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Bodycam footage released by the Illinois State Police has revealed the harrowing events leading to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, by Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson. Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. He has also been terminated from his position…
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Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown might play a pivotal role in the upcoming trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who faces charges related to the 1996 murder of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur. According to sources cited by The Sun, prosecutors have received information that places Foxy Brown in Las Vegas on the night of Tupac’s fatal…
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In a moving tale of redemption, Carmen Allen Day’s journey from a troubled teenager to a prospective lawyer lends credence to the power of second chances in the legal system. Now 34 years old, Day graduated from Rutgers Law School in 2020, a feat made possible by the compassion of a judge who saw her…
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Hanif Johnson, a 27-year-old African-American man, has shattered barriers by becoming the youngest-ever judge elected in the state of Pennsylvania. His journey from youthful encounters with law enforcement to a historic judicial role exemplifies the transformative power of perseverance and community engagement. Johnson’s path to the bench was far from conventional. Raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…
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It’s a groundbreaking move! Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has secured a seven-figure deal with Bantam Books to pen a series of crime novels. This venture marks a significant expansion of Crump’s endeavors beyond the courtroom and into the realm of fiction. The upcoming series will feature protagonist Beau Lee Cooper, a Black civil…
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In 1958, the innocence of childhood was shattered for two young African-American boys in Monroe, North Carolina, when they were accused of a harmless act: kissing a white girl. James Hanover Thompson, aged 9, and his friend David Simpson, aged 7, found themselves at the center of what would later be known as “The Kissing…
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Kyra Harris Bolden has etched her name in history as the first Black woman appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court. Recently sworn in by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Bolden, at 34, succeeds Justice Bridget Mary McCormack, marking a significant milestone in Michigan’s legal landscape. Bolden draws motivation from her family’s tragic history; her great-grandfather was lynched…
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