Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last month for allegedly assaulting her partner, Christian Coleman, sparking a conversation about Black men as victims of intimate partner violence and the stigma that often silences them.
Category: Criminal Justice
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Dallas Lawyers Answer Legal Questions via E-Clinic
The Dallas Bar Association is offering free legal advice from volunteer attorneys via a LegalLine E-Clinic on Wednesdays in August, with registration closing the Tuesday prior.
Posted inWord In Black
A Sentence — Finally — but Still No Justice for Breonna Taylor
Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings sentenced former Louisville cop Brett Hankinson to almost three years in federal prison for his role in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, rejecting the Department of Justice’s recommendation for a one-day sentence.
Posted inSocial Justice
FBI Records on MLK Jr. Released Despite His Family’s Opposition and ‘Continuing Grief’
The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and the civil rights group he led, containing over 240,000 pages of documents that had been sealed since 1977.
Posted inOpinion
Trump and the Epstein Saga: A Tale of Lies and Conspiracy
Trump is calling the Epstein files a “hoax” despite evidence pointing to the opposite, while his administration is facing criticism for its handling of natural disasters and corruption, and SCOTUS is being accused of being more interested in protecting themselves than providing legal opinions.
Posted inSocial Justice
Community Movement Builders: A Quiet Revolution in Highland Hills
Community Movement Builders in Dallas, led by Davante D. Peters, are working to improve the lives of Black people in Highland Hills through patrols, urban agriculture, and community events, despite the challenges they face.
Posted inOpinion
Legally Written: A Modern-Day Green Book for Justice
Justis Connection has launched the first-ever national Black Lawyer Directory, a modern-day “Green Book” for legal empowerment, to connect 1 million Black households with trusted Black attorneys by Juneteenth 2026.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Diddy Acquitted on Sex Trafficking and RICO Charges—Convicted on Two Counts Under the Mann Act
Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, but found guilty of violating the federal Mann Act, leaving him facing a potential 10-year sentence.
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Tragic I-20 Crash Claims Six Lives in Terrell, Texas
Six people lost their lives in a fatal crash on I-20 near Terrell, Texas, and the driver, Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, has been charged with six counts of manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Posted inOpinion
Our Lives Are on the Line—Again: What Political Violence Means for Black America
The recent targeted murders of elected officials in Minnesota are a national tragedy and a reminder of the deadly cost of divisive rhetoric, with Donald Trump’s use of inflammatory language being a prime example of how words can become weapons.