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Nov 25, 20242 min read
Parents Say 7-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being 'Hung" By Bully In School Bathroom
Two Maryland parents are demanding answers after their 7-year-old son was hospitalized following an alleged incident at C. Paul Barnhart...


Nov 22, 20241 min read
Police Kill Victim Of Home Invasion Who Called 911 For HelpÂ
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal incident where an officer shot and killed a home invasion victim who had called 911 for help....


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Mississippi Senate Paid A Black Attorney Less Than Her White Colleagues For Years According To Justice DepartmentÂ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Senate, claiming it systematically discriminated against...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Courts Will Decide If DEI Training Discriminates Against White PeopleÂ
Joshua Young, a corrections officer in Colorado, was taken aback by the anti-bias training he attended in March 2021. The session's...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Police Chief Resigns After 11 Officers Conduct Questioned Over Use Of Force
In the wake of mounting scrutiny over officer accountability, Kissimmee Police Chief Betty Holland and Deputy Chief Camille Alicea have...


Nov 22, 20242 min read
Anti-Slavery Measure Preventing Forced Labor In California Prisons Fails
California's Proposition 6, a measure to end involuntary labor in state prisons, was recently rejected by voters, a significant setback...


Nov 21, 20242 min read
14-Year-Old Black Teen West Muhammad Makes History As Youngest Student To Attend Coppin State University
West Muhammad has achieved a milestone as Coppin State University’s youngest freshman at just 14. Known for his early academic...


Nov 20, 20242 min read
Le'Keian Woods Files Federal Lawsuit Against Police Department After Viral BeatingÂ
Attorneys for Le'Keian Woods, a Florida man who was violently beaten by Jacksonville officers, have filed a federal lawsuit against the...


Nov 20, 20242 min read
Harriet Tubman Posthumously Ranked As A General In Veterans Day CeremonyÂ
On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman, the celebrated abolitionist and pioneering figure in American history, was posthumously awarded the rank...

Nov 17, 20241 min read
How Know Your Rights Camp Is Inspiring The Next Generation Of AthletesÂ
Quentin Williams (@quentin_the_heir), 14, and Silas Gillaird (@1xsasa._), 15, are two young athletes who share a strong connection to...


Nov 15, 20242 min read
Reckless Homicide Charges Go To Two Ohio Officers Who Were Involved With Death Of Black Man Who Pleaded 'I Can't Breathe'
Two Ohio officers, Camden Burch and Beau Schoenegge, have been charged with reckless homicide in the death of Frank E. Tyson, a Black man...


Nov 15, 20242 min read
Former Officer Adam Coy Found Guilty Of Andre Hill's Shooting Death In 2020
Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was convicted of murder for fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cell phone and...


Nov 14, 20242 min read
Exit Of Medical Examiners Leave NYC To Stop Doing Autopsies In QueensÂ
New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner is facing severe staffing shortages, leading to the closure of autopsy services at its...


Nov 14, 20242 min read
Officer Charged With Attempted Murder Of Man Trying To Retrieve His Hat That Had Blown Away
A Bowie, Maryland, police officer, Sgt. Robert Warrington has been charged with attempted murder following a September 12 incident in...


Nov 13, 20242 min read
City To Honor Pioneering Civil Rights Lawyer & Economist Sadie T.M. Alexander With StatueÂ
Philadelphia is commissioning a statue to honor civil rights lawyer and economist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. The city held a public...


Nov 12, 20242 min read
Death of Black Man Found Hanging Leads To FBI Investigation Request
The FBI has launched an investigation into the death of Dennoriss Richardson, a Black man found hanging in an abandoned house in rural...

Nov 12, 20241 min read
5-Year-Old Young Entrepreneur Blessadeh Chea Reflects on Know Your Rights Camp & Being Inspired By Colin Kaepernick
Blessadeh Chea ( @bl3ss.2x ) , a 15-year-old student from Girard College, reflects on her participation in the Know Your Rights Camp. She...


Nov 8, 20242 min read
First Individual Monument Honoring An African American In South Carolina To Be BuiltÂ
South Carolina is set to honor Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero and legislator, with its first individual statue of an African American on...


Nov 8, 20242 min read
Officer Moves From Meridian to Boise Police Department Following Viral Video Arrest That Saw One Man Slammed To The Ground With Hands Behind Back
A Meridian police officer, now with the Boise Police Department, is under investigation following a controversial arrest. The incident...


Nov 8, 20242 min read
Mayor Shammas Malik Responds To Viral Firestone High Resource Officer Punching Student In The Head
An internal review is underway in Akron after a school resource officer (SRO) at Firestone High School reportedly punched a student...
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