charged with […]
Huskies Newton Solid In First Two Games Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Samori Benjamin Northwestern University had something to show for their efforts in Brooklyn last weekend before meeting the grim reaper in the form of college basketball’s reigning National Champs. Northwestern was […]
Pennsylvania officials are still on the search to locate 6-year-old Lin’ajah Brooker after she fell into a rain-swollen creek, getting swept away with the violent current. They say the longest a person could survive in cold, fast-moving water would be three hours. It’s been almost […]