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On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Florida death row inmate’s sentencing was unconstitutional. Timothy Lee Hurst, who was convicted of a gruesome 1998 murder, found his sentence overturned after the high court discovered that a judge handed down the fatal ruling instead of a jury. CNN reports: The 8-1 ruling came in […]

Baseball has lost one of its most beloved ambassadors with the passing of Hall of Fame inductee and Negro League legend Monte Irvin. Irvin, who was named Major League Baseball’s first Black executive, was 96. Born February 25, 1919 in Haleburg, Ala., Irvin and his family relocated to Orange, N.J. when he was young. While […]

Former child slaves who are waging the lawsuit claim they were overworked, underfed and even mutilated when they tried to run away.

Donald "Chip" Pugh was caught by police in the small town of Century, near Pensacola, Florida.

Customer Antonio Robinson said he was shocked when he noticed one employee dipping her hair into a pot of water in the same area where food was being prepared last week.

That sinking feeling in your stomach has never been more real.

Former Rams running back Lawrence Phillips was found unconscious in a California prison cell early Wednesday. Officials believe he took his own life, reports USA Today.

Former Rams running back Lawrence Phillips was found unconscious in his California prison cell early Wednesday.

Steve Phillips, the author of Brown Is The New White, How The Demographic Revolution Has Created A New American Majority, spoke with Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, about how the browning of America will change politics in the not-so-distant future.