Video shows Police Using Taser Gun On Migrant Holding Toddler
New York City officials are investigating a troubling incident at a city-run shelter in #Queens where #police officers used force against...
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Mar 132 min read
NAACP Urges Black Student-Athletes To Boycott Florida Public Colleges Following State Anti-DEI Policies
#NAACP President Derrick Johnson is urging Black student-athletes to reconsider attending Florida's public colleges in light of a state...
Mar 131 min read
Bodycam Video Footage Of Melvin Jay Being Shot Inside His Own Apartment Released
In #Maryland, body-camera footage revealed Officer Braxton Shelton of Prince George’s County Police fatally shooting 31-year-old Melvin...
Mar 122 min read
Republican Lawmakers Kill A Bill That Would Ban Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles
#Republican lawmakers in #WestVirginia have halted the passage of the #CROWNAct, legislation aimed at preventing discrimination based on...
Mar 111 min read
Republican Lawmakers Introduced Or Passed More Than 100 Anti DEI Bills In Over 30 States
Republican lawmakers in over 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills aimed at regulating diversity, equity, and inclusion...
Mar 111 min read
Zoe Slaughter Serves As Texas A&M's First Black Women's Golfer
#ZoeSlaughter has made history as the first African-American woman to join the Texas A&M women's #golf program, which dates back to 1975....
Mar 111 min read
Teen Immigrant Faces Deportation After Cop Dies Of Heart Attack While Struggling To Arrest Him
Charges against Guatemalan teenager Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, accused of causing the death of Florida police officer Sgt. Michael...
Mar 101 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 102 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 101 min read
Families of Uvalde Shooting Victims Angry That Independent Investigation Clears Officers Of Blame
An independent investigation into the local police's handling of the May 2022 #Uvalde, #Texas school massacre, led by retired Austin...
Mar 102 min read
Data Reveals Black Women Are Six Times More Likely To Be Killed Than White Women
Troubling new data published in The Lancet medical journal reveals a stark reality that many are already familiar with: Black adult women...
Mar 101 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 101 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 81 min read
Police Officer Aaron Smith Who Shot & Killed Greg Gunn Is Released From Prison Following Plea Deal
The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...
Mar 82 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 71 min read
Black Door-To-Door Salesman Shot By White Man & Called Racial Slur
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 71 min read
City Offers Official Apology For Decades Of Racist Policies Against Black Residents
(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 71 min read
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Leads To Ohio University To Pause Race-Based Scholarships
#Ohio University, a prominent institution with approximately 20,000 undergraduates, has decided to halt the distribution of race-based...
Mar 61 min read
Black Church Fight Against Dallas Developer Due To Environmental Racism Concerns Leads To Construction Halt
The predominantly African-American Friendship-West Baptist Church in #Dallas, #Texas, successfully halted the construction of a large...
Mar 61 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...
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