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Black junior enlisted airmen are 86% more likely to receive non-judicial punishment or be referred to a court-martial over their white peers — but are less likely to be convicted, a new federally funded Rand Corp. study analyzing racial disparities within the service shows.  Despite the alarming numbers, the Rand Corp. study released earlier this month found […]

Duke University’s decision to end a full ride scholarship program for Black students has received both support and criticism from former recipients of the award.  The university announced earlier this month that the Reginaldo M. Howard Memorial Scholarship would be replaced by the Reginaldo Howard Leadership Program, which “will be open to all Duke undergraduates.”  In an announcement published on Duke’s […]

A state legislator responding Wednesday to news of Dolton village officials being investigated for possible corruption and one being charged with fraud said it’s up to authorities to investigate the alleged crimes.  Tiffany Henyard, mayor of Dolton, is accused of misconduct, corruption, sexual harassment and retaliation against opponents by some in her village. Separately, a […]

A federal judge has ordered Texas health and human services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely neglecting investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect by children in the state’s beleaguered foster care system, according to a Monday order. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack found Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Cecile E. […]

A Georgia sheriff who was found guilty of violating the civil rights of six detainees and causing them physical pain and bodily injury in October 2022 asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn his conviction.  Victor Hill, who served as Clayton County sheriff for 10 years, was prosecuted by the government for using unnecessary force by […]

A federal judge last week rejected the argument that a defendant should receive a new child sex trafficking trial because his attorney failed to ensure jurors understood “pimping” allegedly meant something different in “Black/African-American culture.” Jalil Lemason Robinson is serving a nearly 16-year sentence after jurors convicted him on two counts related to the attempted […]

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will not hear Mckesson v. Doe. The decision not to hear Mckesson leaves in place a lower court decision that effectively eliminated the right to organize a mass protest in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Under that lower court decision, a protest organizer faces potentially ruinous financial consequences if a single attendee […]

An inmate was driving the Alabama Department of Corrections transport van that was involved in a fatal crash Wednesday that killed two inmates and injured five others. Kelly Betts, spokeswoman for the prison system, confirmed inmate Jake Jones was driving the van. It is the policy of the ADOC to allow certain inmates to independently […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law several measures on Friday intended to protect and support law enforcement officers.  Senate Bill 184 increases penalties for those who knowingly harass, physically harm or impede a law enforcement officer or other first responders from carrying out their duties to a second-degree misdemeanor.  House Bill 601 prevents anti-police activists from […]