This article was released earlier this week in Unmuted Echoes, a cultural newsletter by Alex Haynes. Get early access to articles by subscribing.This is uncharted territory.Uncharted, new, abnormal. But a pretty big deal for a country that started out as a project. At 246 years old, for the first ti
In a bombshell ruling, a jury of Donald Trump’s peers found him guilty of falsifying business records in New York. He is now the first president ever to be convicted of a crime.ABC News live shot of Trump verdict.What We Know:Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of
Rashee Rice: Arrest warrant issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver over crash. Local affiliate KSBY reports that he plans to turn himself into authorities.An arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice after he was involved a hit-and-run crash that injured fo
Rick Snyder, former Michigan Governor, should expect charges in the catastrophic Flint water scandal and crisis.What We Know:According to the Associated Press, an anonymous source has stated Snyder, his health director Nick Lyon, and other ex-officials are set to face charges in the crisis that resu
Following the wrongful shooting of Jacob Blake, conversations regarding police brutality permeate social media, news cycles, and dinner tables. Routinely the idea of “Black on Black” crime always manages to enter these spaces of discussion. “Black on Black” crime is dually a myth and a reality, here
A bond hearing occurred today for Garret Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police Department officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks.What We Know:Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick has granted Rolfe bond in the amount of $500,000. The following includes the breakdown of charges and bond as
Update 6/13/20 6:00 PM EST:You can view a special report below from Black News Alerts and continue reading for copies of released statements and footage.Multiple statements from city officials have been released regarding the death of Rayshard Brooks. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has accepted the resi
Update 10/15/19:Aaron Dean has formally been charged with murder. He was booked in the Tarrant County Jail on Monday evening with a $200,000 bond but is currently out on bond.Update 10/14/19:The officer, Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson has resigned just hours before Interim Polic
A shooting has occurred at New England Pentecostal Ministries in Pelham, New Hampshire which is about 30 miles north of Boston.What We Know:It is being reported that multiple people have been shot at the church this morning. The scene has been sealed off on Bridge Street as it is still an active sc
Joshua Brown, the neighbor of Botham Jean who testified in Amber Guyger’s trial, was shot and killed in Dallas.What We Know:Around 10:30 pm at the 4600 block of Cedar Springs Road in Dallas, officers were called to the scene of a shooting. Officers arrived to find Brown’s body on the ground, he was
Actress Stacey Dash, best known for playing Dionne in the 1995 film Clueless, has been arrested for domestic violence against her new husband Jeffrey Marty.What We Know:Dash allegedly got into an argument with Marty that resulted in the domestic dispute in which authorities were contacted to come to
Update 8/21/19 3 PM ET:The four female students, two Spelman College students and two Clark Atlanta University students, are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.No arrests have been made but police released surveillance video of the suspect shown wearing a white T-shirt, gray swea
Update 7/23/19: The student who posted the now viral social media video below, now identified as Michael Key, has announced plans for a lawsuit against the school and Crews. Key, his family, and his attorneys are hoping this lawsuit and the complaints brought forward by various students bring chang
After 14 hours of deliberation, a Philadelphia jury has convicted comedian Bill Cosby of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand in 2004.What we know:Constand, 45, alleges Cosby knocked her out with three pills he called “your friends” and molested her in January 2004.Cosby has said he g
