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Apr 12, 20241 min read
Donald Armstrong Left Paralyzed By Police During Mental Health EpisodeÂ
Donald Armstrong, a 47-year-old man from Miami, was left paralyzed after a police encounter during a mental health crisis, leading to...


Apr 11, 20241 min read
Anti-Discrimination Bill Written Without Black Lawmakers According To RepresentativesÂ
The South Carolina House passed a bill, 84-30, restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public colleges and...


Apr 11, 20242 min read
Veteran Carl Grant Got Lost Going Shopping Due To Dementia & Died Months Later After Being Body-Slammed By Police Â
In February 2020, Carl Grant, a 68-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran with early-onset dementia, was paralyzed by a police officer in a...


Apr 10, 20241 min read
Leaders Within The United Nations Galvanize Action For Reparations For People Of African Descent
During a United Nations meeting focused on the International Decade for People of African Descent, ending in 2024, General Assembly...

Apr 10, 20241 min read
Investigation Shows City Paid Out Over $21.5 Million To Settle Complaints Against Police Department
Between 2018 and 2023, Columbus spent over $21.5 million settling complaints against its Division of Police, Axios reports. This...


Apr 9, 20241 min read
3 Black Men Who Made Up The "Chester Trio" Get Their Murder Convictions Overturned Two Decades After Being Sentenced
A Pennsylvania judge recently overturned the murder convictions of the "Chester Trio"—Derrick Chappell, Morton Johnson, and Samuel...


Apr 9, 20242 min read
Will.i.am Calls For Regulation Of Artificial IntelligenceÂ
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, Grammy Award-winning musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am sat down...


Apr 8, 20241 min read
State Attorney General Andrew Bailey Is Accused Of Racial Bias For Pinning A Viral Student Fight On Diversity Program
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has initiated an investigation into the Hazelwood School District after a girl was severely...

Apr 5, 20241 min read
14-Year-Old Naya Ellis Invents Watch That Picks Up Early Signs Of Stroke & Gets Recognized in National STEM Contest
Naya Ellis, a 14-year-old with a deep passion for science and helping others, has designed a stroke-detecting watch, earning her a...


Apr 5, 20241 min read
Officer Acquitted For 2020 Death Of Manuel Ellis Resigns From Neighboring Sheriff's Office Two Days After Being Sworn In Â
Christopher Burbank, acquitted in the Manuel Ellis case, resigned from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office shortly after being hired...

Apr 5, 20241 min read
Oklahoma Supreme Court To Hear Final Case For Tulsa Massacre Survivors' Right To Trial for Reparations
Viola Ford Fletcher, a 109-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, vividly recalls the terror of witnessing destruction and...


Apr 5, 20241 min read
South Carolina Teachers Used Black Student as 'Target Practice' on Mostly White Tennis Team, 'Allowed' Her to be Bullied After She Dared to Report the Discrimination, Lawsuit Alleges
Crystal Dozier is suing the Horry County School District and three employees of Green C. Floyds High School in South Carolina for...


Apr 5, 20241 min read
Black Man Pistol-Whipped & Strangled By Officer Testifies That He Feared For His Life
During the 2021 arrest in Aurora, Colorado, former officer John Haubert's trial began with allegations of using excessive force against...


Apr 5, 20241 min read
Governor Jeff Landry Warns of Scholarship Consequences Following LSU Players' Absence During National AnthemÂ
The controversy surrounding LSU's Elite Eight loss to Iowa escalated when Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry criticized the team's absence...


Apr 4, 20241 min read
KYRC Mobile App Webby Awards Nomination
Since releasing late last year, thousands of users across the nation have downloaded the Know Your Rights Camp mobile app on Android and...


Apr 3, 20241 min read
More Than 14,00 Black Candidates Were Kept From Kidney Transplant Due To Biased Test
In a groundbreaking move to address racial bias in organ testing, more than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates, including Jazmin...


Apr 2, 20241 min read
Video Of 15-year-old Girl Fatally Shot By Police After Being Reported Kidnapped Released Two Years Later
On September 27, 2022, in Hesperia, California, police officers fatally shot Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old girl believed to have been...


Apr 2, 20242 min read
Study Shows Young Black Men Are Dying By Suicide At Alarming RatesÂ
A study from the University of Georgia reveals that one in three rural Black men reported experiencing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of...

Apr 1, 20242 min read
Increase Of LAPD Budget Leads To Elimination Of Up To 2,000 PositionsÂ
In response to Los Angeles' deteriorating financial situation, city officials, including Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, are...


Apr 1, 20242 min read
New Associated Press Report Looks Into Why More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Wasn't Intended To KillÂ
An investigation by The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and FRONTLINE, revealed...
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