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City Offers Official Apology For Decades Of Racist Policies Against Black Residents
(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...
Mar 7, 20241 min read


U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Leads To Ohio University To Pause Race-Based Scholarships
#Ohio University, a prominent institution with approximately 20,000 undergraduates, has decided to halt the distribution of race-based...
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Black Church Fight Against Dallas Developer Due To Environmental Racism Concerns Leads To Construction Halt
The predominantly African-American Friendship-West Baptist Church in #Dallas, #Texas, successfully halted the construction of a large...
Mar 6, 20241 min read


The Family Of Daryl Vance To File $50 Million Lawsuit Over Police-Involved Death
The family of Daryl Vance, a 70-year-old man who died following an altercation with former #Detroit #Police Officer Juwan Brown, has...
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Elizabeth Francis Is The Oldest Living American At Age 114
Elizabeth Francis, a 114-year-old resident of #Houston, has become the oldest living person in the #UnitedStates, as confirmed by...
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Last Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Will Have Oral Arguments Heard by Oklahoma Supreme Court
The #Oklahoma #SupremeCourt is poised to hear oral arguments in April regarding a #reparations lawsuit brought by the last two survivors...
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Family Of Black Teen Singled Out In Mall Fight By Police Settles With New Jersey
In #Bridgewater, #NewJersey, a settlement was reached between the town and the family of Z'Kye Husain, a Black teenager, following a...
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial In Denver Have Pieces Stolen
In Denver's City Park, the substantial #MartinLutherKingJr memorial fell victim to vandalism, prompting an investigation by local...
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Former Paramedic Peter Cichuniec Sentenced To Five Years Over Elijah McClain's Death
Peter Cichuniec, a paramedic in #Colorado, was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the 2019 death of #ElijahMcClain....
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Family Of Leonard Cure Files Lawsuit For His Police Involved Death Following Exoneration
The family of Leonard Cure, a man killed by a sheriff's deputy in #Georgia, has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office and...
Mar 1, 20241 min read


State Board Of Education Voted To Remove Police From High Schools
The #Chicago Board of Education recently decided to remove police from 39 high schools in the upcoming fall. This decision comes after a...
Mar 1, 20242 min read


Bill Proposed By State Senate Could Close Three HBCUs Including Jackson State and Alcorn State
A proposed cost-cutting bill in the #Mississippi Senate aims to shut down three state-funded higher education institutions by June 20,...
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Family Of Keagan Schweikle Awarded $32 Million Over His Police Involved Shooting Death
After eight years, new developments emerge regarding the shooting death of 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle in Benton, #Arkansas. A federal...
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Police Officer Who Killed Jaahnavi Kandula With His Police Cruiser & Joked About It Won't Be Charged
King County prosecutors announced that they won't pursue criminal charges against a #Seattle #police officer, Kevin Dave, involved in a...
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Mother Of Quantavious Eason Suing State Over His Public Urination Arrest
The mother of a 10-year-old boy, Quantavious, who was arrested for public urination in Senatobia, #Mississippi, is suing the city and...
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Shania Muhammad Describes Being America's Youngest Teacher At 16-Years-Old
Shania Muhammad, who graduated from the University of Oklahoma at 15 and became the youngest teacher in the US at 16, credits her success...
Feb 28, 20242 min read


White Michigan Church Supports Reparations To Black Organizations
The First Presbyterian Church in Lansing, #Michigan, is actively supporting reparations for the Black community by raising funds. White...
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Attorney For Ahmaud Arbery's Family Maintains That His Murder Was Motivated By Hate
Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was fatally shot in a racially motivated attack while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood in February 2020. His...
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Mayor Randall Woodfin Suggests Black Athletes Leave State Alone If Anti-DEI Bill Passes
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin criticized Alabama legislators for introducing a bill, Senate Bill 129, aiming to ban teaching "divisive...
Feb 26, 20241 min read


Judge Rules School Did Not Violate CROWN Act By Punishing Darryl George Over His Hairstyle
In a recent ruling, a judge in #Texas sided with school officials at Barbers Hill High School in #MontBelvieu, stating they did not...
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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