In the early hours of July 4, an up-and-coming Houston, Texas DJ fell four stories from the balcony of her girlfriend’s high-rise apartment building. Houston police said 23-year-old Darian Lewis, also known as DJ D Baby, fell from the balcony on the building’s 13th floor down to the 9th floor... The post Popular Houston DJ Dies After She Falls From an Apartment Balcony appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

The families of two young girls who accidentally hanged themselves last year while trying a viral challenge on TikTok are suing the popular social media platform. Eight-year-old Lalani Erika Renee Walton of Temple, Texas and nine-year-old Arriani Jaileen Arroyo of Milwaukee, Wisconsin both died in 2021 while allegedly attempting a... The post TikTok Sued Over Deaths of Three Young Girls Who Allegedly Attempted Viral ‘Blackout Challenge’ appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The Henderson and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police will pay a young Black man $90,000 after he was arrested on a felony warrant for a white man who was twice his age.  On January 8, 2020, 25-year-old Shane Lee Brown was pulled over for not having his... The post 25-Yr-Old Black Man Arrested For 49-Yr-Old White Man’s Warrant Awarded $90,000 appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

MOSS POINT, Miss. – A 16-year-old from Pascagoula, Mississippi is being praised as a hero for saving the lives of three girls and a police officer after the girl’s car drove off the Interstate’s boat launch and plunged into a river.  Corion Evans, 16, told local TV station WLOX that... The post 16-Yr-Old Hero Saves 3 Teenage Girls and a Mississippi Police Officer From Drowning appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

AKRON, Ohio — On Sunday Akron, Ohio police released body camera video of an officer involved shooting of a  25-year-old unarmed Black man during a pursuit last week. According to Akron Police Chief Stephen Mylett, around 12:30 a.m. on June 27 officers attempted to stop a driver, later identified as... The post 8 Police Officers on Administrative Leave After Shooting Unarmed Black Man at Least 60 Times appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a White woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and Till’s relatives who initiated the search want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later. A warrant for... The post Arrest Warrant for Woman Who Accused Emmett Till Found Nearly 70 Years Later in Court Basement; Family Seeks Arrest appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly imposed the sentence on Kelly and ordered him to pay a $100,000 fine after a nearly three-hour hearing. Kelly did not address the court. The victims held... The post R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Sex Trafficking Case appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

Residents in Farmington Hills, Michigan are demanding answers from its local police department after a Boy Scouts troop that was touring the police department’s building discovered that the targets in the shooting range were all images of Black men. Residents expressed their concerns about targets at a city council meeting... The post Community Outraged After Boy Scouts Troop Discover Police Department Uses Only Images of Black Men in There Target Range appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

Atlanta, Ga. – Police in Georgia are investigating a senseless act of violence at a Subway restaurant in Atlanta that left one woman dead and another in critical condition.  According to police, the incident occurred around 6:30 Sunday evening at a Subway on Northside Drive. A customer who was unhappy... The post Atlanta Man Kills Subway Employee for Putting Too Much Mayo On His Sandwich appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more

FORT WORTH, Texas – One of the two men charged in the death of Fort Worth officer Garrett Hull was found guilty of capital murder Monday morning.  Despite the fact that he did not pull the trigger, it took a Texas jury less than an hour to unanimously find Timothy... The post Although He Didn’t Pull the Trigger, Timothy Huff is Found Guilty of Capital Murder in Death of Fort Worth Officer; Could Face Death Penalty appeared first on Black Main Street ..read more