A mother was fatally shot in Chicago. Authorities said she was caught in the crossfire while standing outside with her 1-year-old daughter.
Four Georgia teens pursued summer jobs to stay out of trouble. They were pressured to join neighborhood gangs.
A team of scholars analyze how social media posts escalate into violence. The scholars are calling it a public health problem.
New York City police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting that killed a Bronx resident as he was holding his toddler…
A 21-year-old Bronx man lost his life on Tuesday after he was shot in the head as he clutched his one-year-old daughter in his arms, The…
The key elements of hip-hop have been well documented over the years, but director Shan Nicholson uncovers the layers of what brought the genre into…
Baltimore police have arrested two men and a teenager in connection with the rape and death of a Baltimore high school student who was found in…
Taking “can’t we all just get along” to another level, members of the Grape Street Crips gang in Memphis have joined with members of Ku…
Late Wednesday night, candy store owner Ashake Banks lost her 7-year-old daughter, Heaven (pictured), to gunfire on Chicago’s West Side, according to the Chicago Tribune.…
Ten members of an Detroit drug gang were indicted on various drug charges, including using women to transport drugs across state lines, Thursday in federal court following an FBI investigation. RELATED: India Raids Toxic Booze Makers Members of the Hustle Boys, a gang formed to promote and organize parties at area nightclubs, allegedly charged admission and […]
The feds Wednesday announced the takedown of a violent drug gang that carved out turf in East Harlem and the Bronx. The Los Vagos gang referred to initiations as “baptisms” in which prospective members were beaten, said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. See Also: The Cultural Mecca Of Black America, Harlem: Sights And Sounds See […]
NEW YORK — Several alleged members of the “Crips” gang were arrested in Brooklyn after posting about a “Crip Holiday” on Twitter. The NYPD’s gang unit, which recently started a separate unit to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites received a “tip” about a gathering in Amersfort Park in East Flatbush. The New […]
