Archive for the 'Crime' Category
“Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders
• August 12, 2013 • Comments Off on “Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level OffendersPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Smart on Crime", African Americans, Blacks, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Drugs, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Judge Scheindlin, Justice Department, Latino, Latinos, Low-Level Offenders, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Times, Nonviolent Drug Offenders, NYPD, Peter Zimroth, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Scheindlin, Shira Scheindlin, The Justice Department, The Obama Administration, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, United States
Antoinette Davis Stands Trial for the Murder of Shaniya Davis October 14
• August 3, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Antoinette, Antoinette Davis, Billy West, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Lockhart, Brenda Davis, Child Abuse, Child Murder, Davis, Department of Agriculture, Fayetteville Observer, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, Motherhood, Murder, North Carolina Department of Social Services, Racism, Rape, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis
Zimmerman Juror B29: You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me, Sister (w/Update)
• July 26, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Good Morning America", ABC News, African Americans, Audre Lorde, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jesus, Jury, Latinos, Maddy, Motherhood, Murder, Racism, Robin Roberts, Self-Respect, Sybrina Fulton, The Seventies, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
How Do I Feel About Flori-DUH After The Zimmerman Trial?
• July 15, 2013 • 5 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race
Tags: African Americans, Black Teens, Black Youth, Blacks, Bugs Bunny, Caribbean, Children, Common Sense, Florida, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Gun Violence, Guns, Home, Jordan Davis, Latinos, Marissa Alexander, Mexico, Murder, Racism, South America, Trayvon Martin, United States, Voter Suppression, Warner Bros.
A Song for Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers Who Tried to Sing for Trayvon on The Night of The Verdict (w/Updates)
• July 14, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Lester Chambers/The Chambers Brothers, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings
Tags: African Americans, Alexis Ohanian, Blacks, California, Chambers, Chambers Brothers, Columbia Records, Curtis Mayfield, Daily Kos, Drama, Facebook, Lester Chambers, People Get Ready, Racism, Reddit, United States
One Reaction to The Verdict
• July 14, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Angela Corey, Associated Press, Benjamin Jealous, Black Women, Black Youth, Blacks, Children, Civil Rights, Driving While Black, Florida, Growing Up, Martin, Murder, Racism, Reverend Sharpton, Teenager, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States, United States Department of Justice, Walking While Black
In Case You’ve Been Wondering About the Antoinette Davis Trial for the Murder of Shaniya Davis…
• July 8, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", 911 Emergency Service, African Americans, Antoinette Davis, Aunt, Autumn, Bill Kirby, Black Women, Brenda Davis, Children, Davis, Fall, Fayetteville North Carolina, Fayetteville Observer, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Shaniya Davis, Sisters
A Pro-Trayvon Song by Watoto From The Nile: “Warning “
• July 8, 2013 • Comments Off on A Pro-Trayvon Song by Watoto From The Nile: “Warning “Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Music Videos, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Watoto From The Nile, Women
Tags: African Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore MD, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Gucci Mane, Harriet Tubman, Lil Wayne, Nile, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States, Watoto, Watoto From the Nile, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube
In Case You Missed It: Trayvon’s Mother, Sybrina Fulton, and His Older Brother, Jahvaris Fulton, Testify for the Prosecution in the George Zimmerman Case
• July 5, 2013 • Comments Off on In Case You Missed It: Trayvon’s Mother, Sybrina Fulton, and His Older Brother, Jahvaris Fulton, Testify for the Prosecution in the George Zimmerman CasePosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Sybrina Fulton, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Bernie, Bernie de la Rionda, Black Women, Blacks, Death of Trayvon Martin, Florida, Florida International University, Friday, Growing Up, Jahvaris Fulton, Lawyer, Miami, Murder, Prosecutor, Racism, Testimony, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States
Paying For Your Paycheck: Companies Using Prepaid Cards That Charge Fees to Pay Hourly Employees
• July 3, 2013 • Comments Off on Paying For Your Paycheck: Companies Using Prepaid Cards That Charge Fees to Pay Hourly EmployeesPosted in American History, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, History, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Chase, Debit Cards, McDonalds, NetSpend, New York, New York Times, Paycheck, Payroll, Payroll Cards, Stored-Value Cards, Taco Bell, The Poor, Visa
LeVar Burton Explains It All For Us When It Comes to “Driving While Black”
• July 3, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Drug Culture/Industry, Film, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, New Orleans, Race, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burton, California, CNN, Geordi La Forge, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, New Orleans, New York, Reading Rainbow, Roots, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Tim Wise, United States
LIVE STREAMING IV: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin
• July 2, 2013 • Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING IV: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon MartinPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Bernie de la Rionda, Blacks, Children, Chuck Liddell, Death of Trayvon Martin, Drama, George Zimmerman, Global Grind, Mark O'Mara, Murder, O'Mara, Racism, Slang, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
Rachel Jeantel: You’d Better Let That Girl Alone
• June 28, 2013 • 11 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Fashion, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rachel "DiDi" Jeantel, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Common Sense, Continuation Schools, Don West, English Language, Florida, Growing Up, Haiti, Latinos, Lawyer, Miami, Murder, Rachel, Rachel Jeantel, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
