Murder charges have been filed against a man who got into a drunken row with bar patrons, then fatally shot a Black man who ...

At the trial, defense attorneys portrayed Trayvon Martin, the victim of the crime, as a “scary Black man.” This was an effort to justify the killing of an unarmed teenager.

The defense plans to use John D. Black, of Oregon, a longtime law enforcement officer, trainer and researcher on the use of force, who testified for Rittenhouse, who raised self-defense at his ...

Around 1 a.m. on June 14, 2020, 21-year-old Marc Wilson, who is Black, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Emma Rigdon, who is white, left a Taco Bell in Statesboro, Georgia. At a stoplight, they ...

Black Lives Matter of Greater New York is urging people to take self-defense classes after James Harris Jackson murdered Timothy Caughman in Midtown. By Madina Toure • 03/25/17 10:00am ...

SANFORD, Fla. -- The father of a black teenager killed by a white neighborhood watch volunteer says recently released 911 tapes debunk the shooter's claim of self-defense. Tracy Martin, the father ...

Black armed self-defense groups are nothing new. Nor is the fear of them. In 1854, Frederick Douglass said a ”good revolver and steady hand” was the best defense against slave catchers.

Ashley Benefield is facing 25 years to life for killing her husband in self-defense, ... on ‘Black Swan’ murder trial puts self-defense allegation ... the jury of five women and one man.

Book Reviews. A Flawed Case Against Black Self-Defense In the face of state failure, neglect, and overt hostility, black Americans need the right to bear arms.

Claims of self-defense can have deadly consequences for Black folks. ... the Black man was shopping in a Walmart in Ohio when he picked up a pellet gun from the shelf while talking on the phone.