‘Justice’ Archives
Boxer Floyd Mayweather to serve 3 months in jail for punching his children’s mother
Boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather, is expected to serve 3 months jail term for punching his children’s mother. It seems like boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be spending some time in jail pretty soon; to be exact, three months. He was sentenced on Wednesday and [Read More]
An Interview with Jeff Fort, Leader of the El Rukn, regarding Chicago Bears Sam Hurd
By: Charles S. Mombo An Interview with Jeff Fort, leader of the El Rukn, regarding Chicago Bears Sam Hurd Since the announcement of the arrest of 26-year-old, Chicago Bear’s wide receiver, Sam Hurd, on allege drug-dealing charges, I am trying to wrap my brain around [Read More]
Herman Cain and Sharon Bialek alleged sexual harassment and the politicization of Google Keywords
By: Charles S. Mombo Not too long ago, I wrote an article about search engine optimization (SEO) – Is Search Engine Optimization the most effective advertising media for small businesses? In that article, I talked about how advertisers are effectively working with SEO [Read More]
Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
The jury has reached a guilty verdict in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray. Murray was immediately handcuffed and taken to jail after the verdict was read. Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty [Read More]
Joe Sullivan – Life in Prison for 13-year-old Kinky Hair Colored Boy for allegedly raping a 72-year-old White Woman.
By: Charles S. Mombo Joe Harris Sullivan, now 35-year-old, is still serving a life term for a non-homicide crime committed, since 13-year-old, for raping a 72-year-old elderly white woman. Image Source:Agence France-Presse/Getty Images What happened to a 72-year-old elderly [Read More]
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bond
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bondTracy Flanagan, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is saying that alleged drive-by shooting murderer and former NBA basketball star Javaris Crittenton was [Read More]
Kweku M. Adoboli a UBS trader accused of embezzling $2.3 billion
Kweku Adoboli, the Ghanaian born and accused embezzler leaves City of London Magistrates Court Kweku M. Adoboli, a 31-year-old, Ghanaian born trader in UBS’s Global Synthetic Equity business in London is accused of being a rogue trader for embezzling $2.3 [Read More]
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting. Credit: Reuters/ Al Seib/Pool Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Javaris Crittenton, 23-year-old, waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder [Read More]
Michele Bachmann says Black Farmers racism settlement was proof-positive fraud
President Obama kept his words when he said; he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a rightful conclusion." He is seen signing the .25 billion historic settlement in April 2010 . As a potential President of the United States of America, [Read More]
Gary Foster, former Citigroup Accountant accused of embezzling $19.2 Million
Gary Foster, former Citigroup Accountant accused of embezzling .2 Million Photo: Reuters Gary Foster, a former Citigroup Accountant is accused of embezzling $19.2 Million. on Sunday, immediately after his plane from Bangkok at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in [Read More]
Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich found guilty on 17 out of 20 counts
former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old,.After 10 days of deliberations of his retrial, jurors in Chicago today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, 54-year-old, of 17 out of 20 counts against him. The jury also announced it was deadlocked on [Read More]
Blagojevich Jurors in Chicago have reached a verdict on 18 counts deadlock on 2
former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old,. Jurors in the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old, have reached a verdict. The jurors reached an 18 of 20 criminal counts against Mr. Blagojevich, but were deadlocked on two counts. [Read More]
Buju Banton Jamaican Reggae singer gets 10 years in prison for cocaine offenses
Baju Banton was convicted in Tampa, Florida on felony charges for cocaine related charges. A jury in Tampa, Florida today found one of the most popular musicians in Jamaican's history guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, and using a [Read More]
Liberian Citizenship–Blacks Only Need Apply
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass, @charlessmombo #burnedbrass, #Liberia Liberia’s Motto states, "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here". Having a land of their own was a dream come through for the ex-slaves coming from America. A country of their own was a [Read More]
Oprah Dreams about an O.J. Simpson Confession Interview – Is it just a dream?