Trayvon’s Death Scene
• June 26, 2013 • 31 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Body, Corpse, Death of Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, George Zimmerman, Murder, Neighborhood Watch, Oscar Grant, Photograph, Racism, Sanford FL, Shooting, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Voting Rights Act
LIVE STREAMING III: The George Zimmerman Trial for The Murder of Trayvon Martin
• June 24, 2013 • Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING III: The George Zimmerman Trial for The Murder of Trayvon MartinPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Sybrina Fulton, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Children, DNA, False, Florida, George Zimmerman, Growing Up, Guy, Hearsay, John Guy, Jury, Latinos, Opening Statement, Prosecution, Prosecutor, Racism, Sanford FL, Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
LIVE STREAMING II: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin
• June 17, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Facebook, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Religion, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Congressional Black Caucus, Constables on Patrol, Dick Parsons, George Zimmerman, Growing Up, Institutions, Latinos, Martin, Murder, NAACP, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Richard Parsons, Robert Zimmerman, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Time Warner, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
LIVE STREAMING: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin (w/Updates)
• June 10, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Youth, Blacks, Children, Eastern Time Zone, February 26 2012, Florida, George Zimmerman, Grio, Gun Violence, Huffington Post, Lawyer, Murder, Racism, Second Degree Murder, Shooting, Trayvon Martin, United States, WFTV
Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)
• June 5, 2013 • Comments Off on Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)Posted in African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Michelle Obama, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Angry Black Woman Syndrome, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ellen Sturtz, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Facebook, First Lady Michelle Obama, GetEQUAL, Huffington Post, LGBT, Michelle Obama, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republicans, Sturtz, The Angry Black Woman, The First Lady, United States
Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered Jonylah
• June 2, 2013 • Comments Off on Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered JonylahPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Chicago, Gang, Gravesite, Illinois Department of Corrections, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Murder, New Beginnings Church, Pastor Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Sony Playstation, Theft, Willis
Mario McNeill Sentenced to Death for the Murder of Shaniya Davis
• May 29, 2013 • 5 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ammons, Blacks, Bradley Lockhart, Capital Punishment. Death Sentence, Child Abuse, Children, Drugs, Fayetteville Arkansas, Fayetteville Observer, Judge Ammons, Judge Jim Ammons, Jury, Mario Andrette McNeill, McNeill, Murder, Rape, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis
Shaniya Davis: A Convicted Mario McNeill Refuses to Defend Against a Possible Death Sentence As the Jury Deliberates His Fate
• May 29, 2013 • Comments Off on Shaniya Davis: A Convicted Mario McNeill Refuses to Defend Against a Possible Death Sentence As the Jury Deliberates His FatePosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", African Americans, Antoinette Davis, Black Women, Blacks, Brenda Davis, Capital Murder, Capital Punishment, Child Abuse, Child Murderer, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Slavery, Children, Defense, Drama, Drugs, DSS, Felony, Jury, Lawyer, Love, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Mini Me, Motherhood, Murder, North Carolina Department of Social Services, Rape, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, WRAL.com
Jonylah Watkins: A Stolen Video Game Was More Important Than This Baby’s Life
• May 28, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burglary, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Tribune, Children, Constables on Patrol, Gang, Gang-Related, Illinois Department of Corrections, Infant, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, March 2013, Murder, United States, Watkins, Willis
“Fruitvale Station,” The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013
• May 13, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, Awards, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Film, History, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Ariana Neal, BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, Blacks, California, Cannes Film Festival, Cell Phone Videos, Cell Phones, Chad Michael Murray, Constables on Patrol, David Silva, Drama, Fruitvale, Fruitvale Station, Grant, Latinos, Love, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, Motherhood, Murder, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Racism, Ryan Coogler, Sundance Film Festival, Weinstein Company, YouTube
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-“Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against Homophobia
• May 3, 2013 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-“Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against HomophobiaPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gays in Sports/Coming Out, Hate Crimes, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Bullying, Butler, Children, Common Sense, Dunstan, Enforced Heterosexism, Green Bay Packer, Green Bay Packers, Jason Collins, Lambeau Field, LeRoy Butler, LGBT, Love, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sports Illustrated, Torment, Twitter, Wisconsin
Shaniya Davis: Judge Orders Delay to Ascertain Mario McNeill’s Psychologcal Capacity; Ruling to Proceed with Trial on Friday
• April 23, 2013 • Comments Off on Shaniya Davis: Judge Orders Delay to Ascertain Mario McNeill’s Psychologcal Capacity; Ruling to Proceed with Trial on FridayPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", African Americans, Blacks, Capital Punishment, Carthage, Cherry Hospital, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Defense, Defense Motion, Drugs, Fayetteville North Carolina, Fayetteville Observer, Friday, Judge Ammons, Jury, Life Imprisonment Without Possibility of Parole, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Monday, Motion, Murder, Opening Statements, Plea, Prosecution, Rape, Sex, Shaniya Davis, Superior Court, Trial, Trial Delay, WRALcom
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