About MySpirit 1340

No one writes with magic and sobering realism like Danticat can.

This week, non-profit and advocacy group Because of Them We Can released a video featuring adorable African-American kids explaining why we need the monthly celebration.

In a trend that has increased over the years, the National Registry of Exonerations reported an astoundingly high amount of exonerations last year, chiefly among minorities.

DCHHS director Zachary Thompson has advised many to use condoms to avoid any sexually transmitted diseases.

Chattanooga, Tennessee police have released a harrowing recording of a 911 call related to a double-homicide that occurred on Sunday. The victims, George Dillard, 24, and Lakita Hicks, 25, were shot and killed inside their home and police say the shootings were witnessed by the couple’s 5-year-old son, who called 911 after the gunman left […]

The state of Georgia will put the death its oldest inmate convicted in connection with a murder in 1979. Brandon Astor Jones, 72, convicted in the death of a convenience store manager in an Atlanta suburb during a botched robbery, was set to be executed at 7 PM ET Tuesday. Jones was scheduled to be put […]

Bill Cosby arrived in Norristown, Pa. Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing on the sexual assault charges filed against him in December, The New York Times reports. The hearing at the Montgomery County courthouse was set to determine if the case will proceed with the criminal charges issued by Andrea Constand, who claimed she was sexually assaulted […]

No announcements of a criminal investigation have been announced, despite calls for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign.

The 47th Annual NAACP Image awards are only four days away. Who do you think is going to win big?