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Black Man Pistol-Whipped & Strangled By Officer Testifies That He Feared For His Life
During the 2021 arrest in Aurora, Colorado, former officer John Haubert's trial began with allegations of using excessive force against...
Apr 5, 20241 min read


Governor Jeff Landry Warns of Scholarship Consequences Following LSU Players' Absence During National Anthem
The controversy surrounding LSU's Elite Eight loss to Iowa escalated when Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry criticized the team's absence...
Apr 5, 20241 min read


KYRC Mobile App Webby Awards Nomination
Since releasing late last year, thousands of users across the nation have downloaded the Know Your Rights Camp mobile app on Android and...
Apr 4, 20241 min read


More Than 14,00 Black Candidates Were Kept From Kidney Transplant Due To Biased Test
In a groundbreaking move to address racial bias in organ testing, more than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates, including Jazmin...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Video Of 15-year-old Girl Fatally Shot By Police After Being Reported Kidnapped Released Two Years Later
On September 27, 2022, in Hesperia, California, police officers fatally shot Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old girl believed to have been...
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Study Shows Young Black Men Are Dying By Suicide At Alarming Rates
A study from the University of Georgia reveals that one in three rural Black men reported experiencing suicidal thoughts or thoughts of...
Apr 2, 20242 min read


Increase Of LAPD Budget Leads To Elimination Of Up To 2,000 Positions
In response to Los Angeles' deteriorating financial situation, city officials, including Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council, are...
Apr 1, 20242 min read


New Associated Press Report Looks Into Why More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Wasn't Intended To Kill
An investigation by The Associated Press, in collaboration with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and FRONTLINE, revealed...
Apr 1, 20242 min read


LAPD Helicopters Cost Taxpayers Nearly $50 Million A Year While Not Significantly Reducing Crime According To Audit
A city audit led by Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia has revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department's helicopters spend...
Mar 31, 20241 min read


High School Teacher & Students Sue State Over Critical Race Theory Ban
In Arkansas, a high school teacher and two students from Little Rock Central High School have filed a lawsuit against the state's ban on...
Mar 31, 20242 min read


Federal Complaint Claims George Floyd Memorial Scholarship At North Central University Discriminates Against Non-Black Students
A federal complaint accuses North Central University in Minneapolis of violating the Civil Rights Act with its George Floyd Memorial...
Mar 29, 20241 min read


Bill Signed By Governor Bill Lee Strips HBCU Tennessee State University Of Its Board
The Tennessee State University (TSU), the state's only publicly funded historically Black university, faced a significant change as its...
Mar 29, 20241 min read


Family Alleges That Police Ran Over & Killed 17-Year-Old Black Teen After Chase
Kadarius Smith, a 17-year-old Black teen, tragically lost his life on March 21 after a police chase in Leland, Mississippi, ended with an...
Mar 29, 20241 min read


The Family Of Terrence Coleman To Receive $4.7 Million After Police Fatally Shot Him During Mental Health Crisis
In 2016, Terrence Coleman, a 31-year-old Black man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by Boston police at his South End home...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Coach Says Girl Basketball Team Had To Switch Hotels After Racist Attacks During NCAA Tournament
The University of Utah's women's basketball team encountered a series of racial hate crimes in Idaho, leading to their relocation for...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


CoCo Gauff Gets Tennis Court She Trained In As A Child Refurbished
Coco Gauff has become the first U.S. tennis player to officially secure her place on the Olympic field for her debut in Paris, thanks to...
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Detention Center Officer Hit Inmate While Handcuffed & Stood On His Head
Attorneys representing Eldred Joe, a 30-year-old man severely beaten by an officer at Marlboro County Detention Center, demand the...
Mar 26, 20241 min read


Family Of Autistic 15-Year-Old Ryan Gainer Files Lawsuit After Sheriff Deputy Fatally Shot Him
The family of Ryan Gainer, a 15-year-old autistic boy shot by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies outside his Apple Valley home, has...
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Lawmakers Backing Bill To Ban Diversity Efforts In Medical Schools
In #Washington, a legislative effort led by Republicans aims to halt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within U.S....
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Family Of Derrick Clark Jr. Alleged Police Shot Him In Back 8 Times, Mocked his Lifeless Body & Sent A Dog To Attack His Corpse
In #Oregon, a lawsuit alleges a tragic event where 24-year-old Derrick Clark Jr., a Black man, was fatally shot in the back by police...
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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