Nolan Wells’s grieving family hires well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Family of Nolan Xavier Wells Retains Civil Rights Attorney After Disappearance The family of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, who vanished following a boat trip on the Fourth of July, is enlisting the help of a well-known civil rights attorney. They are seeking answers regarding his disappearance and death. Wells’ body was found on Monday near […]
Jason Whitlock: Ben Crump and Kohen Wiley’s mother take advantage of the Mississippi tragedy
Tragic Incident at Walmart in Mississippi A tragic event unfolded at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, when police responded to reports of shoplifting. While confronting two adults, one allegedly drove towards an officer, prompting the officer to fire at the car, which resulted in the death of 1-year-old Cohen Wiley. Jason Whitlock, a host on […]
Diane Crump, the first woman to compete in the Kentucky Derby, has passed away at 77.
Diane Crump, Trailblazing Jockey, Passes Away at 77 WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who made history as the first female professional horse racing jockey in 1969, and the first woman to compete in the Kentucky Derby just a year later, has died at 77. Her daughter, Della Payne, shared that Crump passed away Thursday night in […]
Diane Crump, the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, passes away at 77
Diane Crump Passes at 77 Diane Crump, who made history as the first female jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, has died at the age of 77. Her daughter Della Payne shared that Crump, diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in October, passed away on Thursday night while in hospice care in Winchester, Virginia. […]
Illinois man Erik Crump ignited family home following a Thanksgiving dispute.
Thanksgiving Arson Arrest in Illinois A man from Illinois has been taken into custody after allegedly setting his family’s home ablaze, reportedly following a heated argument on Thanksgiving Day, according to police reports. Eric J. Crump, 21 years old, faces charges of aggravated arson and residential arson related to the incident. On Thursday evening, around […]
Ben Crump signs 7-figure deal to write fiction novel of Black civil rights attorney
National civil rights attorney Ben Crump has signed a seven-figure deal with Bantam Books to write a series of crime novels featuring black civil rights lawyers. The series will follow Bo Lee Cooper, a black civil rights lawyer not unlike Crump, as he “tackles cases of corruption and injustice while celebrating black love and resilience.” […]
Ben Crump says ending crime in US as easy as changing ‘definition of crime’; Dr Swain says that’s ‘ludicrous’
A prominent civil rights lawyer says it’s “problematic” that the U.S. justice system enacts laws to “criminalize black culture” and suggests that crime could be eradicated by “changing the definition of crime.” “It’s ridiculous,” said Dr. Johnson, a legal scholar and political scientist. Carol Swain. “We need laws to uphold, we need citizens to come […]