‘Justice’ Archives
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]
Quanis Phillips Shot at Michael Vick Birthday Party
The Police Department of Virginia Beach, Virginia is reporting that a birthday party being held for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick at a local nightclub,Guadalajara on 4611 Columbus Street, broke out into a gunfight around 2:15 a.m. On last Friday. Several news [Read More]
Chicago Judge issued Arrest Warrant for NBA Player Eddy Curry
According to documents obtained from the Circuit Court in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois; Judge Alexander White has issued an arrest warrant in contempt of court against New York Knicks' player Eddy Curry, 28 year-old. Curry reportedly missed a $200,000 hush money [Read More]
Rapper Fat Joe Accused of Sexual Assault
Madison, Wisconsin Police Department detained Rapper Fat Joe yesterday for questioning after a 33 year-old woman filed charges of sexual assault. Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Cartagena , and his associates were released after they were questioned by Madison [Read More]
Another Bloody Chicago Weekend: 54 Shot and 10 Dead
Another violent and deadly weekend continues in Chicago. Among those shot during this weekend included a 1 year-old girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck. During the weekend of April 23, 2010, eight people including a toddler were killed and 18 wounded in Chicago. [Read More]
Kanye and Suge Knight – Is a Deadly Beef Brewing?
In 2005, 33 year-old Kanye West , hosted a party in celebration of the MTV Video Music Awards at the Shore Club in Miami. Among his invited celebrity guests was Marion Knight, 45 year-old, also known as Suge Knight. According to court papers, during the party, a lone gunman [Read More]
Seattle Cop punches Black woman for jaywalking
A Black or African-American female was punched in the face today by a White Seattle Police Officer for attempting to jaywalk on Martin Luther King Drive. Read the NY Daily News version of the story and watch the video from a passerby. Read the Seattle's Police [Read More]
A white Senator Accuses President Obama of Racism
I always assumed that one has to have an ounce of common sense to serve as a U.S. Congressman. But I have been proven wrong lately by the idiotic comments and behaviors of some of our so-called congressman. Iowa Republican congressman Steve King, who is known for his [Read More]
Fraud Forces Puerto Rico to Void All Birth Certificates
It has been known for years that the island of Puerto Rico was a major weak links to illegally aliens entering the United States. Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández, the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, was told that four in ten identity fraud cases in [Read More]
Ethnic Cleansing of Murals in Arizona Prescott City
Image Source: AP If Arizona's Prescott City Councilman and talk-show host Steve Blair had his way, there would be no African-Americans and Latinos faces on murals in public places around the city. According to Blair, “diversity is a word I can't stand." [Read More]
Is Arizona Planning A Full-scale War Against Latinos?
Image Credit: SEIU.org Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and her Republican counterparts are on a roll and running amok by introducing “Hitler-Style” bills one after another with a new one – the “Anchor babies” law in the making. On April 19, [Read More]
Chicago 1919 Race Riot In Retrospect
Rock throwing white youths during the 1919 race riotEarly dawn today, I parked my car at the 63rd Street lakefront parking lot and rode my bike along the lakefront bike path to the Buckingham Fountain. As I approached the 29th street lakefront, a strong sense of [Read More]
Ohio Police Visual Estimation Warrants a Speed Ticket
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a police officer’s visual estimation of a vehicle’s speed is sufficient to support a speeding conviction without independent verification.Yesterday, Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a police [Read More]
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Goes To Prison
Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images North America By: Charles S. Mombo /Kwame KilpatrickOn the issue of Detroit's former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentencing today – whether he had been wrong, why he had been wrong or whether he was sorry is not my call to make. To [Read More]
Aubrey Louis Berry acquitted of Killing Rapper Dolla
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Aubrey Louis Berry acquitted Killing rapper Dolla.Nearly a year ago Dolla, the Atlanta-based rapper also known as Roderick Anthony Burton II was fatally shot and killed in the valet waiting area of the Beverly Center mall by Aubrey Louis Berry, 24 [Read More]
What Going On Chicago – Brother Don’t Shoot Me
Photo Credit: Jose M. Osorio/Tribune Mother mother, There's too many of you crying; Brother brother brother; There's far too many of you dying; You know we've got to find a way; To bring some lovin' here today; Don't punish me with brutality. Thomas [Read More]
