The Kissing Case: Two Black Boys Were Beaten And Jailed After A White Girl’s Kiss—More Than 65 Years Later, The Impact Remains
The lives of James Hanover Thompson and David "Fuzzy" Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence. Over 65 years later, EJI shares their story and the lasting impact of this ...
What the Color Blue Reveals About Black Life
I remembered this experience vividly as I read Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My ...
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a ...
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The Tumultuous Journey of Faith Ringgold’s Rikers Mural
As the film tells it, the story of this mural is also that of the crisis at Rikers and of “prison” in spectacular decay — ...
Black teens are prosecuted as adults in N.J. at ‘disturbing’ rate, report finds
New Jersey has an "abusive and arbitrary" system that allows prosecutors to send children and teens to adult court, a new ...
Never-Before-Seen Photos Of JFK, Jackie Featured In ‘Capturing Kennedy,’ Screening At D.C. Independent Film Forum
Never-before-seen photos of JFK and Jackie Kennedy are featured in the documentary 'Capturing Kennedy,' directed by Steele ...
Three Premier League clubs face fines and prison threat over ‘unlawful’ gambling sponsorships
Everton will soon join Nottingham Forest and Leicester City in having front-of-shirt sponsors who are unlicensed to trade in ...