Cops walk in three separate Los Angeles shooting cases
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Frustrations continue to mount among victims' families, community, and religious leaders, who called recent outcomes in three police excessive force...
Protests, turmoil and a country headed in different directions
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM The continued polarization of Donald Trump's presidency saw continued protests over the weekend. Saying their aim was to restore faith...
Report: one in five Blacks in prison are in for life
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM One in five incarcerated Blacks are serving life or virtual life sentences in America's prisons, according to a recent report by...
No doubt shooter targeted Blacks says survivor of San Diego rampage
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM The family and loved ones of Monique Clark, a Black mother of three fatally shot by a 49-year-old White man during...
Twenty-Five Years After Rebellion, Gang Peace Treaty: The Struggle For Justice, Progress Goes On In Los Angeles
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Activists, non-profits, grassroots organizations, gang members, gang intervention workers, and artists marked the 25th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Uprising...
Accused Fresno shooter to undergo psych evaluation
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Kori Ali Muhammad, accused of killing three White men in Fresno, Calif., will undergo a psych evaluation before arraignment on those...
Preparations underway for 25th anniversary of Watts Gang Truce
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Gang intervention experts, activists, and community residents will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Gang Truce on April 29....
The Constant Fight Against Disrespect Of The Black Female
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM LOS ANGELES–Comments like conservative TV talk show host Bill O'Reilly's public denigration of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters with a “joke” left...
Black women still stalked by HIV and AIDS
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Statistics indicate U.S. HIV infection rates have declined, but Black women are still disproportionately affected by the disease compared to their...
Water Is Life Expo connects Flint and Standing Rock struggles
FLINT, Mich.–A weekend event devoted to connecting the Flint water crisis and Standing Rock anti-Dakota Access oil pipeline movement included workshops, entertainment,...