Coming up in the Black and largely Protestant City of Detroit, it felt like a revolutionary act to abandon the church and organized religion as I did as a teenager in the mid-1990s. But I had little recourse: As soon…
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Family of Alegend Jones React to Video Footage Showing Moments Before Death at Group Home
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump stood beside the family of Alegend Jones moments after they watched video footage leading up to the teen’s death. Jones was sent to the hospital and put on life support moments after an alleged altercation…
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It’s Getting Weirder: Dexter Wade Was Killed, Buried and Now Exhumed Without His Family’s Knowledge
Earlier this year, Dexter Wade was fatally struck by a police car in Jackson, Miss. and buried by the county unbeknownst to his family. Now, the authorities have yet again moved behind the family’s back by exhuming his body without…
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Jadarrius Rose Speaks Out After Attack From K-9 Unit
Benjamin Crump is trying to make sure what happened to Jadarrius Rose never happens to anybody else again and he intimated that the police are trying to make it seem like they were justified to chase this man and threaten…
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Tyre Nichols’ Family Files $550 Million Lawsuit Against the City of Memphis and Its Police Department
The legal team representing the family of Tyre Nichols has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Memphis and its police department, reports WREG. Memphis police chief Cerelyn Davis, former officers and the Memphis Fire Department are…
Read MoreEBONY Rundown: Mass Shooting Takes Place at Sweet 16 in Alabama, American Couple Released After Being Held Captive In Haiti and More
Mass Shooting Takes Place in Alabama Yesterday evening, 4 people were killed and 28 were injured during a Sweet 16 in Dadeville, Alabama. The shooting occurred at Mahogany Masterpiece, a dance studio that hosted the party. It is unclear at…
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Benjamin Crump Gives Passionate Speech After Winning Social Justice Impact Award
“I accept this award as greater motivation to continue to be an unapologetic defender of Black life, Black liberty, and Black humanity” Benjamin Crump said.
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Ben Crump Calls For New, Independent Prosecutor To ‘Seek Justice For Breonna Taylor’ After Grand Juror Speaks Out
Ben Crump called for a new, independent prosecutor to re-open the legal investigation into Breonna Taylor‘s killing after a grand juror suggested that the Kentucky attorney general’s office lied while presenting the case centered on a controversial Louisville police shooting…
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George Floyd’s Family Sues Minneapolis And Police Officers Involved In His Killing
UPDATED: 2:47 p.m. ET — The lawyers representing the family of an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city as well as the cops who were involved in what a medical…
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Man ‘Killed By Minneapolis Police’ Is Identified As Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Steps In
The unarmed Black man who died Monday in Minnesota police custody after cops tried to arrest him under the auspices of “forgery” has been identified. George Floyd is the name of the handcuffed man who was shown on viral video…
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