Tag: Department of Justice
Abusive cops won’t be punished– but #BLM isn’t over yet
By Joseph WilliamsWord in Black
In 2020, when Louisville police gunned down Breonna Taylor during a botched raid, the incident helped galvanize the ascendant Black...
The 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and you
By Dr. John E. Warren
As some of us celebrate the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there are those among us determined...
Advocacy group sues Justice Department and FBI for access to Epstein records
An advocacy group sued the Justice Department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey...
From journalism to justice: Judge Kimberly C. McBride’s path to the bench
By Megan SaylesAFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.com
Judge Kimberly C. McBride did not always plan to pursue a career in law and justice. She studied journalism at...
A sentence—finally—but still no justice for Breonna Taylor
By Joseph WilliamsWord In Black
In 2024, when a federal jury convicted a former Louisville cop for his role in the botched raid that killed...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s meetings with Justice Department shrouded in secrecy
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche completed nine hours of meetings over two days with Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday but made no public statements about...
UPDATE: Lead Prosecutor In Diddy Trial, Also Involved In Epstein Case, Reportedly Fired From Department Of Justice
Maurene Comey, the lead prosecutor from the Sean “Diddy” Combs federal trial, and also involved in the Jeffrey Epstein case, has reportedly been fired...
The FBI’s Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Both analyses found that the two clips, labeled “2025-05-22 16-35-21.mp4” and “2025-05-22 21-12-48.mp4,” were stitched together. The first clip is 4 hours, 19 minutes,...
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
The United States Department of Justice this week released nearly 11 hours of what it described as “full raw” surveillance footage from a camera...
DOJ walks back theory promoted by AG Pam Bondi and now says that Epstein ‘client list’ doesn’t exist
Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex...
