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Mar 10, 20241 min read
78-Year-Old Black Woman Awarded $3.76 Million Over Botched SWAT Raid
Ruby Johnson, a 78-year-old grandmother from #Colorado, was awarded a $3.76 million jury verdict following a botched SWAT raid on her...


Mar 10, 20242 min read
Schools Could Give School Resource Officers More Authority To Use Force Against Students
#Minnesota lawmakers are nearing a compromise to clarify #police officers' authority to use force in schools, prompted by reactions to...


Mar 10, 20241 min read
Families of Uvalde Shooting Victims Angry That Independent Investigation Clears Officers Of BlameÂ
An independent investigation into the local police's handling of the May 2022 #Uvalde, #Texas school massacre, led by retired Austin...

Mar 10, 20242 min read
Data Reveals Black Women Are Six Times More Likely To Be Killed Than White WomenÂ
Troubling new data published in The Lancet medical journal reveals a stark reality that many are already familiar with: Black adult women...

Mar 10, 20241 min read
Kamora Freeland Becomes One Of The Youngest Black Pilots At 17-Years-Old
Kamora Freeland, a 17-year-old African American from #StatenIsland, successfully obtains her private pilot's license, defying...

Mar 10, 20241 min read
Chinese American Family Donates $5 Million To Black Community After Black Family Rented To Them When Nobody Would
In 1939, amidst racially restrictive housing laws in Coronado, #California, the Dong family, facing discrimination, found refuge in the...


Mar 8, 20241 min read
Police Officer Aaron Smith Who Shot & Killed Greg Gunn Is Released From Prison Following Plea DealÂ
The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...

Mar 8, 20242 min read
City Plans To Replace Tropicana Field Could Come At The Cost Of Damaging Black Neighborhood
Once a vibrant Black neighborhood, the Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg, Florida now lies beneath the Tropicana Field stadium and...

Mar 7, 20241 min read
Black Door-To-Door Salesman Shot By White Man & Called Racial SlurÂ
In Fort Worth, a door-to-door salesman narrowly escaped injury when a homeowner shot at him during a routine sales visit. The salesman,...

Mar 7, 20241 min read
City Offers Official Apology For Decades Of Racist Policies Against Black ResidentsÂ
(Photo - Aftermath of a riot in San Francisco which police shot at the feet of rioters after a fire bomb was thrown. Nine people were...


Mar 7, 20241 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Leads To Ohio University To Pause Race-Based ScholarshipsÂ
#Ohio University, a prominent institution with approximately 20,000 undergraduates, has decided to halt the distribution of race-based...


Mar 6, 20241 min read
Black Church Fight Against Dallas Developer Due To Environmental Racism Concerns Leads To Construction HaltÂ
The predominantly African-American Friendship-West Baptist Church in #Dallas, #Texas, successfully halted the construction of a large...


Mar 6, 20241 min read
The Family Of Daryl Vance To File $50 Million Lawsuit Over Police-Involved Death
The family of Daryl Vance, a 70-year-old man who died following an altercation with former #Detroit #Police Officer Juwan Brown, has...


Mar 6, 20241 min read
Elizabeth Francis Is The Oldest Living American At Age 114
Elizabeth Francis, a 114-year-old resident of #Houston, has become the oldest living person in the #UnitedStates, as confirmed by...


Mar 6, 20241 min read
Last Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Will Have Oral Arguments Heard by Oklahoma Supreme CourtÂ
The #Oklahoma #SupremeCourt is poised to hear oral arguments in April regarding a #reparations lawsuit brought by the last two survivors...


Mar 6, 20241 min read
Family Of Black Teen Singled Out In Mall Fight By Police Settles With New Jersey
In #Bridgewater, #NewJersey, a settlement was reached between the town and the family of Z'Kye Husain, a Black teenager, following a...

Mar 3, 20241 min read
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial In Denver Have Pieces StolenÂ
In Denver's City Park, the substantial #MartinLutherKingJr memorial fell victim to vandalism, prompting an investigation by local...


Mar 3, 20241 min read
Former Paramedic Peter Cichuniec Sentenced To Five Years Over Elijah McClain's DeathÂ
Peter Cichuniec, a paramedic in #Colorado, was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the 2019 death of #ElijahMcClain....

Mar 1, 20241 min read
Family Of Leonard Cure Files Lawsuit For His Police Involved Death Following ExonerationÂ
The family of Leonard Cure, a man killed by a sheriff's deputy in #Georgia, has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office and...

Mar 1, 20242 min read
State Board Of Education Voted To Remove Police From High SchoolsÂ
The #Chicago Board of Education recently decided to remove police from 39 high schools in the upcoming fall. This decision comes after a...
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