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Nov 1, 20242 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 31, 20242 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 30, 20242 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 30, 20242 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 29, 20241 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 29, 20242 min read
Concerns Raised About Surge Pricing Following Kroger's Plan To Use Facial RecognitionÂ
Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recently raised concerns about Kroger's plan to implement dynamic pricing and facial recognition...
Oct 28, 20242 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 28, 20242 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 25, 20242 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 25, 20241 min read
Brett Hankison Faces Third Trial Over Police-Involved Death Of Breonna TaylorÂ
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 25, 20241 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 DiedÂ
Kaleiah Jones' mother, Keyonna Stewart, is suing Newport News Public Schools (NNPS), several staff members, and the City of Newport News...
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Little Rock Nine Member Thelma Mothershed Wair Has DiedÂ
Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the Little Rock Nine who courageously integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957,...
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Know Your Rights Camp Encourages Future Artists To Embrace Their TalentsÂ
Jordan Hall( Â @japplebeans) , a 17-year-old senior at Girard College, reflects on her impactful experience at the Know Your Rights Camp...
Oct 18, 20241 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 18, 20242 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 18, 20242 min read
Officers Repeatedly Punched & Tasered Deaf Black Man With Cerebral PalsyÂ
Tyron McAlpin, a Black deaf man with cerebral palsy, faces felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after being violently...
Oct 16, 20242 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...
Oct 16, 20242 min read
On 2023 State Math Exam, Zero Students Were Proficient At 13 Baltimore City High Schools
The recent state test results in Baltimore City Schools are causing significant concern. Project Baltimore revealed that 40% of Baltimore...
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Black Twins Who Spent 12 Years In Foster Care Create Organization That Provides Laptops For Foster Children Headed To College
Cherry and Sherry Wilmore, twins from Louisiana raised in foster care, are now dedicating their lives to helping others in need. Known as...
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Botham Jean's Murderer, Amber Guyer Is Now Eligible For ParoleÂ
More than six years after Botham Jean was killed in his Dallas apartment, the former officer convicted of his murder, Amber Guyger, is...
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