Attorney Ben Crump
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Trial Lawyer for Justice | Civil Rights Advocate | Founder of National Law Firm, Ben Crump Law ✊🏿
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The WELLS Act, introduced in Congress, would require hospitals to create a Safe Discharge Labor Plan before releasing patients showing signs of labor. Sparked by Mercedes Wells' traumatic experience of being turned away in labor, this bill aims to ensure no woman is denied care in labor again.👏🏿
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The WELLS Act, introduced in Congress, would require hospitals to create a Safe Discharge Labor Plan before releasing patients showing signs of labor. Sparked by Mercedes Wells' traumatic experience of being turned away in labor, this bill aims to ensure no woman is denied care in labor again.👏🏿
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans expect to go into debt this holiday season. Families are skipping groceries just to afford gifts. This is what happens when economic inequality meets cultural pressure. No one should have to choose between joy and survival. Let’s talk solutions.
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans expect to slip into debt this holiday season
Holiday shoppers are feeling stressed as rising costs, family expectations, and social media pressures lead many to overspend and hide expenses from loved ones.
www.scrippsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nearly 1 in 3 Americans expect to go into debt this holiday season. Families are skipping groceries just to afford gifts. This is what happens when economic inequality meets cultural pressure. No one should have to choose between joy and survival. Let’s talk solutions.
Trump has built the most racially and gender-exclusive administration in modern U.S. history: 84% male and 90% white. While saddening, it's NOT shocking. This is the result of an administration undermining racial equity and committed to rolling back DEI at every level.
Trump has assembled least diverse US government this century, study shows
President has chosen white men for key posts at expense of women and people of colour, Brookings Institution finds
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump has built the most racially and gender-exclusive administration in modern U.S. history: 84% male and 90% white. While saddening, it's NOT shocking. This is the result of an administration undermining racial equity and committed to rolling back DEI at every level.
Innovative, inspiring, and life-saving. 🙌🏿 A free vending machine in the Bronx is now stocked with fresh fruits, veggies & meat at no cost. Just food for those who need it. THIS is how we fight hunger with dignity and community!
NYC's Fresh Food Revolution: How To Get Free, Healthy Groceries From A Vending Machine
With a first-ever location in The Bronx, this free and innovative vending machine offers fresh and healthy foods to New Yorkers in need.
www.blackenterprise.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Innovative, inspiring, and life-saving. 🙌🏿 A free vending machine in the Bronx is now stocked with fresh fruits, veggies & meat at no cost. Just food for those who need it. THIS is how we fight hunger with dignity and community!
This season, Ben Crump Law is THANKFUL for all of you who stand with us in the fight for justice! Your support fuels our mission to uplift the unheard and pursue accountability. Together, we are making a difference; one cause, one voice, one victory at a time.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This season, Ben Crump Law is THANKFUL for all of you who stand with us in the fight for justice! Your support fuels our mission to uplift the unheard and pursue accountability. Together, we are making a difference; one cause, one voice, one victory at a time.
According to Mercedes Wells’ family, she’s now hospitalized with post-birth complications after giving birth on the side of the road just minutes after being discharged. We’re wishing Mercedes a full recovery and demanding a system where no mother’s pain is ever ignored again. 🙏🏿
Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Active Labor Back in Hospital with Post-Birth Health Issues, Family Says
The mom who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from an Indiana hospital has been hospitalized with post-birth health issues.
people.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
According to Mercedes Wells’ family, she’s now hospitalized with post-birth complications after giving birth on the side of the road just minutes after being discharged. We’re wishing Mercedes a full recovery and demanding a system where no mother’s pain is ever ignored again. 🙏🏿
Pennsylvania is now the 28th state to ban hair discrimination! Gov. Josh Shapiro just signed the CROWN Act into law, protecting natural hairstyles like braids, locs & twists. Our hair is professional. Our hair is powerful. Our hair is OURS. ✊🏿
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Pennsylvania is now the 28th state to ban hair discrimination! Gov. Josh Shapiro just signed the CROWN Act into law, protecting natural hairstyles like braids, locs & twists. Our hair is professional. Our hair is powerful. Our hair is OURS. ✊🏿
After 4 years of work, Fulton County’s Reparations Task Force released its 600-page “Harm Report” detailing how the region profited from slavery and systemic racism. Fulton County must now move from acknowledgment to action. Generations were robbed, it's time to repair what was stolen.
