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Chicago Police Punch 18-Year-Old Activist in the Face During Protest; Knocking Out Multiple Teeth

BMS AdminJuly 18, 2020July 18, 2020

by BMS AdminJuly 18, 2020July 18, 20202 6433

An 18-year-old activist had several of her teeth knocked out by a Chicago Police officer Friday evening. Miracle Boyd was assaulted by a police officer...

Missing Person News

55-Year-Old Christine Johnson-Robinson Has Been Missing Since April 12, 2020

Latoya StratfordApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020

by Latoya StratfordApril 27, 2020April 27, 202013161

Christine Johnson-Robinson, 55Chicago, IlLast seen April 12, 2020 CHICAGO, Il – A 55-year-old woman reported missing from Lawndale on the West Side may need medical...

Missing Person News

14-Year-Old Lativia “Tivi” Johnson Has Been Missing Since Jan 14, 2020

Latoya StratfordJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 2020

by Latoya StratfordJanuary 20, 2020January 20, 20202 3370

Lativia “Tivi” Johnson, 14Englewood area of Chicago, Illinois Last seen January 14, 2020 Chicago police are asking for help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing...

Community Missing Person News

16-Year-Old Ashanti Guerrero Has Been Missing Since Fri, Dec 27th

Latoya StratfordDecember 30, 2019December 30, 2019

by Latoya StratfordDecember 30, 2019December 30, 20192 66539

Ashanti Guerrero, 16Chicago, Illinois December 27, 2019 Ashanti has been reported missing from Little Village on the Southwest Side. She is described as a 5’3″,...

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Chicago Police Department’s ‘Operation FaceBOOKED’ Undercover Sting Leads To 53 Arrests

Janet GartnerDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

by Janet GartnerDecember 3, 2019December 3, 201913651

Chicago Police Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the result of an undercover sting called ‘Operation FaceBooked.’ According to...

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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Superintendent Weeks Before His Retirement: ‘Eddie Johnson intentionally lied to me’

Gloria LandmanDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

by Gloria LandmanDecember 3, 2019December 3, 20193 2395

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired police Superintendent Eddie Johnson this Monday after she says he intentionally mislead her and the public about his conduct when...

News Videos

Chicago Police Handcuffing 8-Yr-Old Boy After Raiding Wrong Home

Janet GartnerNovember 8, 2019November 8, 2019

by Janet GartnerNovember 8, 2019November 8, 201917029

The Chicago Police Department has recently released body camera footage that was recorded seven months ago showing what happened when they raided an innocent family’s...

Education News

Chicago School Threw 9-Yr-Old Into The cold Then Reported Him Missing

Gloria LandmanOctober 11, 2019October 11, 2019

by Gloria LandmanOctober 11, 2019October 11, 201915 5840

The family of a 9-year-old Chicago elementary school student is suing the city’s school system after surveillance video shows a security guard pushing the child...

Black Excellence Community News Videos

Meet the 5-Year Old Boy Who Saved 13 People From a House Fire in Chicago

Gloria LandmanAugust 16, 2019August 17, 2019

by Gloria LandmanAugust 16, 2019August 17, 20196 31885

5-year Jayden Espinosa is being called a hero after saving 13 people from an early-morning fire in his aunt’s apartment in Chicago. Early Saturday morning...

Current Events News Police Shooting

4 Chicago Cops Fired For Alleged Cover-Up Of Fatal Police Shooting Of Laquan McDonald

BMS AdminJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 19, 2019July 19, 201915430

The Chicago Police Board fired a sergeant and three officers Thursday night over the alleged cover-up of the murder of Laquan McDonald by a police...

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This Black Entrepreneur Is Teaching Teens From Chicago How To Build Their Own Business

Gloria LandmanJune 20, 2019June 20, 2019

by Gloria LandmanJune 20, 2019June 20, 201903856

Youth unemployment in Chicago hits the African-American community the hardest. Nearly 89 percent of black men ages 16 to 19 are out of work, compared...

Current Events

New Report Reveals Black Homeowners In Chicago Lost Billions Due To Predatory Housing Contracts

BMS AdminJune 12, 2019June 12, 2019

by BMS AdminJune 12, 2019June 12, 201902123

Many people in the Black community once used homeownership as a means of building wealth, but a report published on Thursday reveals that Black Chicagoans...

News

Leaked Chicago Police Video Shows Fatal Shooting of Mother Holding Her Baby

BMS AdminJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019

by BMS AdminJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019016867

A video of Chicago Police Department footage was leaked on social media that shows the fatal shooting an unarmed woman holding her baby. CBS Chicago...

News Videos

Mother Of 3 Killed By Stray Bullet Inside Chicago Cellphone Store

BMS AdminMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019

by BMS AdminMay 6, 2019May 6, 20192 2623

A mother of three was shot and killed Friday night in front of her sons while inside a cellphone store on the city's Southwest Side...

Criminal Justice Current Events News

Prosecutor Kim Foxx to Expunge Marijuana Convictions in Chicago

BMS AdminApril 17, 2019June 14, 2019

by BMS AdminApril 17, 2019June 14, 201901837

It’s not exactly a secret that black folks are disproportionately affected by marijuana convictions. But Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx has big plans to right an...

Criminal Justice Current Events

Drug Convictions Overturned For 10 Black Men Framed by Chicago Police Sergeant: ‘He took everything from me’

BMS AdminFebruary 12, 2019February 12, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 12, 2019February 12, 20192 49722

Derrick Lewis knew he wasn’t guilty of committing drug-related crimes in the mid-2000s. But he pleaded guilty to the cases in his mid-20s because he...

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Never Forget: In 1985 Police Dropped a Bomb on a West Philly...

BMS AdminMay 31, 2016June 22, 2018

May 31, 2016June 22, 2018174

On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at...

SBILINSKE on Detroit Man Sues White Women Who Had Him Arrested for ‘Gardening While Black’: “These 3 white women who miss used 911 to lied and commit a racist hate behavior will reap karma for…” Sep 17, 04:35
Erica on Body Of America’s First Female Muslim Judge Was Found Floating In A River: “Also a judge. That is political intimidation. Do we know anything about what kinds of cases she was providing over?…” Sep 15, 18:08
eleanor on Woman Who Kicked 8-Yr-Old So Hard In The Stomach It Killed Her Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder: “I am an old lady, but if I got near her, I’d probably wind up in jail myself. The father…” Sep 14, 16:07
whitty on Two Shot Dead in Third Night of Wisconsin Protests Over Jacob Blake Police Shooting: “The media has you exactly where they want you. Full of HATE and BiGOTRY.” Sep 6, 20:09
Quincy on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Any black owned in Orlando FL?” Sep 3, 13:30