A young woman acting strange goes to a restaurant in a very wealthy area in California off of Pacific Coast Highway. After eating a steak and some wine and asking to sit with stranger, police is called because she cannot pay her bill which is just over $80. She is arrested and taken into custody. Being that she is about an hour away from home, her mother calls to ask if she will be released that night or in the morning as she is trying to determine when she will go to get her. She is advised...

Richard Zitrin has been at the forefront for representing those who cannot fight the system. Most of these people are minorities usually poor and face a justice system that is not fair. Trial Lawyer: A Life Representing People Against Power is a book about just that. He tells you about one of the most brutal cases he had to defend with the San Quentin 6, all the way down to a case against Chrysler. This book has truly changed my life. Knowing that in this world of unfairness, there are...

Melissa Lucio was accused of abusing and murdering her young daughter Mariah. Although other evidence has come up that she may be innocent, she was convicted and sentenced to death row. Was she executed as planned? Join us as we examine The State Vs. Melissa Rubio on this episode of A Day With Crime.

Is it strange when a young boy falls over a banister to his death and it is a freak accident? Is it even more strange that a couple days later a young woman is found bound and hanging from her balcony? This is what happened in the case of Rebecca Zahou. It was ruled a suicide but was it? Join us as we examine the case of the Mysterious death of Rebecca Zahou on this episode. SHOUTOUTS: Mad man in the woods by Jamie Gehring. This is a must read!! https://www.jamiegehring.com DON'T FORGET...

You meet yourself? A nice girl on Facebook. You begin to date. You take her home and you introduce her to your parents. While you spend time with her. What you don't know. Is in the back of her mind, she is infatuated with serial killers. Something is brewing deep In her mind. And she wants to kill. Does she follow through with the urge? Join us. As we examine the case of Taylor Schabusiness on this episode. Of a day with crime New Discord server. Join here for photos and other information...

A woman was found at the bottom of a well. According to witnesses. The last person to see her alive was Levi weeks. Levi weeks was accused of this murder. Was he acquitted? Did he get convicted? Join us as we examine the first murder trial in American history that has a transcript. On this episode. Of a day with crime. Levi Weeks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Weeks Transcript https://history.nycourts.gov/case/people-v-weeks/ Manhattan Well...

In 1996. A young girl went to ride bikes with her brother. When her brother decided to go home with all her, because she wanted to stay a little longer. She was abducted. Never to be seen again. Amber Hagerman became the namesake for what we now know as the Amber alert system. Was she ever found. Whatever happened to the person that kidnapped her. Was she murdered? Join us as we examine. The disappearance of Amber Hagerman. On this episode. of a day with...

Your college is kid at a college hangout. Decide it's time to go home. You call an Uber. Would you ever think, but not verifying or looking at your app? That maybe. This may not be the driver. You think that it is. This is exactly what happened to the young lady, the subject of this episode. This is a cautionary tale. That we tell in hopes that this never happens to you. Or anyone else? So join us as we examine the murder of, Samantha Josephson. On this episode of a day with crime

Actress, Comedian, and TV host Whoopi Goldberg is the first Black person to win the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony) Award. Within Goldberg’s amazing career she has received two Academy Award nominations, for her contributions in The Color Purple and Ghost, winning for Ghost. Goldberg was also recognized as the first African American to have received Academy Award nominations for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Following the academy award, Goldberg won two...

Hattie McDaniel was able to carve out a place for herself in Hollywood despite rampant racism and a consignment to bit parts. She paved the way for many African American women, but not without her fair share of obstacles. Her performance as “Mammy” in Gone With the Wind (1939) won her Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars that year. However, the national movie premiere was in Atlanta. Because of Georgia’s Jim Crow Laws, she was prohibited from attending the event.  Hattie went on to star...

Despite Phyllis Wheatley’s fame, we know surprisingly little about her early life. She was taken from her home in Africa when she was seven or eight, and sold to the Wheatley family in Boston. The family taught her to read and write, and encouraged her to write poetry as soon as they witnessed her talent for it. In 1773, Phyllis published her first poem, making her the first African American to be published. She was only 12 at the time.    Her work was praised by high-ranking members of...

