Ben Fields, the South Carolina school resource officer who was caught on video knocking a female student out of her seat and then throwing her to the ground, has been fired from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Leon Lott noted in a press conference Wednesday. Lott said that after reviewing the footage and speaking…

Black Twitter has claimed another victim: A 20-year-old intern has been fired for posting a photo of herself and a friend in a cotton field with the caption, “Our inner [n—ger] came out today.” Shortly after the tweet was posted, it went viral. The guilty party was a Gilbert, Ariz., woman named Erika Escalante. Several…

Richland County, S.C., Sheriff Leon Lott has asked for federal help since placing Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Fields on leave for tossing a female high school student to the floor at a school in Columbia, S.C. On Tuesday, Lott got it, with the Associated Press reoprting that the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have opened…

Evidence is finally being presented to a Cuyahoga County, Ohio, grand jury in the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot last year while playing with a toy gun at a playground near his home.   Although a spokesman for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty declined to confirm whether the grand jury…

The South Carolina sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer seen on video throwing a female student across a classroom was involved in another incident in 2005 in which the victim says the officer snapped after he called him “dude,” adding that the encounter led to his divorce and discharge from the military. In a New…

The massive GOP lot of candidates vying for the presidency will be moving their political herd on Wednesday to CNBC, where they will be grilled by a cast of characters including senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson. Wednesday’s debate theme is “Your Money, Your Vote,” and according to Bustle, “the focus of the night will…

The Kentucky Supreme Court will decide whether a black Louisville judge abused his power after he reportedly stopped the drug trial of a black man because the jury was all-white. According to the Courier-Journal, Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens dismissed the jury members despite concerns from both the defense and the prosecutor. This isn’t the…

How many times must we go over this? Painting yourself space-alien green during Halloween is fine, but dressing up like Kanye West in full blackface is a no-go. Shouldn’t happen. Ever. Nevertheless, an Alabama teacher is under fire after he and his wife dressed like the rapper and his wife, Kim Kardashian, complete with black…

Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby announced Sunday that he is throwing his hat into the mayoral ring. Mosby, the husband of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, is “pushing for a more transparent and accountable government,” WBAL-TV reports. He added that if elected, he would demand from day one that all officers wear body cameras.…

Several St. Louis religious leaders say they believe racism is the motive for seven church burnings throughout the area since the beginning of October. According to the Christian Post, police say they believe that a person or group of people have targeted the churches, which vary in denomination. Authorities have yet to declare the burnings…