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Apr 31 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 21 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 22 min read
Study Shows Young Black Men Are Dying By Suicide At Alarming Rates
A study from the University of Georgia reveals that one in three rural Black men reported experiencing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of...
Apr 12 min read
Increase Of LAPD Budget Leads To Elimination Of Up To 2,000 Positions
In response to Los Angeles' deteriorating financial situation, city officials, including Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, are...
Apr 12 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 Kill
An investigation by The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and FRONTLINE, revealed...
Mar 311 min read
LAPD Helicopters Cost Taxpayers Nearly $50 Million A Year While Not Significantly Reducing Crime According To Audit
A city audit led by Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia has revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department's helicopters spend...
Mar 312 min read
High School Teacher & Students Sue State Over Critical Race Theory Ban
In Arkansas, a high school teacher and two students from Little Rock Central High School have filed a lawsuit against the state's ban on...
Mar 291 min read
Federal Complaint Claims George Floyd Memorial Scholarship At North Central University Discriminates Against Non-Black Students
A federal complaint accuses North Central University in Minneapolis of violating the Civil Rights Act with its George Floyd Memorial...
Mar 291 min read
Bill Signed By Governor Bill Lee Strips HBCU Tennessee State University Of Its Board
The Tennessee State University (TSU), the state's only publicly funded historically Black university, faced a significant change as its...
Mar 291 min read
Family Alleges That Police Ran Over & Killed 17-Year-Old Black Teen After Chase
Kadarius Smith, a 17-year-old Black teen, tragically lost his life on March 21 after a police chase in Leland, Mississippi, ended with an...
Mar 292 min read
The Family Of Terrence Coleman To Receive $4.7 Million After Police Fatally Shot Him During Mental Health Crisis
In 2016, Terrence Coleman, a 31-year-old Black man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by Boston police at his South End home...
Mar 292 min read
Coach Says Girl Basketball Team Had To Switch Hotels After Racist Attacks During NCAA Tournament
The University of Utah's women's basketball team encountered a series of racial hate crimes in Idaho, leading to their relocation for...
Mar 271 min read
CoCo Gauff Gets Tennis Court She Trained In As A Child Refurbished
Coco Gauff has become the first U.S. tennis player to officially secure her place on the Olympic field for her debut in Paris, thanks to...
Mar 261 min read
Detention Center Officer Hit Inmate While Handcuffed & Stood On His Head
Attorneys representing Eldred Joe, a 30-year-old man severely beaten by an officer at Marlboro County Detention Center, demand the...
Mar 262 min read
Family Of Autistic 15-Year-Old Ryan Gainer Files Lawsuit After Sheriff Deputy Fatally Shot Him
The family of Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old autistic boy shot by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies outside his Apple Valley home, has...
Mar 252 min read
Lawmakers Backing Bill To Ban Diversity Efforts In Medical Schools
In #Washington, a legislative effort led by Republicans aims to halt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within U.S....
Mar 231 min read
Family Of Derrick Clark Jr. Alleged Police Shot Him In Back 8 Times, Mocked his Lifeless Body & Sent A Dog To Attack His Corpse
In #Oregon, a lawsuit alleges a tragic event where 24-year-old Derrick Clark Jr., a Black man, was fatally shot in the back by police...
Mar 232 min read
City Revives Police Department Protest Response Team
The Portland City Council has approved the formation of a new Public Order Team within the Portland Police Bureau, along with a 6% salary...
Mar 232 min read
Mock Slave Auction On Snapchat Leads To 6 Teens Charged In Racial Bullying Incident
In #Massachusetts, six juveniles were charged with involvement in a racially charged online bullying incident, which featured abhorrent...
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