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Studies Show Effect On Black Americans' Health, Including Sleep Due To Police Violence
Two new studies have shed light on the impact of police violence on Black Americans. The first study, published in #JAMA Internal...
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Following Manuel Ellis' Death, Washington State Lawmakers Consider Hog-Tying Ban
Lawmakers in #Washington state are mulling over a proposal to ban police from using hog-tying as a restraint technique, spurred by the...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Data Shows Black & Latino Students Lack Access To Certified Teachers And Advanced Classes
The U.S. Education Department has released data revealing significant disparities in educational opportunities for Black and Latino...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Ring Camera App Won't Share Video With Police Anymore
#Ring, the video doorbell company, has announced it will discontinue its tool that allowed #police to request users' footage directly, a...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Non Profit Looks To Highlight Banned Books By Black Authors With Mini Libraries
Visit #Philadelphia, in collaboration with Little Free Library, is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by providing access to banned books by...
Feb 12, 20242 min read
Teen Shot & Killed By Police Officer Following Welfare Check
The #Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the death of 17-year-old #ChaseDitter, whom a police officer shot during a welfare check in...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
First National Bank Agrees To $13.5 Million Settlement Following Discrimination Accusations Against Black & Latino Borrowers By The Department Of Justice
The Justice Department accused First National Bank of #Pennsylvania of discriminatory practices against Black and Latino homebuyers in...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Mississippi judge drops probation for Black child, 11, sentenced for urinating in public
An 11-year-old Black child, Quantavious Eason, faced legal action in Senatobia, #Mississippi, after urinating in public last August....
Feb 10, 20241 min read
36-Count Indictment Alleges Officer Sexually Assaulted 19 Detained Men
A former #StLouis area #police officer, Marcellis Blackwell, faces a new federal indictment for sexually assaulting 19 men while in...
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Scholarship Fund To Financially Support Descendants of Black Men Affected By Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Launched By CDC
The "#Tuskegee Study of Untreated #Syphilis in the Negro Male," a heinous experiment in #Alabama, exploited 600 Black men, 399 with...
Feb 10, 20241 min read
City Settles With Family Of Black Girls Handcuffed By Police & Held At Gunpoint For $1.9 Million
In 2020, #Aurora #police wrongly detained Brittney Gilliam and her four Black daughters at gunpoint, mistaking her car for stolen. This...
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Burial of 19 Black Philadelphians' Remains Dating Back To 1800s from Penn Museum's Morton Cranial Collection Sparks Community Dispute
The University of #Pennsylvania has taken steps to address its historic involvement in racist scientific research by burying the remains...
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Effort To Study The Genetic Health Variants That Affect Black People Are Being Pushed By HBCUs
Scientists are launching an ambitious project to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry, creating the world's...
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Viral Video Shows Four Officers Holding Black Woman Down While Another Cop Punched Her In The Face
The #Charlotte-Mecklenburg #Police Department confirmed that an officer punched Christina Pierre during her arrest last year, and a video...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Prisoners Are Part Of a Hidden Workforce Linked To Popular Food Brands Including McDonald's, Walmart and Cargill
The #Louisiana State Penitentiary, formerly a slave plantation, now America's largest maximum-security prison, is at the heart of a...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protest Will Receive $10 Million
In a significant legal resolution, Seattle has consented to pay $10 million to 50 protesters who filed a lawsuit against the city's...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Minnesota Cop Accused Of Murdering Ricky Cobb Didn't Follow Police Protocol According To George Floyd Criminologist
#Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan faces charges, including second-degree unintentional murder, in the death of Ricky Cobb...
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Report On Cancer Alley Finds Preterm Births Are More Than Twice The National Average While Having Highest Pollution-Related Cancer Rates In The Country
A new report by Human Rights Watch exposes the dire consequences of fossil fuel projects in #Louisiana's #Cancer Alley, an 85-mile...
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Family Of Limestone Correctional Facility Inmate Kelvin Moore Plans To Sue State Over Body Returned Without Organs
In July 2023, Kelvin Moore, an inmate at # Alabama's Limestone Correctional Facility, died from a fentanyl overdose, leaving his family...
Feb 5, 20242 min read
City Council Overrides Mayor Eric Adams' Vetoes On Bills Banning Solitary Confinement & Another Mandating Public Reporting of Police Stops
The #NewYorkCity Council voted 42-9 to override Mayor #EricAdams' vetoes on two key bills. One bill bans solitary confinement, ensuring...
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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