Hey Charlotte! It’s Black History Month, and Praise 102.5/ 610 am is celebrating everyday history-makers— the folks who’ve broken barriers and blazed trails quietly, but powerfully. Are you the first in your family to graduate college? The first black president of your hoa? Maybe the first black female drum major at your high school, or […]
As we celebrate Black History Month, 105.3 RNB is shining a spotlight on local history makers from the Carolinas by Saluting Black Excellence. We are honoring people whose vision, courage, and excellence either shaped or continue to shape our communities. Brought to you in part by Carolina Cares Partnership. DR. KIZZMEKIA CORBETT-HELAIRE Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, […]
Former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, who has been charged with the death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott, is asking for public funding to pay for his second trial. Slager reportedly has requested a court-appointed lawyer but was declined the allowance for government funding to be used for expert witnesses and the private […]
The jurors in Dylann Roof’s murder trial have been revealed. After beginning last week, the Charleston jury selected includes two black women, eight white women, one white man, and one black man. Roof was granted the right to represent himself but denied a dely in the start of the trial. Roof is accused of the […]
FX's 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson' mini series has gotten a whole new generation of people fascinated with the infamous murder trial.
William G. Porter, 26, is charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake repeatedly stated the officers will get a fair trial in the city.
A judge has delayed the trial of Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old accused of killing nine Black members of Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church in a race-inspired shooting…
UPDATE: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:10 AM EST: A judge has ruled that trials for the six officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and death…
Randall Kerrick, the police officer charged with killing Jonathan Ferrell, said he thought he was going to die during the encounter.
George Zimmerman’s fate now lies in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments were finished Friday afternoon and the nation awaits a verdict.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda began his closing argument by highlighting that George Zimmerman made wrong assumptions about Trayvon Martin. “A teenager is dead. He is dead through no fault of his own. He is dead because another man made assumptions,” de la Rionda said. “That man assumed certain things. He’s dead not just because […]