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Dalvin Gadson's $2.1 million settlement for an egregious case of police brutality in Colorado Springs should serve as a “warning” to rogue cops, attorneys said. The post Justice For Dalvin Gadson: $2.1M Police Brutality Settlement Is ‘Warning’ To All Rogue Cops, Lawyers Say appeared first on NewsOne. The post Justice For Dalvin Gadson: $2.1M Police Brutality Settlement Is ‘Warning’ To All Rogue Cops, Lawyers Say appeared first on Black America […]

Mariam Creighton was month's away from graduating with her degree in biology. The post HBCU Community In Shock After Albany State Volleyball Player Fatally Shot At Atlanta Nightclub appeared first on NewsOne. The post HBCU Community In Shock After Albany State Volleyball Player Fatally Shot At Atlanta Nightclub appeared first on Black America Web.

A Texas appeals court is deciding whether to uphold a lower court's decision against splitting a Black voting district to create a predominately white one. The post Appeals Court To Decide If Texas County’s Racist Redistricted Voting Map Violated The Voting Rights Act appeared first on NewsOne. The post Appeals Court To Decide If Texas County’s Racist Redistricted Voting Map Violated The Voting Rights Act appeared first on Black America […]

In 1962, The Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church was established Rev. Lawson and his wife, Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Lawson retired in 2004 and was honored as Founding Pastor Emeritus. The post Rev. William Lawson, Civil Rights Icon and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Founder Passes Away At 95 appeared first on Black America Web.

Famed jazz saxophonist David Sanborn, who has performed with Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and more, passed away May 12 from an extended battle with prostate cancer. The post Grammy-Winning Saxophonist David Sanborn Dies At 78 appeared first on Black America Web.