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Mayor Shammas Malik Responds To Viral Firestone High Resource Officer Punching Student In The Head
An internal review is underway in Akron after a school resource officer (SRO) at Firestone High School reportedly punched a student...
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Black Man In Coma After Park Police Tased Him In Water & Watched Him Struggle For 40 Minute
Deontae Faison's family is demanding accountability after he fell into a coma following an encounter with East Bay Regional Park police,...
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Minneapolis Police Face Backlash After Delayed Arrest in Racially Charged Shooting of Black Neighbor by White Resident
Minneapolis police recently apologized after delays in arresting John Herbert Sawchak, a white neighbor accused of shooting Davis Moturi,...
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Enrollment At HBCUs For Black Men Have Reached Historic Decline
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a key role in Black American culture, producing prominent graduates like...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


DuPont Plant Fined $480,000 For Release Of Cancer-Causing Chemical
DuPont’s LaPlace facility agreed to a $480,000 fine and corrective actions to halt benzene emissions, following EPA findings from an...
Nov 7, 20241 min read


City Alleged “Going Broke” After Overspending Yearly Liability Budget In 3 Months
Los Angeles is facing alarming financial pressure due to rapidly rising lawsuit settlements, according to City Controller Kenneth Mejia....
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Black Man Arrested & Released From Jail For Road Rage Shooting Despite Being In Class Working On PHD During Incident
Charges against Ladavious McNair, a Clark Atlanta University student, have been dismissed after nearly a year of incarceration related to...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Two Black Girls Discover And Publish Unexpected Proof For 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theory
Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson amazed their teachers in 2022 by uncovering a new approach to proving the...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Former Kentucky Officer Brett Hankison Is Convicted By Jury Of Using Excessive Force During Deadly Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor
A federal jury has convicted former Kentucky officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force during the 2020 drug raid that led to...
Nov 5, 20242 min read


New Trial Request Comes From Men Convicted In Ahmaud Arbery's Murder
Three Georgia men convicted in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery sought a new trial, arguing that juror bias affected their convictions....
Nov 5, 20242 min read


Proposition 6 Hopes To Change Forced Prison Labor Laws
Proposition 6 in California seeks to address the issue of forced labor for incarcerated individuals. If passed, it would allow prisoners...
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Can You Pass A 1964 Louisiana Voting Literacy Test?
In The Unvanquished by William Faulkner, Colonel Sartoris goes to extreme lengths to prevent a Black Republican candidate from gaining...
Nov 4, 20241 min read


Criminal Justice Down Ballot Propositions And Measures You Should Care About
As the 2024 election draws near, voters across states like California, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Colorado will face critical decisions...
Nov 4, 202410 min read


Mother Claims Son Was Left Paralyzed After Encounter With Palm Bay Police
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Pamela Farley are demanding justice for Thomas Farley, who was reportedly paralyzed after an...
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...
Nov 1, 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 31, 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 30, 20242 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, 20241 min read


Concerns Raised About Surge Pricing Following Kroger's Plan To Use Facial Recognition
Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recently raised concerns about Kroger's plan to implement dynamic pricing and facial recognition...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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