Morgan Price Makes History As The First HBCU Gymnast To Win National Collegiate Title
Morgan Price, a gymnast from Fisk University, made history by becoming the first athlete from a historically Black college or university...
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Apr 172 min read
Black Teenager Ralph Yarl Relives Being Shot In The Head By Andrew Lester After Ringing Wrong Doorbell
Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager from Kansas City, is still grappling with the impact of a traumatic incident nearly a year ago when he was...
Apr 172 min read
Man Says Police Tased Him During Medical Seizure & Tried To Cover It Up
In San Anselmo, California, Bruce Frankel, 61, is suing the Central Marin Police Authority following an incident where officers used a...
Apr 131 min read
Officer Who Blinded Black Woman During 2020 Protest Exonerated
In 2020, Sacramento police officer Jeremy Ratcliffe was exonerated for shooting a pepper ball that resulted in Nia Love losing an eye...
Apr 131 min read
Associated Press Report Shows How A Secondary Autopsy Disproved Police's Initial Accounts Of Jameek Lowery's Death
Jameek Lowery's tragic death in Paterson, New Jersey, sparked controversy and community outrage, highlighting ongoing racial tensions...
Apr 121 min read
Non-compliance With In-Jail Voting Law Leads To ACLU To Threaten Lawsuits
The ACLU of Nevada is set to file lawsuits against several county and city jails for non-compliance with a new state law enacted earlier...
Apr 121 min read
Donald Armstrong Left Paralyzed By Police During Mental Health Episode
Donald Armstrong, a 47-year-old man from Miami, was left paralyzed after a police encounter during a mental health crisis, leading to...
Apr 111 min read
Anti-Discrimination Bill Written Without Black Lawmakers According To Representatives
The South Carolina House passed a bill, 84-30, restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public colleges and...
Apr 112 min read
Veteran Carl Grant Got Lost Going Shopping Due To Dementia & Died Months Later After Being Body-Slammed By Police
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 101 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 101 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 91 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 92 min read
Will.i.am Calls For Regulation Of Artificial Intelligence
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, Grammy Award-winning musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am sat down...
Apr 81 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 51 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 51 min read
Officer Acquitted For 2020 Death Of Manuel Ellis Resigns From Neighboring Sheriff's Office Two Days After Being Sworn In
Christopher Burbank, acquitted in the Manuel Ellis case, resigned from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office shortly after being hired...
Apr 51 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 51 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 51 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 51 min read
Governor Jeff Landry Warns of Scholarship Consequences Following LSU Players' Absence During National Anthem
The controversy surrounding LSU's Elite Eight loss to Iowa escalated when Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry criticized the team's absence...
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