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Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, established in 1979 for top African American...

Morgan Price, a gymnast from Fisk University, made history by becoming the first athlete from a historically Black college or university...

Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager from Kansas City, is still grappling with the impact of a traumatic incident nearly a year ago when he was...

In San Anselmo, California, Bruce Frankel, 61, is suing the Central Marin Police Authority following an incident where officers used a...

In 2020, Sacramento police officer Jeremy Ratcliffe was exonerated for shooting a pepper ball that resulted in Nia Love losing an eye...

Jameek Lowery's tragic death in Paterson, New Jersey, sparked controversy and community outrage, highlighting ongoing racial tensions...

The ACLU of Nevada is set to file lawsuits against several county and city jails for non-compliance with a new state law enacted earlier...

Donald Armstrong, a 47-year-old man from Miami, was left paralyzed after a police encounter during a mental health crisis, leading to...

The South Carolina House passed a bill, 84-30, restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public colleges and...

In February 2020, Carl Grant, a 68-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran with early-onset dementia, was paralyzed by a police officer in a...

During a United Nations meeting focused on the International Decade for People of African Descent, ending in 2024, General Assembly...

Between 2018 and 2023, Columbus spent over $21.5 million settling complaints against its Division of Police, Axios reports. This...

A Pennsylvania judge recently overturned the murder convictions of the "Chester Trio"—Derrick Chappell, Morton Johnson, and Samuel...

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland earlier this year, Grammy Award-winning musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am sat down...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has initiated an investigation into the Hazelwood School District after a girl was severely...

Naya Ellis, a 14-year-old with a deep passion for science and helping others, has designed a stroke-detecting watch, earning her a...

Christopher Burbank, acquitted in the Manuel Ellis case, resigned from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office shortly after being hired...

Viola Ford Fletcher, a 109-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, vividly recalls the terror of witnessing destruction and...

Crystal Dozier is suing the Horry County School District and three employees of Green C. Floyds High School in South Carolina for...

During the 2021 arrest in Aurora, Colorado, former officer John Haubert's trial began with allegations of using excessive force against...