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Robert Johnson Wrongfully Convicted Walks Free 30 Years Later After Witness Comes Forward
Robert Johnson spent his first day as a free man after nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit. On Thursday, a...
Mar 142 min read
Justice Department Reaches Agreement With California Police Department Over Alleged Racist Messages Exchanged by Officers
Following an investigation into officers’ racist text messages—exchanges that included slurs and dehumanizing images of Black people—the...
Mar 141 min read
School Pays Black Teen $75,000 After Teacher Pushes Her Against Wall for Refusing to Say Pledge of Allegiance
After two years of legal proceedings, a settlement has been reached in the case involving Marissa Barnwell, a 15-year-old student at...
Mar 132 min read
White House Reinstates HBCU Scholars Program Following SuspensionÂ
The Trump administration has reinstated applications for the USDA’s 1890 National Scholars Program after backlash over its sudden...
Mar 122 min read
Black Lives Matter Plaza Removed Amid Pressure From White House
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed plans to remove Black Lives Matter Plaza and paint over its ground mural, replacing it with a new...
Mar 122 min read
$75 Million for Tree Planting in Places That Badly Needed It—Gone in Anti-DEI Crackdown
Arthur Johnson, a longtime resident of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, has seen firsthand the importance of trees in mitigating pollution...
Mar 112 min read
'Gladiator Fights' Between Minors At California Juvenile Hall Leads To 30 Officers Being Indicted
Thirty corrections officers from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in California have been indicted on child abuse charges for allegedly...
Mar 102 min read
Ben Shapiro Launches Effort Asking President Trump To Pardon George Floyd’s Murderer Derek ChauvinÂ
Ben Shapiro has launched a petition urging former President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis officer convicted of...
Mar 102 min read
Know Your Rights Camp Podcast Season 5 Episode 10: How Understanding Legal Rights Can Empower Black & Brown Youth
This Know Your Rights Camp Podcast episode features a discussion on the importance of understanding and exercising legal rights,...
Mar 101 min read
Anti DEI Website Publishes "Target" Watch List Of Federal Heath WorkersÂ
Federal health workers are alarmed after a website called "DEI Watch List" published their names, photos, and personal information,...
Mar 72 min read
Children In Some Cities Are Afraid To Attend School Over President Trump’s Immigration Policy  Â
Kids across the country are increasingly fearful following Donald Trump’s election and recent immigration policies. “They come up and...
Mar 72 min read
City Police Announce New "Clearly" Defined Use Of Force PolicyÂ
The Phoenix Police Department's newly implemented use of force policy is being presented as a significant shift, but from an abolitionist...
Mar 62 min read
United Nations Estimates Nearly 3,000 People Killed After Rebels Seize Key CityÂ
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, following intense fighting between rebels and the Congolese...
Mar 52 min read
LaDonna Crutchfield Suing Police Department Over Faulty Facial Recognition Technology That Led To Her Unjust ArrestÂ
LaDonna Crutchfield, a 37-year-old Detroit woman, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a mistaken identity arrest due to faulty facial...
Mar 52 min read
The DOJ Ends National Law Enforcement Accountability Database & Drops Federal Civil Rights CasesÂ
This Know Your Rights Camp podcast episode, hosted by Amir Whitaker, delivers a powerful discussion on the rollback of federal civil...
Mar 51 min read
Sangamon County Reaches $10 Million Settlement With The Family Of Sonya Massey
Sangamon County has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a Springfield woman shot and killed by a deputy...
Mar 41 min read
Coco Gauff Donates $100K To HBCU Tennis Scholarship FundÂ
Coco Gauff, the 20-year-old tennis star and 2023 US Open singles champion, has donated $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)...
Mar 32 min read
Xavier University Launches First Varsity-Level Co-Ed Rowing Program At An HBCUÂ
Xavier University of Louisiana is making waves by launching the first-ever varsity-level, co-ed rowing program at a Historically Black...
Mar 32 min read
Know Your Rights Camp Podcast Season 5 Episode 9: How The Autopsy Initiative Evolved Into An Important Resource Wanting Justice Against Police ViolenceÂ
The Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative, launched in February 2022, provides free independent second autopsies for families of...
Mar 31 min read
Governor Kay Ivey Supports Bill To Legislature Expanding Use Of Force Protections For Police Â
A new bill, the "Back the Blue Legal Protection Act," was introduced in the Alabama Legislature, aiming to expand legal protections for...
Feb 282 min read
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