Fulton County Reparations Task Force delivers 'Harm Report'
In an emotional Board of Commissioners meeting, leaders pass a resolution to give the task force two more years time to explore reparations.
www.11alive.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
After 4 years of work, Fulton County’s Reparations Task Force released its 600-page “Harm Report” detailing how the region profited from slavery and systemic racism. Fulton County must now move from acknowledgment to action. Generations were robbed, it's time to repair what was stolen.
A jury has ordered the City of Houston to pay $13 million to the family of Charles Payne, who was killed in 2021 when HPD officer Christopher Cabrera—going 70 mph in a 35 zone—crashed into him.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A jury has ordered the City of Houston to pay $13 million to the family of Charles Payne, who was killed in 2021 when HPD officer Christopher Cabrera—going 70 mph in a 35 zone—crashed into him.
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. She carried the trauma of 1921 for over a century and still had the courage to demand truth and reparations. We must honor her by continuing the fight for justice that was denied.
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. She carried the trauma of 1921 for over a century and still had the courage to demand truth and reparations. We must honor her by continuing the fight for justice that was denied.
Our roots shape our resilience. Shedeur Sanders' journey led him to this moment — becoming the first Browns starter to win their debut since 1995. When you walk with purpose and with God, nothing can break your spirit.
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our roots shape our resilience. Shedeur Sanders' journey led him to this moment — becoming the first Browns starter to win their debut since 1995. When you walk with purpose and with God, nothing can break your spirit.
A federal judge dismissed Trump-era DOJ cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling the prosecutor leading them was unlawfully appointed and had never even presented formal charges to a grand jury.
Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Political Prosecutions of former FBI Chief Comey, NY AG James
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A federal judge dismissed Trump-era DOJ cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling the prosecutor leading them was unlawfully appointed and had never even presented formal charges to a grand jury.
“A lot of people want to see me fail… It ain’t gonna happen.” Powerful words Shedeur Sanders rising above doubt and pressure. When you know your worth, no setback can define you. Keep showing up. Keep shining King!
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“A lot of people want to see me fail… It ain’t gonna happen.” Powerful words Shedeur Sanders rising above doubt and pressure. When you know your worth, no setback can define you. Keep showing up. Keep shining King!
The descendants of David Drake, an enslaved potter who signed his name and carved poetry into clay as an act of resistance — have reclaimed two of his stoneware jars. This landmark restitution restores art, identity, and history that slavery tried to steal.
Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal
The family of enslaved potter David Drake — known as “Dave the Potter” — has reclaimed two rare stoneware jars he created in South Carolina before the Civil War in what experts call the first major U....
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The descendants of David Drake, an enslaved potter who signed his name and carved poetry into clay as an act of resistance — have reclaimed two of his stoneware jars. This landmark restitution restores art, identity, and history that slavery tried to steal.
American households are struggling as grocery costs remain high, up 37% since 2017, with a typical family of four now spending over $1,030/month. Food prices outpaced inflation and wage growth, pushing millions of Americans into food insecurity. This is a crisis we can’t ignore.
investorsobserver.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
American households are struggling as grocery costs remain high, up 37% since 2017, with a typical family of four now spending over $1,030/month. Food prices outpaced inflation and wage growth, pushing millions of Americans into food insecurity. This is a crisis we can’t ignore.
Progress in Pennsylvania! ✊🏿 Lawmakers just passed the #CROWNAct to BAN hair discrimination against styles like braids, locs, twists & more. Our hair is powerful, cultural, and BEAUTIFUL. The bill now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk for signature.
www.abc27.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Progress in Pennsylvania! ✊🏿 Lawmakers just passed the #CROWNAct to BAN hair discrimination against styles like braids, locs, twists & more. Our hair is powerful, cultural, and BEAUTIFUL. The bill now goes to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk for signature.
