Rep. Corrine Brown, chief of staff, plead not guilty in charity fraud
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff, Elias 'Ronnie' Simmons, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of...
Castile had valid permit to carry gun
Philando Castile had a valid permit to carry a gun when he was shot and killed by a St. Anthony police officer, just as...
Carla Wiley pleads guilty in Virginia charity fraud case
Carla Wiley, president of One Door for Education, a Leesburg, Va. charity, pled guilty last Friday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors say...
Human Trafficking and its Impact on the Black Community
Human Trafficking is a global problem with serious implications for our state. Florida is ranked No. 3 in the nation in human trafficking, with...
Man charged in St. Louis area black church fires
The Associated Press has reported that a 35-year-old black man from St. Louis man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with two...
Fla. Officer who shot Corey Jones was still on probation
Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja, who shot and killed Corey Jones as he waited for roadside assistance, had been with the department...
Okafor Jury Begins Deliberations
ORLANDO, Fla. — Closing arguments have ended in the Bessman Okafor murder trial and an Orange County jury is now deliberating to determine his...
Orange County Launches Heroin Task Force to Address Increase in Drug Use
Orange County, FL – A recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control shows the number of heroin users in the U.S. has...
Youngest Children Ever Tried as Adults for 1st-Degree Murder to Be Paroled
by Kevin Seraaj, Orlando AdvocateIn 1999, siblings Curtis and Catherine Jones, then 12 and 13 years old, respectively, were convicted of second-degree murder in...
Sandra Bland dead for being “uppity”?
The Sandra Bland case is tragically another case of Black Lives Don't Matter.
A dashboard camera video of the arrest which was released Tuesday shows...



