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Attorney General Says AP African American Studies Course Does Not Violate State Law
Georgia's attorney general has stated that the new Advanced Placement (AP) course in African American Studies does not breach the state's...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Reparations Study For 1921 Race Massacre Will Be Commissioned For Victims & Descendants
Tulsa officials have established a commission to recommend reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, which devastated a Black...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Police Mistake Black Man for Different Suspect, Leading To Incident Involving Forceful Arrest and Allegations of Mistaken Identity
In June 2022, Derrick Gilbert was walking to his job in Willmar, Minnesota, when Officer Christopher Flatten mistook him for Sammy Price,...
Aug 15, 20242 min read


Black Angelenos Account For 33% Of Elderly Homeless Deaths Despite Constituting Only 9% Of The County's Population
A recent analysis of public records by the Guardian reveals that thousands of senior citizens have died while homeless in Los Angeles...
Aug 15, 20242 min read


Judge Rules Against Darryl George's Hair Discrimination Case
A federal judge dismissed most claims in a lawsuit filed by Darryl George, a Black high school student, alleging racial and gender...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Heat Waves In Communities Of Color Shaped By Discriminatory Past
Ruben Berrios lives in Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York’s South #Bronx, where temperatures are significantly higher than...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


ACLU Examines Donald Trump's Promise To Militarize Police & Expand Death Penalty If Elected As President Of The United States
Donald Trump has presented himself as a proponent of strict crime policies. His approach during his administration, characterized by...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Cops Who Killed 2 People Including A 4-Year-Old Won't Face Charges
The Illinois State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor has decided not to charge the Macomb police officers involved in the tragic March 16...
Aug 9, 20242 min read


LAPD Officer Who Falsely Identified People As Gang Members Pleads No Contest
Officer Braxton Shaw, accused of falsifying records in an L.A. Police Department scandal, pleaded no contest to six felony counts on...
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Christopher Dunn Released from Prison After Judge Overturns 1991 Conviction Despite Attorney General’s Efforts
Christopher Dunn, a Missouri man, was released from prison after his 34-year murder conviction was overturned, despite the state attorney...
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Black & Minority Farmers Get $2 Billion From USDA Following Years Of Discrimination
The Biden administration has allocated over $2 billion in direct payments to Black and other minority farmers who faced discrimination by...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


FDA Bans Brominated Vegetable Oil Which Is Used In Sodas
Know Your Rights Camp Point #2 “You Have The Right To Be Healthy” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


The Town's First Black Mayor Faced Several Challenges After Being Elected, Including Being Locked Out Of Town Hall & Denied Access To The Town's Financial Records
For nearly 60 years, the positions of mayor and Town Council member in Newbern, Alabama, were passed down by white residents without...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Justice Department Report Finds Youth Lockups Are Beset By Abuse & Mistreatment Of Children Who Are Mainly Black & Brown
The Justice Department released a report on Thursday revealing severe mistreatment in Texas youth lockups, including sexual abuse,...
Aug 7, 20242 min read


973 Native American Children Died In U.S. Government Boarding Schools Following Investigation
An investigation by the Interior Department revealed that at least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government's abusive...
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Illinois Sheriff Says The Department Failed Sonya Massey
Nearly two weeks after a former deputy was charged with murder in the death of Sonya Massey, an Illinois sheriff admitted to his office's...
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Extreme Heat Conditions Lead Working Prisoners To Protest
Lamont Gross and other prisoners at Louisiana’s state penitentiary, known as Angola, work under harsh conditions on former slave...
Aug 1, 20242 min read


Black Families Are Fighting For "Gold Rush Town" Land Taken From Their Ancestors
In Coloma, California, Black families seek restitution for land taken from their ancestors for a state park. Their efforts reflect...
Aug 1, 20242 min read


Lauren Scruggs Becomes First Black American Woman To Win An Individual Fencing Medal
Two American women squared up for a sword fight in the palace at dusk, both emerging with Olympic medals. The Grand Palais in Paris was...
Jul 31, 20242 min read


Viral Video Shows Police Officer Punching Handcuffed Black Man
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a situation where an officer punched a handcuffed man during an arrest in Watts, Los...
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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