Oprah Dreams about an O.J. Simpson Confession Interview - Is it just a dream? Winfrey says she thinks O.J. Simpson murdered his wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. She also said, "I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me," "And I am [Read More]
Hazing charges dropped against U-Md. Zeta Phi Beta soror Tymesha Pendleton
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16, 1920. Zeta began as an idea conceived by five coeds at Howard University in Washington D.C.: Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal. Hazing charges against 26-year-old, University Of [Read More]
Black thugs running amok in Chicago disguised as flash mob
By: Regina Alexander Three of the 20 arrested in Chicago for their alledge involvement in in flash mob activity in downtown Chicago. From left: Dvonte Sykes, Trovolus Pickett, Derodte Wright. Why are the black churches or the so-called community leaders silent regarding the [Read More]
Ja Rule heads to prison and resolves beef with 50 Cent
Ja RuleIn a “The Life Files” released YouTube interview, Ja Rule, 35-year-old, also known as Jeffrey Atkins, talks about his beef with 50 Cent. With a glass of wine in his hand and appearing to have drunk little over 1/3 of a the 750ML bottle of Santa Margherita [Read More]
Bishop Eddie Lee Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys
Bishop Eddie Long and wife Vanessa Long. Bishop Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys. Reports from the DeKalb County Courthouse in DeKalb County, Georgia shows that Bishop Eddie Lee Long, the prominent and well known African-American pastor of [Read More]
IMF Chief, Strauss-Kahn allegedly messed with the wrong sister – from Guinea
IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn alleged victim is from Guinea, West Africa Details of the alleged victim of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is starting to come to light. New York Police said the Times Square Sofitel's chambermaid is a [Read More]
Osama Bin Laden was not Geronimo
Geronimo E-KIA – Osama Bin Laden an enemy killed in action! Osama Bin Laden was not Geronimo Since President Barack Obama ordered the successful nail-biting “dead or alive” "surgical strike" on the highly fortified compound of Osama Bin [Read More]
Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seals in Abbottabad Pakistan
Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seals in Abbottabad Pakistan – Justice is served Osama Bin Laden killed after firefight with Navy Seal in Abbottabad Pakistan - Justice is served Speaking tonight from the White House, President Barack Obama said [Read More]
Rapper Tru Life aka Roberto Rosado Sentenced to 8 years
Rapper Tru Life aka Roberto Rosado Sentenced to 8 years in prison for gang assault and weapons possession charges.A New York judge Wednesday sentenced Rapper Tru Life, also known as Roberto Guzman Rosado, Jr., to 8 years behind bars for gang assault and weapons possession [Read More]
D’Angelo pleaded guilty to $40 oral sex to undercover officer
R&B singer D'Angelo, also known as Michael Archer, has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for trying to pay for oral sex to an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. The Associated Press is reporting that 37 year-old R&B singer D'Angelo, also known [Read More]
Was the rapper Da Brat free from prison?
Chocolate City is unable to confirm what appears to be a rumor floating around the blogosphere that rapper Da Brat was released from prison. Chocolate City is unable to confirm what appears to be a rumor floating around the blogosphere that rapper Da Brat was released from [Read More]
Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott too fat for kidney transplant
Jamie Scott must lose more than 100 pounds. Doctors for Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott are saying that the sisters are too fat to undergo kidney transplant; and they must lose their respective weight before they are considered to be tested for compatibility. Jamie Scott must [Read More]
Faleh Hassan Almaleki awaits sentencing for honor killing of daughter
By: Sister Fatima Muhammad Iraqi immigrant Noor Faleh Almaleki, 20-year-old, was ran over and killed by her father because she had become too westernized. Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi father who ran over and killed his daughter because she had become too [Read More]
Coach’s Handbag PR Blunder over eBay Cease and Desist Letter
Gina Kim with the Coach handbag she purchased with her employee discount at a Coach Inc. store in San Francisco, and the cease-and-desist letter she received from Coach. (AP Photo) A former Coach Inc. employee, Gina Kim, 31-year-old, decided to sell her $428 Coach handbag [Read More]
Charles Manson America’s notorious murderer has nimble fingers
Charles Manson America's notorious murderer has nimble fingers from texting Cell phone has surpassed drug and has become the new Bentley of contraband in prisons around the country. Californian prison guards seized 1,400 cell phones in 2007, when the department began to [Read More]
The Politics of Fear: How Republicans Use Money, Race, and the Media to Win
Article Sponsored by Chicago-based SEO and Social Media Network Consultants The Politics of Fear: How Republicans Use Money, Race, and the Media to Win written by Manuel G. Gonzales and Richard Delgado I recently received an email from one of Chocolate City's readers by [Read More]
Is Kelley Williams-Bolar a criminal or a victim of a screw-up school system
By: Charles Mombo @charlessmombo Twitter HASHTAG: #burnedbrass Is Kelley Williams-Bolar a criminal or a victim of a screw-up school system?Some referred to it as institutional racism and that is the lack of funding for public school in minority communities. This problem can [Read More]
Jason Omar Griffith arraigned for murder of Deborah Flores-Narvaez
Jason Omar Griffith arraigned for murder of Deborah Flores-NarvaezAccording to Reuters, an African-African, Jason Omar Griffith, 32 year-old, is suspected of strangling his ex-girlfriend, Las Vegas Strip dancer Deborah Flores-Narvaez, 32 year-old, during an argument [Read More]
Is Arizona unfairly targeting Mexican-American cultural programs
