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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...

Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City detective accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls, has died at 71, halting his trial...

The Michigan Supreme Court has denied the appeal of Christopher Schurr, a former Grand Rapids officer charged with second-degree murder...

"Katherine Mansfield discovered via email that her graduate course title at the University of North Texas had been changed from 'Race,...

The prosecution of 86-year-old Andrew Lester, charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, Missouri, will...

A West Virginia couple, Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, pleaded not guilty to new abuse charges stemming from allegations...

Malik Muhammad, a disabled Army veteran sentenced to 10 years for his role in 2020 protests, has spent over 250 days in solitary...

Nikki Giovanni, the legendary poet and activist, passed away on Dec. 9 at the age of 81 following her third cancer diagnosis. Renée...

Blaine and Diane Smith cherish their 600-acre property in Hancock County, Georgia, not only for its timber crops but also for its rich...

The recent indictment of Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson for the brutal treatment of 71-year-old Lich Vu has sparked outrage...

Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran, was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely....

SafeRent Solutions, an AI-driven tenant screening tool, has settled a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts for $2.3 million. The lawsuit...