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In Texas, a federal judge has ruled that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), established in 1969 to support minority-owned...

New York City officials are investigating a troubling incident at a city-run shelter in #Queens where #police officers used force against...

#NAACP President Derrick Johnson is urging Black student-athletes to reconsider attending Florida's public colleges in light of a state...

In #Maryland, body-camera footage revealed Officer Braxton Shelton of Prince George’s County Police fatally shooting 31-year-old Melvin...

#Republican lawmakers in #WestVirginia have halted the passage of the #CROWNAct, legislation aimed at preventing discrimination based on...

Republican lawmakers in over 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills aimed at regulating diversity, equity, and inclusion...

#ZoeSlaughter has made history as the first African-American woman to join the Texas A&M women's #golf program, which dates back to 1975....

Charges against Guatemalan teenager Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, accused of causing the death of Florida police officer Sgt. Michael...

Ruby Johnson, a 78-year-old grandmother from #Colorado, was awarded a $3.76 million jury verdict following a botched SWAT raid on her...

#Minnesota lawmakers are nearing a compromise to clarify #police officers' authority to use force in schools, prompted by reactions to...

An independent investigation into the local police's handling of the May 2022 #Uvalde, #Texas school massacre, led by retired Austin...

Troubling new data published in The Lancet medical journal reveals a stark reality that many are already familiar with: Black adult women...

Kamora Freeland, a 17-year-old African American from #StatenIsland, successfully obtains her private pilot's license, defying...

In 1939, amidst racially restrictive housing laws in Coronado, #California, the Dong family, facing discrimination, found refuge in the...

The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...

Once a vibrant Black neighborhood, the Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg, Florida now lies beneath the Tropicana Field stadium and...

In Fort Worth, a door-to-door salesman narrowly escaped injury when a homeowner shot at him during a routine sales visit. The salesman,...

(Photo - Aftermath of a riot in San Francisco which police shot at the feet of rioters after a fire bomb was thrown. Nine people were...

#Ohio University, a prominent institution with approximately 20,000 undergraduates, has decided to halt the distribution of race-based...

The predominantly African-American Friendship-West Baptist Church in #Dallas, #Texas, successfully halted the construction of a large...