Two men, Dominique Moore, 40, and Cedric Warren, 34, were freed after their 2009 double homicide convictions were overturned. Both had...

Two Indianapolis police officers, Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez, were acquitted of all charges in the 2022 death of Herman Whitfield III,...

An inmate at Marcy Correctional Facility died last week following a “use of force” incident involving staff members, officials confirmed....

Faatimah Gamble is a businesswoman and wellness advocate who has dedicated over 30 years to empowering Philadelphia youth through...

Jennifer Schmidt contacted our Autopsy Initiative after her father died in jail. Her mother, who saw the initiative on the news,...

Anthony Copeman, a passionate financial educator from Harlem, brought his expertise to the Know Your Rights Camp in #Philadelphia,...

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...