Philadelphia Police Are Investigating Three Murders In Six Hours
Source: Philly.com Philadelphia lived up to its hated “Killadelphia” nickname overnight, with police reporting three homicides within six hours. In the first case, officer found a 24-year-old man shot multiple times in the torso just after 2 a.m. on Lansdowne Avenue near 56th Street in Overbrook, police spokeswoman Officer Tanya Little said. Doctors declared him [...]
Family Of Trayvon Martin Settles Lawsuit With Florida Homeowner’s Association
April 11, 2013 27 Comments
Source: The Chicago Defender The parents of a teenager who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer last year have settled a wrongful-death claim against the homeowners association of the Florida subdivision where their son was killed. Local media reported Friday that an attorney for Trayvon Martin’s parents — Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin — [...]
Continue reading …George Zimmerman’s Mom Finally Speaks Out, Defends Her Son’s Alleged Actions In Open Letter
April 11, 2013 59 Comments
Source: The Chicago Tribune On the one-year anniversary of her son’s arrest, George Zimmerman’s mother released a letter to the public bemoaning the justice system and criticizing the media for perpetuating a “false narrative.” Zimmerman was taken into custody April 11 last year and charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon [...]
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By Victor Trammell Kenya swore in its new president Tuesday before a large crowd, which included numerous heads of state from around the world and American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) became the nation’s fourth president after a long election legitimacy struggle that ended up in the Kenyan Supreme Court. Kenyatta is the youngest person to be sworn in as [...]
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By Victor Trammell On yesterday evening, the state of Texas executed a man who was convicted of a 1990 home invasion that left a man dead and a woman r@ped. Rickey Lynn Lewis, (pictured) 50, was executed by lethal injection for the killing of 45-year-old George Newman and the r@pe of Connie Hilton, Newman’s fiancée at the time [...]
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By Victor Trammell The case of 10-year-old Jade Morris, (pictured left) a Nevada girl who was slain last December (who is black) has not received any national media attention whatsoever. During the first days that Morris went missing, BlackBlueDog.com gave frequent updates on the information surrounding the case. The bad news is that the precious young girl [...]
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By Victor Trammell Unknown gunmen suspected of being members of the Nigerian Boko Haram Islamic militant group ambushed a church yesterday during Sunday morning services injuring one person. The attack happened in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Bornu state capital. Emmanuel Uzodinma, a writer for the Daily Post wrote the following about the incident, which [...]
Continue reading …Police Involved Shooting In Detroit Leaves One Person Dead & Two Others Injured
April 3, 2013 3 Comments
Source: Detroit Free Press Written by: Staff Writers, Detroit Free Press Edited by: BlackBlueDog.com When Detroit police officers stopped a car being driven by a homicide suspect on the city’s west side Tuesday evening, a woman in the car, a police source said, cried out: “He’s got a gun!” The driver opened the car door [...]
Continue reading …Florida School Bus Aide Allegedly Abused And Harrassed Disabled 5-Year-Old Boy
April 3, 2013 5 Comments
Source: The New York Daily News A 37-year-old Florida woman has been arrested in connection with the alleged abuse and harassment of a disabled 5-year-old boy. Daneta McPherson, (pictured) is a school bus monitor for a Florida public school district. The New York Daily News reported the following information about the case in a blog [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Boyce Watkins & Min. Louis Farrakahn Hold Dynamic Public Forum In Chicago, Illinois
April 1, 2013 35 Comments
By Victor Trammell On Saturday March, 30, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, hundreds of people gathered at the Sweet Holy Spirit Church to hear two of America’s most prominent black leaders hold court on America’s most important spiritual, political, and socio-economic issues. The tone inside the large sanctuary of the church on Chicago’s South Side was [...]
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