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Arrests Made in Alleged Plot to Harm Police

Frank Butler - July 13, 2016

Baton Rouge police responded to a weekend burglary at a pawn shop and arrested Antonio Thomas, 17, at the scene. Thomas apparently told police...

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Police Kill Seemingly Restrained Man

Advocate Staff - July 7, 2016

Thirty-seven-year-old Alton Sterling was shot and killed by Baton Rouge police after being body-slammed to the ground and seemingly immobilized. Two cellphone videos captured the encounter. Video footage...

The Seraaj Files

Needed: A War on Violence Against Women and Kids

Kevin Seraaj - March 24, 2016

These days my birthdays are filled more and more with reflections on the life-altering moments of my life. I just read about a program...

Courts/Law

Five BLM protesters shot outside MN Police Station

Staff Report - November 27, 2015

Will it ever end? Racial tension erupted again into violence Monday night when five people protesting police brutality in the killing of an African American man in Minneapolis...

Courts/Law

White restaurant owners charged with enslaving handicapped black man

Kevin Seraaj - November 17, 2015

The South Carolina law firm McLeod Law Group released a statement yesterday announcing the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of a mentally...

News

Orange County Presents Sign Unveiling for Hometown Heroes Deputy Pine and Officer German

Kevin Seraaj - September 17, 2015

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners recently unveiled roadway sign tributes to fallen hometown heroes Orange County Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Scott Pine and...

Roger Caldwell

Saving and Protecting our Children by Stopping the Cycle of Hate

Roger Caldwell - September 2, 2015

Black on Black crime and violence is running rampant in the Black Community in Orlando, and I am not sure why we as a...

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Police Brutality Discussed at the 2015 NBC-LEO Summer Conference

Roger Caldwell - August 17, 2015

The NBC-LEO is the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, which was started in 1970 to represent the interest of African American elected...

The Gantt Report