The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report detailing "routine violations" of civil rights by the Mount Vernon Police...

A judge in Minneapolis ruled that Derek Chauvin's legal team can test preserved samples of George Floyd's heart as part of a challenge to...

The U.S. government has agreed to pay $116 million to over 100 women who suffered abuse at California's now-closed Federal Correctional...

Sir Isaac Newton’s financial ties to the transatlantic slave trade are deeper than previously understood, according to Nat Dyer’s book...

A Cook County jury awarded nearly $80 million to a Chicago-area family following a fatal crash caused by a police chase that claimed the...

At the Red Sea Film Festival, Spike Lee, serving as jury president, shared insights into his experiences and upcoming projects....

Tasnim Sulaiman and Kyle, the Conductor, led an uplifting #mentalhealth workshop in #Philadelphia, radiating energy and warmth that...

The U.S. Justice Department and Louisville reached a consent decree to address constitutional violations by police after Breonna Taylor's...

Brandon BMike Odums and Russell Craig, celebrated visual artists from New Orleans and #Philadelphia, come together at #Philly's Know Your...

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black congresswoman, was posthumously awarded Congress’s highest honor through bipartisan legislation. Last...

Hattie DeBardelaben’s tragic story from the Jim Crow era highlights a painful chapter in American history. On March 23, 1945, Hattie was...

Francis Williams, a wealthy Black Jamaican polymath born into slavery and later freed, has been revealed as a pioneering intellectual...

The Virginia Black Legislative Caucus is urging Governor Glenn Youngkin and the state Department of Corrections to launch an independent...

Danielle Pena, a passionate civil rights lawyer in San Diego, was driven to her field by personal experiences of oppression and a deep...

Clara Pritchett, Executive Director at Body Empowerment Project, brought passion and a powerful sense of purpose to her recent appearance...

"The Autopsy Initiative represents a powerful step toward ensuring that grieving families receive the truth they deserve—accurate and...

Kristin Lobato, now 41 and known as Blaise, was awarded over $34 million by a Nevada federal jury after being wrongly convicted twice and...

New research reveals that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air quality monitors are disproportionately placed in predominantly white...

Both dedicated attorneys, Nicole Martin and Brianna Shaw led a Know Your Rights Camp in #Philadelphia #legal presentation, teaching youth...