New Orleans car attacker had Black Creole roots in Louisiana
Shamsud-din Jabbar descended from Louisiana African Americans and practiced Islam in his youth before being radicalized as an adult.
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Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.
President Joe Biden commutes (almost) all of federal death row
The historic move comes after years of advocacy on the part of activists, clergy, politicians, and even the pope.
Diddy hit with new sex abuse lawsuit, denied bail for third time
The Catholic-raised rapper-turned-mogul is behind bars on federal charges and awaits a May 2025 trial that could land him in prison for life.
Second Black Catholic politician at center of Jackson bribery scandal
City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigned in August, and the FBI has now indicted an alleged ringleader in Hinds County DA Jody E. Owens II.
Archdiocese of New York closes Office of Black Ministry amid mounting clergy abuse payouts
The secretive announcement followed an archdiocesan lawsuit against its insurer concerning civil claims filed under the New York Child Victims Act.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties sentenced to life in prison for murder of gay Jewish teen
The attorney for Samuel Woodward, who stabbed a former high school classmate at an Orange County, Calif., park in 2018, has said he will appeal.
Catholic-raised urban fiction author Donald Goines to be honored with mural, biopic
A group of local artists, led by Robert "Seven' Shannon III, announced the news this month ahead of the bestselling author's 50th death anniversary.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal RICO, sex trafficking charges in New York
The rap mogul is due to appear in federal court Tuesday morning to be arraigned on charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Former President Donald Trump unhurt after second assassination attempt
It is unclear whether any shots were fired by convicted felon Ryan Wesley Routh, the lone suspect in the incident at Trump's Florida golf resort.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory clears Black deacon accused of child sex abuse in Maryland
The move comes as the civil case remains open on appeal before the Maryland Supreme Court, which is set to hear oral arguments this month.
Nebr. Secretary of State won’t ask pardons board to restore felons' voting rights
Bob Evnen joins two Catholic officials pushing to block a new law affecting the state's disproportionately Black population of convicted felons.
Democrats drop death penalty abolition from 2024 platform
It's the first time the party has not opposed the practice nationally since 2016 and the first time since 2004 that it has been omitted entirely.
Former GOP congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, faces prison sentence
The 36-year-old was expelled from the House in December 2023 after being charged with deceiving campaign supporters and members of Congress.
Jackson councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns ahead of bribery guilty plea
The Mississippi Black Catholic was indicted Wednesday after accepting benefits from undercover FBI agents in exchange for political favors.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties found guilty in California hate crime murder
The 26-year-old college dropout was found to have killed his former high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein, following a hookup app encounter in 2018.