Tag: sexual assault
First Black Woman Judge in Prince George’s County Retires from the Bench
By The Circuit Court for Prince, George’s County, Special to the AFRO
The Honorable Sheila R. Tillerson Adams recently retired on Dec. 31, 2022, as...
Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how...
By Monti Datta,University of Richmond; Angharad Smith, United Nations University, and Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham
Some 40 million people are enslaved around the world...
Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
By Brian Melley and Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the...
Cosby lawyer urges jurors to consider only proof from trial
By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
A lawyer for Bill Cosby told jurors they need to look past years of public accusations against the actor and...
As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right...