Can You Pass A 1964 Louisiana Voting Literacy Test?
In The Unvanquished by William Faulkner, Colonel Sartoris goes to extreme lengths to prevent a Black Republican candidate from gaining...
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Nov 410 min read
Criminal Justice Down Ballot Propositions And Measures You Should Care About
As the 2024 election draws near, voters across states like California, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Colorado will face critical decisions...
Nov 12 min read
Mother Claims Son Was Left Paralyzed After Encounter With Palm Bay Police
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Pamela Farley are demanding justice for Thomas Farley, who was reportedly paralyzed after an...
Nov 12 min read
Ballot Question 4 Could Revamp How Solitary Confinement Elimination & How Police Report On More Of Their Encounters
Ballot Question 4 in New York City may be seen as a tool to slow down progressive changes aimed at reducing the power and scope of...
Oct 312 min read
Dr. Asya Johnson To Spearhead Development Of NYC’s First HBCU Prep High School In Collaboration With Her Alma Mater Delaware State University
Dr. Asya Johnson, a passionate advocate for racial justice and educational equity with over 16 years of experience, is leading the effort...
Oct 302 min read
President Biden Apologizes For 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy
President Joe Biden is set to issue a formal apology for the historical abuse and forced assimilation of Indigenous children in U.S....
Oct 302 min read
Substitute Teacher No Longer Employed By High School & Placed On Administrative Leave From Police Department After Reenacting George Floyd Murder In Class
A substitute teacher at Woodbury High School was removed on Monday after reportedly "reenacting the prone restraint that led to George...
Oct 291 min read
Largest Juvenile Hall In LA County Ordered To Close Due "Unsuitable Conditions"
A state regulator has declared that Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the largest juvenile hall in Los Angeles County, must close within 60...
Oct 292 min read
Concerns Raised About Surge Pricing Following Kroger's Plan To Use Facial Recognition
Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recently raised concerns about Kroger's plan to implement dynamic pricing and facial recognition...
Oct 282 min read
Southern University Sets Record with Largest Group of Black Male Nurses In The School's History
Southern University in Baton Rouge is making history by welcoming 19 Black men into its nursing program—the largest cohort of Black male...
Oct 282 min read
The Family Of Jayland Walker Settles With City For $4.8 Million Over Police Shooting
The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man fatally shot by eight Akron police officers in 2022, has reached a $4.8 million...
Oct 252 min read
13-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed After Fight With White Woman, Despite Bystanders Saying Woman Was the Aggressor
Outrage has spread over a TikTok video showing a 13-year-old Black girl from Baltimore in handcuffs after an altercation with an older...
Oct 251 min read
Brett Hankison Faces Third Trial Over Police-Involved Death Of Breonna Taylor
Brett Hankison, a former Kentucky officer, is set to face trial for a third time regarding his role in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor,...
Oct 251 min read
Family Of Kaleiah Jones Says High School Didn't Render Aid To 16-Year-Old For Nine Minutes After She Collapsed and Later Died
Kaleiah Jones' mother, Keyonna Stewart, is suing Newport News Public Schools (NNPS), several staff members, and the City of Newport News...
Oct 252 min read
Little Rock Nine Member Thelma Mothershed Wair Has Died
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine who courageously integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957,...
Oct 201 min read
Know Your Rights Camp Encourages Future Artists To Embrace Their Talents
Jordan Hall( @japplebeans) , a 17-year-old senior at Girard College, reflects on her impactful experience at the Know Your Rights Camp...
Oct 181 min read
94% Of Police Use Of Force Incidents In Washington D.C. Involve Black People According To New Report
A new report from the D.C. Office of Police Complaints reveals a troubling increase in the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) use of...
Oct 182 min read
Justice Department's 93-Page Report Reveals Widespread Violence, Drug Use & Abuse Violating Prisoners' Eighth Amendment Rights In Georgia Prisons
The U.S. Justice Department has accused Georgia prison officials of being "deliberately indifferent" to severe abuses within state...
Oct 182 min read
Officers Repeatedly Punched & Tasered Deaf Black Man With Cerebral Palsy
Tyron McAlpin, a Black deaf man with cerebral palsy, faces felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after being violently...
Oct 162 min read
Advocates Say Ebony Alert Aims To Address Disproportionate Black Youth Disappearances But Faces Early Challenges
La'Tannya Banks was devastated when her 15-year-old daughter, Lelah, disappeared from their Los Angeles apartment in July. "I thought...
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