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


Mistaken Identity Leads To 14-Year-Old With Autism Being Tased By Police
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 HBCU
#RondaStryker and her husband #WilliamJohnston have donated a historic $100 million to #SpelmanCollege, marking the largest-ever single...
Jan 23, 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 Economy
A groundbreaking report published in #Davos by the #WorldEconomicForum and the #McKinseyHealthInstitute (MHI) reveals that closing the...
Jan 22, 20241 min read


Youngest Son Of Martin Luther King Jr., Dexter Dies at 62 Years Old
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 22, 20242 min read


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


How Racism Affects The Heart Health Of Black People
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 Reports
The racial wage gap in the #UnitedStates is receiving renewed attention as employers grapple with issues of racism. Despite the...
Jan 19, 20241 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...
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Families Claim Deceased Prisoners Are Being Returned With Organs Missing Without Permission
Two families in #Alabama have alleged that their deceased loved ones' organs were inexplicably missing after being incarcerated by the...
Jan 19, 20242 min read


State Opts Out Of Federal Summer Food Program For Children
#Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves' office has announced that the state will not participate in a federal summer food program for...
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Former Cop Connected To Breonna Taylor Case Kelly Hanna Goodlett Also Involved With Investigation Over Police Throwing Drinks At Civilians
A former #Louisville, #Kentucky, police officer, Kelly Hanna Goodlett, who was previously connected to the #BreonnaTaylor case, has now...
Jan 19, 20242 min read


Civil Rights Activist Opal Lee Gifted With The Same Land Stolen From Her Family By Racist Mob In 1939
Opal Lee, a 97-year-old civil rights activist, has been gifted the land that her family was forced to leave 80 years ago due to a racist...
Jan 18, 20241 min read


New Federal Grant Will Change How Mental Health Issues Are Handled In Juvenile Court System
#NewOrleans is taking steps to address #mentalhealth needs among incarcerated children with an initiative funded by a $750,000 federal...
Jan 18, 20241 min read


17-Month-Old Child Is Hospitalized Over Flash-Bang Explosion During Police Raid
An #Ohio mother is demanding an investigation into a mistaken police raid that she says injured her young son, captured on a doorbell...
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Thousands Of Black Women Sue L'Oréal, Revlon & Other Companies Following Claims That Products Led To Uterine Cancer Among Other Illnesses
Kenya Appling's dream of having a child was shattered when, just four months after her wedding in September 2021, she was diagnosed with...
Jan 13, 20241 min read


Bill Could Define Accusations of Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Transphobia As Cause For Defamation
A bill introduced in the #Florida Senate, known as SB 1780, proposes significant changes to defamation laws in the state. If passed, SB...
Jan 13, 20241 min read


Ronnie Long Gets $25 Million Settlement After Spending 44 Years For Crime He Didn't Commit
Ronnie Long, a Black man from #NorthCarolina, has received a historic $25 million settlement, marking a significant moment in his life...
Jan 13, 20241 min read


French Police Go To Trial Over Excessive Force Of Black Man That Left Him With Anal Injuries & Disability
Three #French policemen are on trial for allegedly using excessive force during the 2017 arrest of Theodore Luhaka, a young Black man,...
Jan 13, 20241 min read
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