Ex-Segregationist Mississippi Gov. William Winter Among 2016 National…

The 93-year-old activist was honored Thursday for his work in civil rights at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts…
10.21.16

Terence Crutcher’s Death Shows It’s Past Time For…

America’s police departments need to be overhauled to halt the unchecked power of officers to shoot and kill Blacks.
09.22.16

Court Must Dismiss Police Lawsuits Against Marilyn Mosby

Lawsuits filed by Baltimore police officers against Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby must be dismissed, according to the law. The United States…
08.09.16

Ben Crump: Change Must Happen Now!

This system of policing must change, but it will never change if officers are not held accountable for their unlawful…
07.09.16

Holtzclaw Victims’ Lawyer “Shocked & Dismayed” At 20/20…

In an email interview, Solomon-Simmons condemned the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for denying his team access to Holtzclaw, but granting…
05.23.16

Lawyers Amend Civil Suit Against Daniel Holtzclaw As…

Arguing that police should have done something sooner to stop rapist ex-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, lawyers for…
03.07.16

Holtzclaw Victims Anxious After He Disappears From Prison…

An attorney representing victims of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, convicted of raping Black women, condemned prison officials…
02.08.16

Ben Crump To Endorse Hillary Clinton As Presidential…

Benjamin Crump, president of the National Bar Association and the civil rights attorney who represented the families of slain Black…
02.05.16

Ben Crump: Holtzclaw Victory Barely Skims The Surface…

Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney, called an ex-Oklahoma City officer’s sentencing a rare opportunity to get full justice for…
01.23.16

Ben Crump Condemns “The Racist & Careless Remarks…

In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns…
12.16.15

Brave Grandmother from the OKC Rape Case: ‘I…

  Roland Martin talks to attorney Ben Crump and Mrs. Jannie Ligons, the grandmother who was the first woman to…
02.02.21

Jury Deliberates Fate Of Ex-Oklahoma City Cop Accused…

The trial has received nationwide attention because of the brutal allegations against the former officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, and the all-White…
12.08.15

EXCLUSIVE: Black Women Rape Victims Are Under Assault…

Lawyer Damario Solomon-Simmons thought he'd seen everything until he visited the trial of ex-Tulsa police officer Daniel Holtzclaw.
11.30.15

Attorney Ben Crump Will Represent Sam Dubose’s Daughter,…

  Roland Martin talks to Attorney Ben Crump and Kudeidra Smith, the daughter of Sam Dubose, the unarmed black man…
02.02.21