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Jan 27, 20241 min read
Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Granted Appeals Court Date For Federal Hate CrimeÂ
All three white men convicted of killing #AhmaudArbery in 2020, Greg and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, will have their...

Jan 27, 20241 min read
New Reparations Bill For African Americans Would Provide Free College Education At HBCUs & Restore Voting Rights To Currently Or Previously Incarcerated
Rep. Jamaal Bowman has introduced a substantial $14 trillion #reparations bill, HR 414, aimed at addressing the enduring effects of...


Jan 27, 20241 min read
Mistaken Identity Leads To 14-Year-Old With Autism Being Tased By PoliceÂ
In #Dolton #Illinois, 14-year-old #AvariusThompson, who has #autism, was tased by #police in a case that the family argues was mistaken...

Jan 27, 20241 min read
Children Are More Likely To End Up In Foster Care When Families Need Housing Due To State PolicyÂ
Brittany Wise, a 35-year-old single mother with eight children, faced a difficult situation in Cobb County, #Georgia. After receiving an...


Jan 26, 20241 min read
Police Misconduct By 141 Officers Over 4 Years Cost Taxpayers $142.8 MillionÂ
Between 2019 and 2022, #Chicago taxpayers footed a $142.8 million bill for lawsuits involving 141 #police officers accused of multiple...

Jan 26, 20242 min read
Rule Passes To "Permanently Prohibit" Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives At Public CollegesÂ
The #Florida State Board of Education has introduced stringent regulations aimed at restricting the use of public funds for Diversity,...

Jan 25, 20242 min read
Lawsuit Filed By Father & Son Claims Cops Hit One Of Them With Van & Beat ThemÂ
In a recent lawsuit, Tevita Cadiente and his father, Vaokehekehe Mataele, have alleged that they were subjected to police brutality in...

Jan 25, 20241 min read
Dollar General Location Where Racially Motivated Attack Killed Three Black People ReopensÂ
A #DollarGeneral store in #Jacksonville #Florida, where three Black people were killed in a racially motivated shooting last summer, has...

Jan 25, 20241 min read
Officers Who Beat Theo Luhaka Get Suspended Jail TermsÂ
In a recent trial in #France, #police officers involved in a 2017 incident that left Theo Luhaka disabled received mixed sentences,...

Jan 24, 20242 min read
Texas Superintendent Responds To Darryl George Controversy By Saying "Being American Requires Conformity"
The Barbers Hill Independent School District in #Texas faces controversy and a federal civil rights lawsuit over its repeated suspension...


Jan 24, 20241 min read
Judge Denies Daniel Penny’s Request For Case Dismissal Over His Involvement In Jordan Neely’s Subway DeathÂ
A #NewYorkCity judge has refused to dismiss the case against #DanielPenny, a Marine veteran accused of placing #JordanNeely, a Black...


Jan 23, 20241 min read
Mistaken Identity Leads To 14-Year-Old With Autism Being Tased By PoliceÂ
In #Dolton #Illinois, 14-year-old #AvariusThompson, who has #autism, was tased by #police in a case that the family argues was mistaken...


Jan 23, 20241 min read
Spelman College Receives The Largest-Ever Single Donation To An HBCUÂ
#RondaStryker and her husband #WilliamJohnston have donated a historic $100 million to #SpelmanCollege, marking the largest-ever single...

Jan 22, 20241 min read
Lamar Johnson Sues St. Louis Police After Spending Nearly 28 Years In Prison On Wrongful Conviction
#LamarJohnson, a #Missouri man who spent almost 28 years in prison before being exonerated, has filed a lawsuit against the city of...

Jan 22, 20241 min read
World Economic Forum Reports Finds That Improving Women’s Health Could Add At Least $1 Trillion A Year To Global EconomyÂ
A groundbreaking report published in #Davos by the #WorldEconomicForum and the #McKinseyHealthInstitute (MHI) reveals that closing the...


Jan 22, 20242 min read
Youngest Son Of Martin Luther King Jr., Dexter Dies at 62 Years OldÂ
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has passed away at 62 after a battle with prostate...

Jan 21, 20241 min read
Officers Cleared In Manuel Ellis' Death Will Receive $500,000 Each To Leave Police DepartmentÂ
Three #Washington state police officers who were acquitted of criminal charges in the 2020 death of #ManuelEllis, a Black man, will each...

Jan 19, 20241 min read
How Racism Affects The Heart Health Of Black PeopleÂ
A new study has found that chronic stress caused by racism and impoverished neighborhood conditions is linked to poor heart health in...

Jan 19, 20241 min read
White Workers Still Earn More Than Black Workers According To ReportsÂ
The racial wage gap in the #UnitedStates is receiving renewed attention as employers grapple with issues of racism. Despite the...

Jan 19, 20242 min read
Women & Minorities Face Medical Mistakes More Than White Men By Up To 30%
Charity Watkins, a Black mother, experienced a severe misdiagnosis after giving birth, leading to a dangerous delay in her treatment for...
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