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Swizz Beatz’s Megaupload Shut Down By The Feds

Swizz Beatz’s Megaupload Shut Down By The Feds   Earlier this week, the Hip-Hop world was shocked to learn super producer Swizz Beatz is the CEO of prominent Internet file-sharing service...

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Megaupload Case Heats Up As Feds Look To Serve Swizz Beatz With Summons

In what appears to be a move to get the Megaupload case tried on U.S. soil, the feds are pulling Swizz Beatz back into the case, although the matter was reportedly settled in January after attorneys...

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Justice Department Says Ferguson Police Showed Racial Bias

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the conclusion of their ongoing investigation of the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri. After launching an investigation into the practices of the...

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Racist Jokes Against Obama, Black Women Revealed In DOJ Ferguson Report

The U.S. Department of Justice concluded an investigation into the arrest records and conduct of police in Ferguson, Mo. in light of the shooting death of Michael “Mike” Brown last August. The probe...

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10 Examples Of Ferguson PD’s Ku Klux Klan-Styled Racism [Photos]

In news that won’t shock anyone, the Justice Department has revealed in two reports that the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri routinely violated the civil and constitutional rights of Black...

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Cleveland Reaches “Excessive Force” Settlement With Justice Department

In the wake of the acquittal of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo this past weekend, the Justice Department and the city reached a settlement over the questionable conduct of its police officers....

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Justice Department Moves To Reopen Emmett Till Murder Case

Source: Bettmann / Getty Under the best of circumstances, Emmett Till could very well be alive today if not for his chilling beating and murder at the age of 14 in 1955. The Mississippi murder case was...

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Cities With Higher Black Populations Rely On Fines & Tickets For Revenue

Source: SDI Productions / Getty Being Black in America has always had it’s challenges but as more statistics move the forefront we are seeing concrete proof of cities and states in America not only...

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Live Nation & Ticketmaster Reportedly Under DOJ Investigation


Source: SOPA Images / Getty After a huge online fiasco involving tour tickets for Taylor Swift, the Department of Justice is now reportedly beginning to investigate Live Nation & Ticketmaster’s...

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Coke or Crack?: DOJ Revises Drug Case Rules To Combat Racial Disparities


Source: Pete Marovich / Getty The Department of Justice is now moving to right a historic wrong by instructing prosecutors to eliminate racial disparities in drug cases at the behest of U.S. Attorney...

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DOJ Exposes Constant Racial Abuse By Louisville Police


Source: LUKE SHARRETT / Getty A new review of the Louisville Police Department by the Department of Justice revealed a damning pattern of racial abuse by its officers for years. In a report made public...

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Donald Trump Indicted on 7 Counts In Federal Documents Probe

Source: Consolidated News Pictures / Getty Donald Trump has been officially indicted by the Department of Justice on seven charges relating to the mishandling of classified government documents. On...

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Indictment Against Trump Unsealed, 38 Criminal Charges Revealed

Source: PETER DEJONG / Getty The Department of Justice has unsealed its indictment against former President Donald Trump, revealing lurid details of the federal government’s allegations that he...

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A Black Woman Will Preside Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

Source: DC Circuit / DC Circuit As former President Donald Trump has a new case against him, all eyes are on the presiding judge—a Black woman with a strong courtroom reputation. On Tuesday (August...

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Pro-Trump Backer Douglass Mackey Jailed For Attempting To Stop Black Voters

Source: David McNew / Getty An influencer and avid supporter of Donald Trump has been sent to prison for attempting to stop Black people from voting in 2016. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), the Department of...

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