Georgia police have charged three family members of a suspect in the death of a 13-month-old boy last week with lying to authorities in an attempt to provide an alibi. Two teenagers, De’Marquise Elkins and Dominique Lang, are accused of fatally shooting Antonio Santiago as he sat in his stroller during an attempted robbery, which [...]
Karzai Links U.S. Troops to Torture, Murder in Afghanistan
February 25, 2013 | Posted by
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has leveled serious accusations at U.S. military forces in his nation, claiming they have been involved in the torture and murder of “innocent people.” Karzai ordered U.S. special forces to leave a strategically important province within the next two weeks. “After a thorough discussion, it became clear that armed individuals named [...]
In Tanzania, Albinos Face Death and Persecution
December 1, 2012 | Posted by
Tanzania is a country with a much higher percentage of albinos than the rest of the world, and it’s also a place where albinos face serious danger because of widespread beliefs that the flesh and body parts of albinos hold some type of magic. According to a recent report that aired on NPR, albino killings [...]
Peter Tosh Receives High Honor from Jamaica’s Government 25 Years After His Murder
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Twenty-five years after his murder, Jamaica’s government on Monday honored the contributions of firebrand reggae musician and songwriter Peter Tosh, one of the Caribbean island’s musical giants. Tosh’s daughter Niambe, an educator from Boston, Massachusetts, received the posthumous ‘‘order of merit’’—the country’s third highest honor—on behalf of her late father during an [...]
12 Shot in Four Hours In Chicago As Violence Continues
July 4, 2012 | Posted by
The Fourth of July holiday always brings a spike in homicides, and last night the city of Chicago got a head start. Last night 12 people were shot in a 4-hour span. According to CBS 2 in Chicago, three people remain hospitalized in critical condition. At least five separate shootings were reported between 5 p.m. [...]
Boy, 14, Killed in Chicago as Carnage Continues
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
The inexplicable gun carnage in Chicago continues, as a 14-year-old boy was murdered last night by a man in his 20s. The man exited a gray van wearing a dark-colored hoodie and opened fire, hitting the boy, Antonio Davis, who had been walking with at least one other person. When Davis hit the ground, the [...]
Despite Appearances, the Lives of Young Black Men Are ‘Priceless’
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
It is seldom that a politician can move me down to my core, but New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu had me nearly in tears Thursday. Addressing the opening ceremony for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in the Big Easy, Landrieu spoke in lyrical and, at times, poetic detail about the slayings that [...]
Post-Kentucky Derby Murder Investigation Underway
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
Hours after I’ll Have Another won the sacred Kentucky Derby at Churchill Grounds Saturday, a 48-year-old track worker was found murdered, just a few stables from where the champion colt was housed. An apparent struggle led to the death of Fabian Perez in the rear section of Barn No. 8. Police have no suspects, but [...]
