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A Muslim-American teen from New Jersey was accepted into Stanford University for writing #BlackLivesMatter 100 times in response to an essay question.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions orders a review of police reform consent decrees.
John Legend joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now last week to discuss his criminal justice reform campaign, #FreeAmerica.
An Alabama man’s life was spared in a horrible instance of electrocution on March 22nd. Wiley Day was charging his iPhone via an extension cord in bed when he fell asleep. The next morning, Day woke up and the dog-tag necklace he was wearing caught on to the exposed prongs of his charger head. The metal […]
With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was a huge deal. While most photos depict Tubman as an elderly woman, a newly unearthed picture shows a much younger Tubman and was quickly acquired by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History […]
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued the ruling on Friday.
Facebook Live went from a fun, live streaming tool to becoming video evidence for law enforcement. Unfortunately, Chicago Police know that all too well after charging a 14-year-old boy for his role in an alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live. According to NBC News, authorities said the attack involved five or six males. Police […]
According to organizers, people who wish to become more politically involved can have more influence at the state level.
Tragedy hit Sanford, Florida, this past week when Latina Herring and her eight-year-old son were killed in a shooting rampage. The accused perpetrator is Herring’s boyfriend, Allen Cashe. Herring called the police hours before she was killed, but they asked her to “stop calling 911.” Police were originally called to a Wawa store at 3:20 a.m. […]
Sanford, Florida police had responded twice to domestic disturbance calls from the couple before the fatal shooting.
The actress predicts they will regret their vote when Trump's policies eventually harms them.
It’s time for the 97.9 The Box‘s 2nd Annual Prom Night 2017! The date is set, the punch is spiked, and the dance floor is waiting as the Madd Hatta Morning Show gear up for the 2nd Annual 97.9 The Box Prom Night 2017 on Thursday, April 27th at Grooves of Houston. If you missed […]
