Johnson — James Weldon — also wrote "Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912) and "God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse" (1927) and served as Teddy Roosevelt's consul in Venezuela ...

The trial of a former Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 26-year-old Black man is set to begin in Grand Rapids, three years after the case sparked weeks ...

(AP) — Jurors considering second-degree murder charges against a former Michigan police officer repeatedly watched videos Monday showing the officer struggling with and then shooting a Black man ...