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is the most widely known of educator Paulo Freire's works.According to Tom Horne, Arizona’s newly elected attorney general, he does not think that Arizona is unfairly targeting Mexican-American programs. Horne said, “It’s [Read More]
Alan Gribben’s Nigger-less Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAlan Gribben, a passionate academic on Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens) and his achievements has put together a new edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that replaces the word "nigger" with a supposedly less [Read More]
Cornelius Dupree Jr. exonerated by DNA after 30 years in Texas prison
Cornelius Dupree Jr. spent 30 years in prison for a 1979 rape and robbery. Recent DNA testing proved his innocence. (credit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice) After spending 30 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, Cornelius Dupree Jr., 51 [Read More]
Gov. Haley Barbour suspends the sentences of Jamie and Gladys Scott
Our Twitter name: @burnedbrass Our Twitter hashtag: #burnedbrass Join the conversation on FACEBOOK Thanks to Choke Lumumba, the attorney for the Scott sisters; the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People); Michael Baisden of “The Michael [Read More]
The Real Killers of the Dream Act are not the Republicans
(MPR Photo/Tom Weber) By: Charles Mombo Twitter @charlessmombo On Saturday, the Dream Act's 55-41 vote did not pass the bill due to 5 votes short of the 60 votes needed to break through the largely GOP opposition. Had the Dream Act passed, it would have given legal [Read More]
Prez Obama: don’t ask, don’t tell is a discriminatory policy
In a statement today, President Obama called on the US Senate to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban, which he called "discriminatory policy". The president also added, “Today's report confirms that a strong majority of our [Read More]
Supreme Court dismissed Kerchner case against Obama’s Citizenship
The Supreme Court again dismissed another dumb challenge, Kerchner v. Obama (10-446), against President Barack Obama's U.S. Citizenship status. Without comment, the Supreme Court justices on Monday rejected challenge from Charles Kerchner Jr. of Pennsylvania who sought [Read More]
CCA releases report on the use of criminal records in college admissions
The Center for Community Alternatives Releases New Report About Trends in Use of Criminal Background Checks by College Admissions Offices; Says It’s a Civil Rights Issue. The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) today released a report about the results of its [Read More]
TSA Feel me up or scan my parts
This image at SEA-TAC was taken from the government's TSA websiteFive days after a Christmas day bomb scare on a Delta Air Lines A330 as it neared landing in Detroit, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a $165 million contract to L-3 Communications [Read More]
LaVena Johnson & Morganne McBeth, In Memorial, Where Is The Justice?
By: Luke Easter Luke Easter writes for www.Salem-News.com. The main purpose behind his poetry is Isaiah 1:17. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, Another name is slammed into a brick wall, LaVena Johnson an Army Private First Class, Is she the first? Certainly [Read More]
Dutch forensic experts exams bone suspected to be Natalee Holloway
Natalee HollowayDe Telegraaf, a Dutch newspaper, reporting that Dutch forensic experts are examining bone material found on an Aruban beach to determine whether it belonged to missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. The newspaper, quoted by Dutch News, says the bone is a [Read More]
Oakland Uh, what’s happening Oaktown?
Oscar Grant and familyAt a recent news conference at the Oakland’s Emergency Operation Center, Police Chief Anthony Batts explained that unruly marchers were "tearing up the city" as they protested a two-year sentence for Johannes Mehserle, a white man and a [Read More]
R&B singer Peter Hernandez aka Bruno Mars arrested for cocaine possession
R&B singer Peter Hernandez aka Bruno Mars arrested for cocaine possession It appears that young celebrities are reading the wrong playbook when it comes to what not to do once you start to earn some money. They are apparently subconsciously and stupidly equating success [Read More]
Jamie and Gladys Scott armed robbery and life sentence revisited
Article Sponsored by SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants Jamie Scott who is now 38 year-old is reportedly gravely ill with kidney failure. She was a mother at the time of the crime..I first heard about Jamie Scott and her sister Gladys Scott about five years [Read More]
T.I and wife Tiny arrested for an alleged drug possession
T.I and his wife Tameka Dianne Cottle also known as Tiny were arrested late Wednesday during a traffic stop.Police in Los Angeles is reporting that rapper Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. also known as T.I and his wife Tameka Dianne Cottle also known as Tiny were arrested late [Read More]
Paris Hilton allegedly arrested again for cocaine possession
According to Las Vegas Metro Police, socialite Paris Hilton was arrested late Friday and booked into the Las Vegas' Clark County Detention Center for possession of cocaine - a controlled substance.According to Las Vegas Metro Police, socialite Paris Hilton was arrested late [Read More]
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by InmatesIn a “Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates” released by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs the following were [Read More]
Prosecutors dismissed all charges against Robert Blagojevich
Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the four counts against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s older brother, Robert. Prosecutors today dismissed all four charges against Robert Blagojevich. Robert was accused along with his brother, former Illinois Gov. [Read More]
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Guilty of only one count
After two weeks of deliberations, Chicago jurors today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of only one of the 24 counts against him.After two weeks of deliberations, Chicago jurors today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of only one of the 24 [Read More]
Should African-American Tourists Avoid Racist Spain?