Nurses were on the frontlines during the pandemic. We're facing a national nursing SHORTAGE—yet the Dept. of Education is reportedly proposing to exclude graduate-level nursing from its list of “professional degrees"—limiting nurses access to critical loan funding!
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nurses were on the frontlines during the pandemic. We're facing a national nursing SHORTAGE—yet the Dept. of Education is reportedly proposing to exclude graduate-level nursing from its list of “professional degrees"—limiting nurses access to critical loan funding!
9 Black women say they were kicked out of a VA restaurant following a fight they had nothing to do with, and were told, “you all like to fight.” To be treated like a problem because you share the same skin color as those involved is unacceptable. This level of humiliation was wrong & dehumanizing!
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
9 Black women say they were kicked out of a VA restaurant following a fight they had nothing to do with, and were told, “you all like to fight.” To be treated like a problem because you share the same skin color as those involved is unacceptable. This level of humiliation was wrong & dehumanizing!
Pregnant mothers are facing a human rights crisis in America. A society that abandons its mothers abandons its future—we must demand change!
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Pregnant mothers are facing a human rights crisis in America. A society that abandons its mothers abandons its future—we must demand change!
Chasity Congious gave birth ALONE in a Texas jail cell after staff ignored her cries for help—her baby, Zenorah, later died. And she is not the only one. An investigation found dozens of women nationwide miscarrying or delivering on filthy floors while begging for care.
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Chasity Congious gave birth ALONE in a Texas jail cell after staff ignored her cries for help—her baby, Zenorah, later died. And she is not the only one. An investigation found dozens of women nationwide miscarrying or delivering on filthy floors while begging for care.
According to ProPublica, 37-year-old Tierra Walker, living in Texas under an abortion ban, asked doctors multiple times about ending her pregnancy to protect her life, as seizures, skyrocketing blood pressure, and a blood clot pushed her toward preeclampsia. She died at 20 weeks in December 2024.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
According to ProPublica, 37-year-old Tierra Walker, living in Texas under an abortion ban, asked doctors multiple times about ending her pregnancy to protect her life, as seizures, skyrocketing blood pressure, and a blood clot pushed her toward preeclampsia. She died at 20 weeks in December 2024.
A federal court just struck down Texas’ mid-decade redistricting as an illegal racial gerrymander—exposing a deliberate attempt to silence Black and Brown voters. This is a powerful stand against modern-day voter suppression. We must keep fighting for fair maps and equal voices!
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he woul...
www.texastribune.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A federal court just struck down Texas’ mid-decade redistricting as an illegal racial gerrymander—exposing a deliberate attempt to silence Black and Brown voters. This is a powerful stand against modern-day voter suppression. We must keep fighting for fair maps and equal voices!
The family of a mother in active labor says she was turned away from an Indiana hospital—told to come back later. Just eight minutes after being discharged, she gave birth in a car. This should NEVER happen. No woman should be turned away when she’s in need of care.
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The family of a mother in active labor says she was turned away from an Indiana hospital—told to come back later. Just eight minutes after being discharged, she gave birth in a car. This should NEVER happen. No woman should be turned away when she’s in need of care.
Indiana prosecutors have charged a 62-year-old man with voluntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting of María Florinda Ríos Pérez De Velásquez, who mistakenly went to the wrong home for a cleaning job. Maria was a wife and mother of four who did not deserve her death.
Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong home
The gun had been fired from inside by a resident of the home in Whitestown, Indiana, police said.
abcnews.go.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Indiana prosecutors have charged a 62-year-old man with voluntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting of María Florinda Ríos Pérez De Velásquez, who mistakenly went to the wrong home for a cleaning job. Maria was a wife and mother of four who did not deserve her death.
POWERFUL. Calvin Duncan, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 30 years, just won election as New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court. He says he ran to ensure incarcerated people receive fair treatment & access to court records. Proof that truth prevails—even when the system resists it. We see you, King!
A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
POWERFUL. Calvin Duncan, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 30 years, just won election as New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court. He says he ran to ensure incarcerated people receive fair treatment & access to court records. Proof that truth prevails—even when the system resists it. We see you, King!