Aiyana Stanley Jones Did Not Have to Die Execution Style
Aiyana Stanley-Jones shot by Detroit Police during raidFrom every indication, 7 year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones of Detroit, Michigan did not have to die execution style, especially not at the hands of those that are responsible for serving and protecting her.The Detroit [Read More]
Arizona Bans African American and Chicana/o Studies
The Torch of Quetzalcoatl by Leo Tanguma`On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed bill HB2281 that bans all ethnic studies in Arizona's public schools. HB2281 takes effect on Dec. 31, 2010. The bans will prevent the teaching of African American, Native [Read More]
Bellaire Police Acquitted After Killing Black Youth Face Down
Sgt. Jeffrey Cotton, a white police officer of the Bellaire Police Department was found not guilty in Houston, Texas for shooting and killing Robert Tolan, a 23-year-old Black or African American man. Robert Tolan was forced to lie face down before he was shot. [Read More]
Philadelphia Cop Shoots Himself Accused Black Males
Here is another case of a White person subconsciously or maybe consciously subscribing to the stereotype and negative depictions of the African American male as a criminal element in our society. On April 5, Philadelphia Police Department issued an all-points bulletin (APB) [Read More]
White Bank Robber Uses Silicon Disguised as African American
Photo: SPLASH NEWS Black male mask used by Conrad Zdzierak, a White robber to disguised as an African AmericanI find it extremely alarming when a White person subconsciously subscribes to the stereotype and negative depictions of the African American male as a criminal [Read More]
Don’t blame Obama – National Day of Prayer is Unconstitutional
By: Charles S. Mombo - National Day of Prayer is UnconstitutionalI can almost predict that on May 6, 2010, President Obama will not issue a proclamation for the National Day of Prayer; nor would he interrupt his busy schedule to meet with religious leaders to hold an event [Read More]
Justice John Paul Stevens Announced His Retirement
The Honorable Justice John Paul StevensThe White House is reporting that the Honorable Justice John Paul Stevens had sent a letter to President Obama today, which read: "Having concluded that it would be in the best interests of the Court to have my successor appointed [Read More]
U.S. approves settlement for black farmers: where’s the check?
Black farmers rallied in Washington D.C. last week to receive payment from USDA discrimination settlement. (Source: Washington State House Republicans)President Obama kept his words when he said, he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a [Read More]
Chicago’s O.K. Corral – Urban Gunfights
Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis was talking about surging gun violence when he was pulled away. Photo Credit: (John J. Kim/Chicago Sun-Times) Today is not October 26, 1881, and we are not in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States. Today is April 03, 2010 and we [Read More]
Flash Mob from an Entrepreneur Perspective
Flash mob or Flash networkA flash mob is usually the gathering of a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a designated public place to perform an unusual and pointless act (such as pillow fight or water balloon fight) for a brief time, and then quickly disperse. [Read More]
Marion Jones Goes to the Court After Track and Field
The talented Marion Jones gets a second change at another professional sportI am not sure who recorded it, but there is a song out there that says, “No you can't keep a good man down, no.” Some thought that after losing five Olympic medals for using [Read More]
Naomi Campbell Refuses to Turn the Other Cheek
The leggy supermodel Naomi Campbell It appears that the leggy supermodel Naomi Campbell is not familiar with the phrase turning the other cheek. The phrase in the Christian doctrine that refers to responding to an aggressor without violence. The phrase originates from the [Read More]
Otis McDonald Sues Chicago Over Handgun Ban
Otis McDonald,76 year-old Chicago's Morgan Park residenceThe Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments today over the City of Chicago, Illinois handgun ban. The case was filed by Otis McDonald, 76 year-old Chicago's Morgan Park residence along with others against the [Read More]
Indicted Illinois Governor Blagojevich Speaks on Ethics in Politics
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.According to The Daily Northwestern newspaper, former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich will speak at the university at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2. The event is titled “Ethics in Politics: An evening with Former Governor Rod [Read More]
Who Need Marijuana When K2 is Legal in Chicago
K2 - Fake Synthetic Marijuana - Blonde and Standard PackagesI can imagine that most drug users are saying to themselves, why risk getting caught with illegal possession of marijuana when K2 is easily and legally available in most Chicago's food and liquor stores. K2, a [Read More]
How Can We Better Protect IRS Employees?
