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What is more terrifying than a country permanently at war? The Detroit terror plot brings to light a scary reality. ...

Trial Begins For Woman Who Cut In Line At Walmart According to ABC News, Heather Ellis' trial begins today for an incident that occurred nearly three years ago when she switched checkout lines at a Wal-Mart store. Ellis faces charges of disturbing the peace, trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting police officers after she became "belligerent" when she was asked to leave the store, authorities say. Th ...

What a week: D.C. sniper dies, LAPD's called out on profiling Five stories from this week that were too important to miss. ...

Report: L.A. Police Mishandling Complaints Of Racial Profiling Against Officers An independent investigation of how the Los Angeles Police Department handles complaints of racial profiling and other types of discrimination against its officers found the department lacking. Inspector General Andre Briotte found that in a third of the cases he looked at, police officials made serious missteps, such as failing to talk to all the witness ...

Nightclub Sued $1 Billion For Racial Profiling According to WPIX, a SoHo nightclub is being sued $1 billion after the club's bouncer and owner allegedly turned away nearly 100 guests because they were Black. ...

Why is supporting Black businesses always a hassle? TheLoop21.com's Norman Rich answers your business-related questions. Question: I‘m a Black business owner who wants to support other African-American owned businesses. Unfortunately, I am often disappointed by the experience. What should I do? - PW, Washington, DC ...

Missing Black woman last seen in Malibu wandering in the night alone Mitrice Richardson didn't have $89 to pay her dinner tab. Because of that, and some seriously unconscionable behavior by some good folks in Malibu and law enforcement, she might receive a death sentence for that crime. ...

A word before we bury the hatchet in the Gates case The law in this case has been completely sidelined by the ominous issue of race and class in America. It was no longer about whether Crowley violated Gates' rights in arresting him, but whether the President used the wrong words or put his foot in his mouth in commenting on it at all. And just like that, this very high profile instance of a very common flaw in law enforcement— the abuse of power—is completely forgotten. But before we let bygones be bygones, we should establish one point: Sgt ...