A deputy who committed suicide Monday left a series of haunting social media videos that provided insight into why he chose to end his life. Deputy Clyde Kerr III, a father and military veteran, shot himself outside the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. Before his death, the 43-year-old spoke into the …

#BlackAF creator Kenya Barris is set to produce his latest project through his 2018 deal with Netflix, a  highly anticipated documentary based on the life and career of high-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump. The featured doc has been in the works for the past several months, reports say. It …

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday, calling for police reform while simultaneously praising law enforcement and drawing sharp disapproval from his critics. In a Rose Garden ceremony, Trump reiterated that Americans want “law and order,” according to NPR, even though there has been immense pressure to change how …

Jay-Z’s Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, has taken out full-page spreads in newspapers in support of George Floyd protests, according to Complex. The spread includes a letter dedicated to Floyd, who was killed last week at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The letter includes an excerpt …

Three suspects from Alexandria, Louisiana, have been identified in the case of Joshua Brown, Botham Jean‘s neighbor, who was murdered Friday in an alleged drug deal gone wrong in Dallas.  As you may recall, Brown, 28, is the slain witness who is most widely known for testifying in the murder …

The judge in Amber Guyger’s murder trial said she couldn’t refuse Guyger a hug. There has been an enormous amount of emotion felt nationwide in regards to the death and trial of Botham Jean. Guyger, his killer, was sentenced to just 10 years in prison. Following the sentencing, Judge Tammy …

Botham Jean. Eric Garner. Oscar Grant. Sandra Bland. Michael Brown. Freddie Gray. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile and sadly, the list goes on. Every day, every week, every month and every year we collectively do the same thing. We repost, we comment, type RIP/RIH, #saytheirname. If you’re fancy, you may march …

A key witness in Amber Guyger’s murder trial was shot and killed Friday evening at an apartment complex near in Dallas’ Medical District. According to Dallas News, Joshua Brown, 28, a neighbor of Botham Jean’s and Guyger at the South Side Flats apartments, was slain about 10:30 p.m. in the 4600 …

The judge presiding over the Amber Guyger murder trial is now the subject of a formal complaint after she gave the convicted murderer her personal Bible. According to Fox 4 KDFW, The Freedom from Religion Foundation filed a complaint with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct Thursday, stating it …

Two of the people who sat on the jury that convicted and sentenced former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger,  sat down with ABC News and Good Morning America to open up about “one of the hardest things” they’ve ever had to do. In the interview, the jurors, identified by the …

A familiar James Baldwin quote seems very fitting in light of recent events, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”  In 2019, we have finally witnessed a white woman serve jail time (although 10 years …

Thursday night, tragedy struck in Dallas after a police officer shot a man inside his own home, thinking it was her own.  According to ABC News, the officer, whose name has yet to be released, was returning home from work when she entered a home she thought was hers, just …

A former Dallas police officer took the stand Friday and balled her eyes out in front of a packed courtroom. 31-year-old #AmberGuyger is charged with murdering 26-year-old #BothamJean in his own home. Botham was a black man from Saint Lucia and was an accountant in Dallas. Guyger spoke about the …

Amber Guyger, the Dallas police officer who shot and killed #BothamJean last week after entering the wrong apartment, currently faces manslaughter charges. Shortly after she was identified, social media uncovered three questionable photos of Guyger and her family, according to Dallas Morning News.  While one photo shows Guyger’s brother-in-law, Noe …

The Dallas police officer who shot and killed her neighbor after allegedly mistaking his apartment for her own says she gave him verbal commands before firing her gun. Amber Guyger told Texas Ranger David Armstrong that it was pitch black when she went into the apartment Thursday night when she …