State Law Prevents Divorce During Pregnancy Even In Cases Of Violence
At six months pregnant, H (the woman's name is retracted) decided to leave her abusive husband after discovering he was also violent...
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May 171 min read
Dorothy Jean Tillman II Earns Doctorate Degree At 17-Years-Old
Dorothy Jean Tillman II, a Chicago teen, began her college journey at age 10. By 17, she had earned a doctoral degree in integrated...
May 171 min read
AP Investigative Reports Reveals That Police Broke Multiple Safety Guidelines During Hundreds of Deadly Encounters
An Associated Press investigation found that officers often violated guidelines intended to safely restrain and subdue people, leading to...
May 172 min read
How A Simple Tweet Created "Black People Will Swim" Which Now Teaches Hundred Of Black New Yorkers How To Swim
Five years ago, Paulana Lamonier aimed to transform lives in NYC by teaching 30 Black people to swim. A former collegiate swimmer,...
May 162 min read
School Board Votes To Restore Names Of Confederate Leaders To Schools
The Shenandoah County School Board in Virginia voted 5-1 to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to two public schools,...
May 151 min read
How State "Pay-To-Stay" Law Puts Inmates In Debt By Charging $50 For Every Day Of Their Sentence
In Florida, a practice known as "pay-to-stay" burdens former inmates with debts accrued for their time in prison. Florida prisoners are...
May 142 min read
Family Of Black Airman Senior Airman Roger Fortson Says Police Shot & Killed Him After Bursting Into Wrong Apartment Building
In Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the mother of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a Black U.S. Air Force member, mourned his fatal shooting by...
May 141 min read
16-Year-Old Alanah Poullard Gets Accepted Into 60 Colleges & Gets Over A Million Dollars In Scholarships
Alanah Poullard, a 16-year-old from Jennings, Louisiana, is making headlines as she graduates high school and prepares for...
May 141 min read
Renowned Forensic Pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht Passes Away, Leaving a Lasting Legacy in Justice and Science
It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Dr. Cyril Wecht, a renowned forensic pathologist and the Know Your Rights...
May 141 min read
KYRC Podcast: The Importance Of Know Your Rights Camp For Liberating Black & Brown Youth | S3, E1
Last year in Houston, Texas, our founders Colin (@kaepernick7) and Nessa (@nessnitty) really got into the heart of some tough issues in...
May 132 min read
Reparations Case Over Racial Discrimination Against Black Veterans Moves Forward After Judge Denies Motion Dismissal
On March 29th, a significant decision by a Federal District Court Judge in Connecticut allowed the lawsuit, Monk v. United States,...
May 111 min read
Hana Taylor Schlitz Becomes Youngest Graduate of Texas Woman's University at 16 Following Her Mother's Death
Hana Taylor Schlitz's life is marked by a poignant journey from a remote village in Ethiopia to soon becoming the youngest graduate in...
May 101 min read
Studies Show That School Segregation Between Black & White Students Have Returned To 1968 Levels
A new study by the nonpartisan education watchdog Available to All highlights the persistence of segregation in K-12 public schools in...
May 101 min read
Reports Find That Wealth Gap Between White Families and Black, Hispanic Families Surpasses $1 Million in 2022
In 2022, the wealth disparity between white families and those of Black and Hispanic descent in the United States escalated to over $1...
May 101 min read
Secondary Autopsy Leads To $6 Million Payout For The Family Of Shayne Sutherland
The City of Stockton has agreed to a $6 million settlement with the family of Shayne Sutherland, who died in police custody in 2020....
May 91 min read
Records Show Border Patrol Agents Joked About Killing Migrant Children
U.S. Border Patrol agents have been found using the derogatory term "tonk" to describe unauthorized migrants in government...
May 91 min read
County Deputy Accused Of Transporting Fentanyl Following Cartel Investigation
A former Riverside County sheriff's correctional deputy, Jorge Oceguera-Rocha, was implicated in a major drug trafficking investigation...
May 81 min read
Bill That Lets Teachers Carry Guns In School Passed By State Legislators
Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing school staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds, a response to a tragic shooting in...
May 82 min read
Study Shows That States Botched More Executions Of Black Prisoners Than Other Races
A new report by the nonprofit Reprieve highlights racial disparities in lethal injection executions in the U.S., finding significant...
May 71 min read
New Details Emerge In The Death of 17-Year-Old Kadarius Smith Who Was Run Over By Police Car
A redacted report from the Leland Police Department provides new details about a fatal incident involving 17-year-old Kadarius Smith and...
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