Legal Issues

Illinois is not necessarily known as a breeding ground for racism, boasting liberal and progressive political views, being the land of Abraham Lincoln who established the Emancipation Proclamation essentia...

A historic milestone in the battle for equal rights has been reached today with the Supreme Court voting 5-4 to make same-sex marriage legal nationwide. This has been a topic of heated debate for decades and ...

Our hearts are heavy as we continue to learn more information of the tragic incident of domestic terrorism that occurred last night in Charleston, SC where 9 innocent people were gunned down at the Emanuel A...

Just weeks after the nation has shown their outrage over the police brutalization of a 14 year old girl in the McKinney, TX pool party incident, it looks like the boys in blue are at it again. This time it ...

http://countercurrentnews.com/ In what appears to be a landmark decision the Chicago City Council has passed legislation providing a reparations fund for victims of police torture in Chicago. This is stunni...

Nearly 2 weeks removed from a random and relentless explosion of tweets, taking shot sat every rapper in the game, Gucci reappears with calmer communications and a different tone. Gucci reveals what many have...

As the nation still digests and deals with the not guilty verdict in the Trayvon Martin murder case, Ebony Mag has released images for it's Sept Trayvon Martin Tribute issue. The special issue will feature ...

Guantánamo Bay continues to be a hot button topic even after President Obama made a promise to shut it down during his campaign 5 years ago. Throughout those 5 years not only has it remained open, but it ha...

The way that music is counted on the gold and platinum scale has just been altered for only the 5th time in history. In an attempt to recognize the value of online presence the RIAA will now include On-Dema...

By now most in the Hip Hop community are aware of the hot water Miami's Rick Ross currently finds himself in. Lyrics from the Rocko song "You Don't Even Know It" have the head of Maybach Music somewhat on t...