On Thursday, Joseph A. Stack, 53 year-old, apparently frustrated with the Internal Revenue Service, crashing his single-engine Piper Cherokee plane into an Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building. Close to 200 IRS employees work in the building. It is common [Read More]
Lil Wayne Diamonds on Teeth Postponed His Jail Time
Lil Wayne Diamond Teeth Postponed His Jail Time Today, Lil Wayne was expected to begin serving his one-year sentence at Rikers Island Prison on weapons-possession charge, but his sentencing was postponed until March 2, to take care of some dental related issues. Rikers [Read More]
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon to Resign After Alford plea
By: Tolbert Yarkpawolo A screen shot from Baltimore's WBAL-TV showing Mayor Sheila Dixon as she fights back tears during her resignation announcement. Mayor Sheila Dixon"It was with deep regret and sadness that I'm resigning as mayor," Baltimore [Read More]
Should U.S. Execute Foreign Terrorist Without Trial?
In the wake of failed Nigerian suicide bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, attempt to bring down a Amsterdam to Detroit plane, should the U.S. execute foreign terrorist without trial? Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites $$('div.d1829').each( function(e) { [Read More]
DHS Illegally Spied on Farrakhan and Nation of Islam
WASHINGTON — Homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim group, but government rules were "unintentionally and inadvertently violated" and only publicly available information was collected, according to [Read More]
What is Wrong With This Damn Katt?
Comedian Katt WilliamsOn November 8th, the Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on charges of allegedly stealing $3,555 in jewelry and collectible coins. After posting $41,150 bond in Coweta County, Georgia, he was released. On November 10th, Williams was reportedly [Read More]
Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident
By Charles S. Mombo Heather Ellis and Family Photos Credit: Corey NolesCNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate could face fifteen years behind bars for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest after [Read More]
Ex-congressman William J. Jefferson Gets 13 Years
Ex-congressman Jefferson and family Photo source: Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneTo say it’s a sad day for us at Chocolate City is an understatement. We have always held the ex-congressman in very high esteem and regarded him as a true champion in the struggle [Read More]
Honor Killing – Arab Fathers Just Don’t Get It
By: Sister Fatima Muhammad Over a year ago, ChocolateCity.cc created a category on their blog called – Justice/Honor Killing which was dedicated to the dishonorable killing of young Arab females by their senseless and selfish fathers, brothers or relatives who feel [Read More]
Lil Wayne to have an address change for criminal gun possession
Grammy Award-winning artist Dwayne Carter, also known as Lil Wayne is expected to serve a year in prison for gun possession. Documents obtained from the Manhattan District Attorney's office indicated the hip-hop artist pleaded guilty on Thursday to [Read More]
I Will Not Officiate a Black and White Couple Wedding
Beth Humphrey and husband Terence McKay - Photo Source: CNNAccording to Judge Keith Bardwell, who is also an elected Justice of the Peace in Tangipahoa Parish’s 8th Ward in Louisiana, his refusal to issue a marriage license and preside over the wedding of an [Read More]
The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence
Dr. Elijah Anderson The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a research and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, has issued a report reaffirming the “Code of the Street” theory of urban violence developed by Yale professor Dr. Elijah Anderson. [Read More]
Chicago Public School and The Wet Monkey Theory
African American teens kicking and striking schoolmate Derrion who is also African American with splintered railroad ties. I first heard about The Wet Monkey theory several years ago while in graduate school. I am not sure if the Wet Money theory is an urban legend or an [Read More]
Republican Party – Great White Hope Only Need Apply
Lynn Jenkin - Republican Congresswoman from KansasLynn Jenkin, a Republican congresswoman from Kansas recently said that the Republican Party need a "great white hope who is white" to stop President Obama’s policy agenda. Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites [Read More]
Chicago Actor Tanner Faces Prison for Stolen SSN’s
Chicago born actor, Antow Tanner, 34 year-oldChicago born actor, Antow Tanner, 34 year-old, pleaded guilty yesterday in a Brooklyn court to selling more than a dozen social security numbers for $10,000. According to court documents, he told the judge that he was a middleman [Read More]
Dr. Conrad Murray – I have faith the truth will prevail
Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of Michael Jackson released a video on YouTube yesterday telling his friends and supporters, "Please don’t worry. … I will be fine," Murray says in a one-minute YouTube clip that went live Tuesday. "I told [Read More]
