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Ferguson Hires Black Interim Police Chief

August 12, 2015

[subtitle] Regional Leader of Black law enforcement executives takes the top job[/subtitle] By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire Ferguson, Mo., the scene of a violent rebellion following the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager by one of the St. Louis

Union Files Grievance Over UC Officer’s Firing After Murder Indictment

August 12, 2015

[subtitle] Ray Tensing accused of shooting, killing Sam DuBose[/subtitle] By Cincinnati WLWT Channel 5 Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television Inc. A police union has filed a grievance over the firing of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing after his indictment on a murder charge. Cathy Brockman,

University of Cincinnati Officer’s Bodycam Was Crucial to Murder Indictment: Officials

August 12, 2015

By Erik Ortiz NBC News Officials in Cincinnati say a university police officer, who shot a driver to death during a routine traffic stop, probably would not have been indicted for murder without a critical piece of evidence — video from a camera worn by the cop.

Jonathan Ferrell, the Randall Kerrick Case and a College Coach’s Remembrance

August 12, 2015

By Cory Collins The Sporting News On Sept.14, 2013, former Florida A&M football player Jonathan Ferrell lost his life on a Charlotte roadside. It’s a script that now sounds too familiar. An unarmed Black man. An armed police officer. And now, a contentious trial started this

From Prison to General Population

August 12, 2015

[subtitle]The case of the Jones siblings brings questions of proper rehabilitation[/subtitle] By Diamond Hunt-Coleman Outlook Writer Small things that individuals take for granted such as smartphones, social media, and the ability to drive are the same things Curtis and Catherine Jones have been unable to do.

Youngest Children Tried as Adults for 1st-Degree Murder to Be Released

August 11, 2015

Catherine (right) and Curtis Jones (left) Photo courtesy of Florida Department of Corrections By Tal Axelrod News Assignment Desk ABC News A brother and sister who were convicted of killing their father’s girlfriend when they were 12 and 13 years old, respectively, are set to be released in the

Obama and Kenya: 1st Trip to Father’s Homeland as President

August 11, 2015

By Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent When Barack Obama visited Kenya for the first time nearly 30 years ago, he was astonished that an airport worker recognized his last name. It was a striking experience for a young man — and future

Sandra Bland Funeral: She Has Joined ‘A List of Martyrs’, Says Pastor

August 11, 2015

Hundreds of mourners attend the service for the Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail in circumstances many find suspicious after a traffic stop By The Guardian [row][half] By The Guardian The mood was somber at DuPage AME church in Lisle, IL, on July 25, as family, friends

Former Political Allies Kilpatrick, Obama Could Reunite Inside Oklahoma Prison

July 30, 2015

By Gus Burns at Michigan Live Media Group In 2007, on his way to the White House, then-Sen. Barack Obama stood next to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick during a campaign speech at the Detroit Economic Club. “We know that he is going to be doing

Loretta Lynch to NAACP: ‘Our Work is Not Finished’

July 30, 2015

By Samaria Bailey Special to the Outlook from NNPA PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed the NAACP to keep fighting for equality in education, economics and the criminal justice system, in her speech at the organization’s Freedom Fund/Thalheimer Awards ceremony on Wednesday evening