Javon Magee, a 21-year-old truck driver from the Chicago area, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Henderson, South Carolina, on September 11, 2024. Magee was discovered hanging from a tree with a rope wrapped around his neck 11 times, raising serious questions about the nature of his death.

Justin Robinson, a 26-year-old community activist and violence interrupter, was shot and killed by officers from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on September 1, 2024. Robinson, known for his work in reducing gun violence, was found asleep in his car at a McDonald’s drive-thru, where police allege he had a gun on his lap. The incident has sparked outrage and protests in the city, with many calling for a thorough investigation into Robinson’s death.

In a tragic incident that has shocked the Springfield community, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot by a deputy sheriff responding to her 911 call about a suspected intruder. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at Massey's home, leading to immediate public outcry and demands for justice.

On June 30, 2024, D'Vontaye Mitchell, a 43-year-old Black man, tragically died after being restrained by security guards at a hotel, where he was accused of causing a disturbance. The hotel has since terminated the employment of the guards involved, and the incident is now being investigated as a homicide.

Niani Finlayson was killed Dec. 4 after deputies responded to the domestic violence call at an apartment in the 2100 block of East Avenue J-8 in Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

For 85 years Susie Williams Carter believed her brother, Alexander McClay Williams, was guilty of the crime he’d been convicted of and executed for: A brutal murder of a White woman at a Pennsylvania youth detention center. Now, Carter and her family are suing the county for damages.

The US service member fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy last Friday has been identified by the Air Force as Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

A federal jury convicted Marilyn Mosby, the former top prosecutor in Baltimore, on one count of mortgage fraud and was acquitted on another charge related to the sale of two luxury vacation homes in Florida.

Keisha Mitchell and her boyfriend, Elvis Polley, went to a Mesquite IHOP franchise a day after Christmas to celebrate the latter’s 49th birthday - only to be refused by one of the waitresses.

16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot on April 13, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The African American teenager was shot twice after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house while dispatched to pick up his twin brothers.

Jean Quan's public stance in support of Pamela Price, the Alameda County District Attorney is facing a recall.

Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey was an American academic administrator who served in 2023 as the vice president for student affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri in 2023. She wrote about the hardships Black women face in academia years before committing suicide in early 2024. A national discussion on the treatment of black women in higher education took place.