Congrats To Serena!

Serena Williams wins her 5th Wimbledon title

Serena Williams of the U.S. hits a backhand return during her Ladies' Singles final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 7, 2012 in London, England. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)

You Go, Sista Serena!  Congratulations!

Killers Behind The Badge: NewsOne’s Investigative Series On Police Brutality In Black America 

Sean Bell

From Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo (pictured below right) to Sean Bell (pictured left) and Oscar Grant, Black men in the United States of America are murdered, beaten, and violated by officers of the law sworn to “protect and serve” them. Men, such as Darryll C. Price, Lorenzo Collins, Roger Owensby Jr., Jeffrey Irons, and Timothy Thomas, were all found guilty and lynched for the crime of being Black in America.


Amadou Diallo


From the Civil Rights era of hoses, tear gas and dogs, to the iconic imagery of the late-Rodney King being beaten by officers, Black America has a special and urgent need to understand the pathology behind police brutality.

The 4^th amendment clearly states that “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants shall issue without probable cause.”

In this investigative report, NewsOne will venture behind the Blue Line to explore the culture of police brutality in this country.

 In data researched and compiled by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Black Left Unity Network, and U.S. Human Rights Network, the picture of how often — and fatally — Black people are victimized by police in this country becomes startling clear. Below are the details of the Black men and women who have been murdered at the hands of police so far this year:

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Clyburn goes after Haley on health care

COLUMBIA - The state's top Democrat says Gov. Nikki Haley's rejection of expanded Medicaid under the federal Affordable Healthcare Act shows South Carolina's GOP leaders “don't seem to care” about the health of 700,000 South Carolinians.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state's top elected Democrat and a top ranking Democrat in Congress, told GreenvilleOnline.com that he was not surprised at Haley's decision to reject the idea of creating a state-based insurance exchange under the new law, following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to uphold the law's constitutionality.

“After all, the state took federal money to set up an exchange planning committee with the sole intent of rejecting a state-based competitive health insurance marketplace,” Clyburn said.

“That's why I led the charge to put a federal safety valve in place to protect those citizens who live in states that tend to put partisan politics above compassionate service. The federal government will create the exchange for South Carolinians, which is exactly what our officials have been railing against,” Cyburn said.

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