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Texas
Black role model charged with murder while out on bond
Akili McDowell starred in David Makes Man, which was supposed to inspire young Black males to stay away from crime, violence, and improve their lives. McDowell himself has now been charged with murder while out […]
Alabama
One Birmingham neighborhood had six gunshots per day in 2023
Shotspotter detectors recorded 2,164 gunshots one Birmingham neighborhood in 2023. That is six gunshots per day. Now, the city is blocking roads in East Lake to try to trap fleeing suspects. Birmingham is 69% Black […]
New York City
NYC now has 217 migrant shelters
According to the New York Post, there are 217 migrant shelters in NYC. However, only the locations of the 193 have been revealed so far. The city has not disclosed the whereabouts of another 24. […]
Mississippi
Mississippi ordered to create more majority Black districts for statehouse
The US Federal Court, Southern District of Mississippi, ruled in favor of the NAACP and said that Mississippi needs more majority Black state Senate and House districts. Under the 2022 redistricting plan, 29% of state […]
California
California Homicide Data
The following charts were created by Sacramento Insider. More data for each individual year is listed on Twitter. From 2000-2022: The White homicide rate was 17% higher than Other. The Hispanic rate was 178% higher […]
California
Oakland Juneteenth has second mass shooting in four years
From 2014-2022, Oakland had an average mass shooting rate of 1.0 per 100k per year. However, the odds go way up during Juneteenth. During the 2021 Oakland Juneteenth celebration and Merritt Lake, eight people were […]
Crime
Free Slurpees to fight juvenile crime
The Tacoma Park, MD police force has launched “Operation Chill” to fight surging juvenile crime.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee’s 2023 homicide rate was 4th highest in city history, despite plunge
Milwaukee set new records for their highest homicide rate in history three years in a row. In 2023, the city celebrated that homicides were way down. Except the number of homicides was still nearly double […]
California
LA City Council removes street signs for allegedly making anonymous gay sex harder
Los Angeles is falling apart at the seems. However, the LA City Council is focused on the really important things. Such as making it easier to pick people up for prostitution or anonymous gay sex. […]