The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

THE HIGHEST RANKING MEMBER OF THE RANKIN COUNTY GOON SQUAD IS APPEALING HIS SENTENCE. BRETT MCALPIN'S ATTORNEY FILED FOR THE APPEAL IN THE FIFTH CIRCUIT U-S COURT OF APPEALS. DOCUMETNS SHOW MCALPIN'S ...

One of the Mississippi “Goon Squad” officers who are responsible for the racist attack and torture of two Black men is attempting to have his sentence reduced. In April 2024, former ...

"Put simply, the concerns about the Rankin County Sheriff's Department did not end with the demise of the Goon Squad." ...

The Justice Department will determine if allegations of widespread violence and improper searches amount to a pattern of ...

The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County ...

Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice ...

"Since the Goon Squad's sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances indicating that this conduct was far too common," Clarke told reporters at a virtual press conference.

A group of the agency's former officers — who called themselves the "Goon Squad" — pleaded guilty last year to a series of charges for torturing two Black men. "The public is now well aware of ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in ...

At least several of the defendants were part of a group of deputies who called themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and not report it, federal ...