Will Smith wins first ever Rap Grammy One day I went around at work and asked a bunch of 18 to 21 year olds if they knew what Will Smith’s first profession was. Everyone of them said Actor. When I said no I was argued down even when I showed them his discography. Will Smith was and still is a Rapper. Over the years he has done more acting, but he still can work a mic. In 1988 WIll Smith and Jazzy Jeff who were known as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, won the first ever Rap Grammy....

Mildred and Richard Loving left their home state of Virginia to get married. They were warned by Virginia state officials that getting married would be a violation of state law, as Richard was white and Mildred was not. When they returned home, Mildred was promptly arrested. When she was finally released, the couple was referred to the American Civil Liberties Union by Robert Kennedy. The ACLU, seeing an opportunity to end anti-miscegenation laws, jumped at the chance. After making their way...

Jack Johnson became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915. JACK JOHNSON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)

Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till came to Bryants Grocery store to buy candy in August 1955. White shopkeeper Carolyn Bryant accused the black youth of flirting with her, and shortly thereafter, Till was abducted by Bryant’s husband and his half brother. Till’s tortured body was later found in the Tallahatchie River. The two men were tried and acquitted but later sold their murder confession to Look magazine. Till’s death received international attention and is widely credited with sparking the...

The 6888th Battalion was an all black female unit of military that delivered mail to the World War II troops across England In February 1945, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was established to deliver mail to American troops, government personnel, and volunteers abroad in England. At the time, many packages and letters were poorly addressed or sent to individuals with common names and little further direction. Members of the service weren’t getting their mail, which had an...

A virtual one-man band, Prince sculpted and created the Minneapolis Sound through his keyboards, screeching, almost pleading vocals and erotic live shows. Named after his father's jazz band, the Prince Rogers Band, Prince Rogers Nelson had music in his blood from birth.   Prince is said to be a perfectionist who is highly protective of his music. He writes, composes and produces the majority of his music himself and plays most of the instruments on his albums. Prince holds the record for...

Fannie Lou Hamer began civil rights activism in 1962, continuing until her health declined nine years later. She was known for her use of spiritual hymnals and quotes and her resilience in leading the civil rights movement for black women in Mississippi. She was extorted, threatened, harassed, shot at, and assaulted by racists, including police, while trying to register for and exercise her right to vote. She later helped and encouraged thousands of African-Americans in Mississippi to...

Nine months before Rosa Parks, There was a Young Woman names Claudette Colvin On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus. Parks' protest sparked the Montgomery bus protests and galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. Yet she was not the first African American individual in Montgomery to stand up against injustice in such a manner.  On March 2, 1955, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin was riding home on a city bus after a long day at school. A white...

In 1863, Tubman led a regiment in the Raid on Combahee Ferry. Tubman planned and carried out the attack, which freed some 750 enslaved people and laid waste to the Confederates’ encampment. A few weeks later, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, an all-Black volunteer regiment, executed a similar raid up the river in Darien, Georgia.  Harriet Tubman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman DON'T FORGET TO RATE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE Join us on social media Visit our website...

The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate the end of slavery. She has the chains to prove it! Although this has been hidden for more than 125 years, believe me a lot of African Americans know this about the statue of liberty. Did you know she did not have that pedestal when she was first offered by the French? The French asked them to build a pedestal but it hides her feet. What were they trying to hide? SLAVE CHAINS! Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was the sculptor who made the Statue of...

Sally Hemings is one of the most famous—and least known—African American women in U.S. history. For more than 200 years, her name has been linked to Thomas Jefferson as his “concubine,” obscuring the facts of her life and her identity. The historical question of whether Jefferson was the father of Hemings' children is the subject of the Jefferson–Hemings controversy. Following renewed historical analysis in the late 20th century, and a 1998 DNA study (completed in 1999 and published as a...

In 2012, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas became the first African American in history to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Also at the 2016 Olympics, then 19-year-old Simone Biles made her debut. As the winner of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals and the only woman to hold seven all-around U.S. championship titles, she is currently the most decorated U.S. gymnast. Gabby...

A young girl was removed from her home by DCFS. In place in the foster care. A little while later foster care decides to give this child back. A little while off to that. This child disappears without a trace. What happens in, who is responsible when a child has given back to parents and then they vantage or unfortunately killed. What becomes of the child. What becomes of that parent? Is the child ever found. Join us. As we examine the case. Of Oakley Carlson. On this episode SHOUT OUTS The...