top of page
Search
News


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 14, 20252 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 14, 20251 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 13, 20252 min read


White House Reinstates HBCU Scholars Program Following Suspension
The Trump administration has reinstated applications for the USDA’s 1890 National Scholars Program after backlash over its sudden...
Mar 12, 20252 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 12, 20252 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 11, 20252 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 10, 20252 min read


Ben Shapiro Launches Effort Asking President Trump To Pardon George Floyd’s Murderer Derek Chauvin
Ben Shapiro has launched a petition urging former President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis officer convicted of...
Mar 10, 20252 min read


Anti DEI Website Publishes "Target" Watch List Of Federal Heath Workers
Federal health workers are alarmed after a website called "DEI Watch List" published their names, photos, and personal information,...
Mar 7, 20252 min read


Children In Some Cities Are Afraid To Attend School Over President Trump’s Immigration Policy
Kids across the country are increasingly fearful following Donald Trump’s election and recent immigration policies. “They come up and...
Mar 7, 20252 min read


City Police Announce New "Clearly" Defined Use Of Force Policy
The Phoenix Police Department's newly implemented use of force policy is being presented as a significant shift, but from an abolitionist...
Mar 6, 20252 min read


United Nations Estimates Nearly 3,000 People Killed After Rebels Seize Key City
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, following intense fighting between rebels and the Congolese...
Mar 5, 20252 min read


LaDonna Crutchfield Suing Police Department Over Faulty Facial Recognition Technology That Led To Her Unjust Arrest
LaDonna Crutchfield, a 37-year-old Detroit woman, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a mistaken identity arrest due to faulty facial...
Mar 5, 20252 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 4, 20251 min read


Coco Gauff Donates $100K To HBCU Tennis Scholarship Fund
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 3, 20252 min read


Xavier University Launches First Varsity-Level Co-Ed Rowing Program At An HBCU
Xavier University of Louisiana is making waves by launching the first-ever varsity-level, co-ed rowing program at a Historically Black...
Mar 3, 20252 min read


Governor Kay Ivey Supports Bill To Legislature Expanding Use Of Force Protections For Police
A new bill, the "Back the Blue Legal Protection Act," was introduced in the Alabama Legislature, aiming to expand legal protections for...
Feb 28, 20252 min read


Trump Administration Sued By 27 Religious Groups To Protect Houses Of Worship From Immigration Arrests
More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups, representing millions of worshippers across America, are suing the Trump administration...
Feb 27, 20252 min read


President Trump’s New Executive Order Ends National Law Enforcement Accountability Database Which Tracked Federal Police Misconduct
The nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal officers has been shut down by President Donald Trump, the Justice Department...
Feb 25, 20252 min read


Fisk University’s Morgan Price Becomes First Gymnast From HBCU To Score A Perfect Ten
Morgan Price of Fisk University made history at Temple University with a flawless bar routine, becoming the first gymnast from a...
Feb 24, 20252 min read
bottom of page