Racism toward Blacks in Spain is not unusual. It is highly noticeable during Spain's soccer events. Fans as well as coaches and officials, have become infamous for heckling black players.Prior to First Lady Michelle Obama's vacation to Spain, the website of the Office [Read More]
California’s Proposition 8 Verdict – Ban Overturned!
Proposition 8 protestorsThe verdict is in! – The Judge ruled today that Proposition 8 ruled is unconstitutional. Same-sex marriage ban is overturned! The Proposition 8 verdict was announced today by U.S. district chief judge Vaughn Walker. The verdict [Read More]
Obama signs Crack cocaine versus Cocaine Powder law
The Obama's Fair Sentencing Act law narrows the ratio from 100:1 to 18:1.Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act. This law reduces the apparent racist and disproportionate disparity in punishment given to those convicted of possessing crack [Read More]
Denying Citizenship to Children Legally Born to Illegal Aliens
Arizona DemonstratorsHere We Go Again! If Arizona Republican Senator John Kyl and his fellow Republicans had their way, they would kick-out all Latinos including the legal ones out of Arizona. Yesterday, while appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" the Senator [Read More]
Why they won’t stop shooting in Chicago
Chicago PoliceThis well written article by Mark J. Konkol and Frank Main, staff reporters of the Chicago Sun-Times discusses why killing in Chicago is not expected to slow down or stop any time soon. Simply put; too many murder cases remain unsolved. According to Kokol and [Read More]
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner Benefits
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner BenefitsHonorable John W. Sedwick, a U.S. District Judge on Friday blocked the State of Arizona from implementing a state law that would have eliminated domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees. The [Read More]
Snitch for Justice – Get Chicago Officer Bailey Murderer Behind Bars
Michael R. Bailey, 62 year-old, a 20-year veteran is sadly the third Chicago Police officer to be gunned down in the last 60 days.An unprovoked aggression or murder against an innocent person is incomprehensible. It is even more gut wrenching and frightening when the [Read More]
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification – Don’t think about it!
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification - Don't think about it!Interposition means that a state of the United States of America may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its power and nullification refers to a state in the United States refusing [Read More]
Appeals Court Upheld Wesley Snipes Tax Evasion Prison Sentence
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Phil Sandlin As Wesley Trent Snipes prepares to celebrate his 48th birthday on July 31, a panel of judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh says he must serve 3 years prison term.As Wesley Trent Snipes prepares to [Read More]
Mess and Messes Continues to Plague Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Mess and messes at the Alpha Kappa Alpha SororityYesterday, a judge in Chicago conditionally removed the contempt of court order against the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) organization. The temporary removal of the contempt charge was due to the organization providing [Read More]
David Salgado and Chicanos Por La Causa Fights Arizona SB1070
Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés – Commissioned by Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)Figuratively speaking, the heat is on in Arizona. That state legal showdown is expected to pour large amount of [Read More]
The True Colored of Tea Party and Mark Williams
Tea Party Express spokesman Mark Williams does not only accused the NAACP of racism, but he also wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln on behalf of "Colored People". Below is Williams' letter: Letter to Abraham Lincoln July 14th, 2010 A personal note from [Read More]
Help Tampa Police get Dontae Morris off the street
Help Tampa Police get Dontae Morris off the streetDontae Rashawn Morris, 24 year-old, is charged with the murder of two Tampa, Florida police officers and may also be responsible for three more homicides, the police chief is now sayings. Officers David Curtis and [Read More]
Did Republican Judiciary Senators Disrespect Thurgood Marshall
It starting to appear that Elena Kagan, Solicitor General of the United States and the pending nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court was right when she complained, in her now-famous 1995 book review, that the Supreme Court confirmation hearings have been reduced to “a [Read More]
Supreme Court: Chicago’s handgun ban is illegal
In a June 28, 2010 Supreme Court decisions, Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority by noting, "Self-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day," he also added that "individual self-defense is [Read More]
