Excessive Force Lawsuit Against City Of Burlington Over Black Teen With Disabilities Moved Forward By Judge
A lawsuit against the city of Burlington, Vermont, alleging police use of force and discrimination, is advancing after a judge denied the...
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Aug 162 min read
Attorney General Says AP African American Studies Course Does Not Violate State Law
Georgia's attorney general has stated that the new Advanced Placement (AP) course in African American Studies does not breach the state's...
Aug 162 min read
Reparations Study For 1921 Race Massacre Will Be Commissioned For Victims & Descendants
Tulsa officials have established a commission to recommend reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which devastated a Black...
Aug 152 min read
Police Mistake Black Man for Different Suspect, Leading To Incident Involving Forceful Arrest and Allegations of Mistaken Identity
In June 2022, Derrick Gilbert was walking to his job in Willmar, Minnesota, when Officer Christopher Flatten mistook him for Sammy Price,...
Aug 152 min read
Black Angelenos Account For 33% Of Elderly Homeless Deaths Despite Constituting Only 9% Of The County's Population
A recent analysis of public records by the Guardian reveals that thousands of senior citizens have died while homeless in Los Angeles...
Aug 142 min read
Judge Rules Against Darryl George's Hair Discrimination Case
A federal judge dismissed most claims in a lawsuit filed by Darryl George, a Black high school student, alleging racial and gender...
Aug 132 min read
Heat Waves In Communities Of Color Shaped By Discriminatory Past
Ruben Berrios lives in Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York’s South #Bronx, where temperatures are significantly higher than...
Aug 132 min read
ACLU Examines Donald Trump's Promise To Militarize Police & Expand Death Penalty If Elected As President Of The United States
Donald Trump has presented himself as a proponent of strict crime policies. His approach during his administration, characterized by...
Aug 92 min read
Cops Who Killed 2 People Including A 4-Year-Old Won't Face Charges
The Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor has decided not to charge the Macomb police officers involved in the tragic March 16...
Aug 82 min read
LAPD Officer Who Falsely Identified People As Gang Members Pleads No Contest
Officer Braxton Shaw, accused of falsifying records in an L.A. Police Department scandal, pleaded no contest to six felony counts on...
Aug 82 min read
Christopher Dunn Released from Prison After Judge Overturns 1991 Conviction Despite Attorney General’s Efforts
Christopher Dunn, a Missouri man, was released from prison after his 34-year murder conviction was overturned, despite the state attorney...
Aug 72 min read
Black & Minority Farmers Get $2 Billion From USDA Following Years Of Discrimination
The Biden administration has allocated over $2 billion in direct payments to Black and other minority farmers who faced discrimination by...
Aug 72 min read
FDA Bans Brominated Vegetable Oil Which Is Used In Sodas
Know Your Rights Camp Point #2 “You Have The Right To Be Healthy” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on...
Aug 72 min read
The Town's First Black Mayor Faced Several Challenges After Being Elected, Including Being Locked Out Of Town Hall & Denied Access To The Town's Financial Records
For nearly 60 years, the positions of mayor and Town Council member in Newbern, Alabama, were passed down by white residents without...
Aug 72 min read
Justice Department Report Finds Youth Lockups Are Beset By Abuse & Mistreatment Of Children Who Are Mainly Black & Brown
The Justice Department released a report on Thursday revealing severe mistreatment in Texas youth lockups, including sexual abuse,...
Aug 22 min read
973 Native American Children Died In U.S. Government Boarding Schools Following Investigation
An investigation by the Interior Department revealed that at least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government's abusive...
Aug 22 min read
Illinois Sheriff Says The Department Failed Sonya Massey
Nearly two weeks after a former deputy was charged with murder in the death of Sonya Massey, an Illinois sheriff admitted to his office's...
Aug 12 min read
Extreme Heat Conditions Lead Working Prisoners To Protest
Lamont Gross and other prisoners at Louisiana’s state penitentiary, known as Angola, work under harsh conditions on former slave...
Aug 12 min read
Black Families Are Fighting For "Gold Rush Town" Land Taken From Their Ancestors
In Coloma, California, Black families seek restitution for land taken from their ancestors for a state park. Their efforts reflect...
Jul 312 min read
Lauren Scruggs Becomes First Black American Woman To Win An Individual Fencing Medal
Two American women squared up for a sword fight in the palace at dusk, both emerging with Olympic medals. The Grand Palais in Paris was...
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