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Woman Handcuffed In Police Car Hit By Train Gets $8.5 Million Settlement
A Colorado woman, Yareni Rios, has reached an $8.5 million settlement after being seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked...
Jun 13, 20242 min read
83-Year-Old Marie Fowler Becomes Howard University’s Oldest Graduate
Marie Fowler, at 83, became Howard University’s oldest graduate, earning a doctorate in divinity. Despite initial doubts about her...
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Report Unveils Goon Squad WhatsApp Messages That Included Sharing Racist Jokes, Shared Photos Of Dead Bodies & Assault Discussions
A group of Mississippi sheriff's deputies, known as the Goon Squad, shared disturbing and violent messages in an encrypted WhatsApp group...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
85-Year-Old Shirley Smith Gets Honorary High School Diploma
Shirley Smith, raised on a tobacco farm in Wilmington, North Carolina, moved to Somerville, New Jersey, in 1956 when tobacco prices fell....
Jun 11, 20242 min read
City Pays $900,000 Settlement After 17 Hour Police Interrogation
After 17 hours of intense interrogation, Thomas Perez Jr. experienced a complete mental breakdown as Fontana police detectives questioned...
Jun 11, 20242 min read
KYRC Podcast: Improving The Physical Health Of Black & Brown Communities | S3, E5 Season 3 - Episode 5:
In this episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, host Aicha Sacko interviews Justin Foreman, a second-year surgical resident....
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Juvenile Hall Fight Videos Raise Questions About Safety Of Youth Behind Bars
A report from L.A. County probation officer Tanesha Brooks detailed multiple fights at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall but omitted crucial...
Jun 10, 20242 min read
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Who Claimed State Abortion Ban Endangered Their Health
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a medical exemption in Texas's abortion ban applies only when a person is at risk of death or serious...
Jun 7, 20242 min read
Supreme Court Rules for Republicans in South Carolina Voting Map Case That Will Be Impacting Black Voters
The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to continue using a congressional map previously deemed an unconstitutional racial gerrymander....
Jun 7, 20242 min read
Governor Andy Beshear Makes Juneteenth A State Holiday & Expands Protections Against Hairstyle Based Discrimination
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared Juneteenth a holiday for state executive branch workers and banned hairstyle-based discrimination in...
Jun 7, 20241 min read
High School Graduate Elijah Hogan Becomes Valedictorian While Homeless
Elijah Hogan, a 19-year-old high school senior from New Orleans, recently graduated as valedictorian of Walter L. Cohen High School with...
Jun 7, 20242 min read
Approaching Police Under “Certain Circumstances” Will Be Criminalized In New Louisiana Law
A new Louisiana law makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain conditions, raising concerns that it...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Plan To Save Mississippi's Oyster Reef Population Leads Teenage Black Girl Demi Johnson To Receive National Geographic Award
Demi Johnson, a ninth grader from Gulf Coast, Mississippi, is heading to Washington, D.C., for the National Geographic Explorers...
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Major League Baseball Integrates Negro League Statistics Into All-Time Record Book
Major League Baseball has integrated the statistics of former Negro Leagues players into its historical records, altering the standings...
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Darien Harris Sues City Over Murder Testimony Made By Blind Witness
Darien Harris, a Chicago man convicted of murder in 2014 based partly on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness, is suing the city and...
Jun 4, 20241 min read
The Advantage Black & Brown Youth Can Have Learning Financial Literacy | S3, E4
In this engaging episode of the Know Your Rights Camp podcast, Aicha Sacko delves into a captivating conversation with Moncy Hawkins, an...
Jun 4, 20241 min read
State Trooper Sergeant Keely Will Be Charged For The Death Of Samuel Sterling
In Lansing, Michigan, a state trooper has been charged in the death of 25-year-old Samuel Sterling, who was hit and killed by an unmarked...
Jun 3, 20241 min read
2023 Sets Record High For Law Enforcement Killings In The U.S. With Increases Happening In Small Towns & Rural Areas
A CBS News investigation revealed that county sheriff's officers are three times more lethal than city police. In 2023, more people were...
May 31, 20241 min read
Shanghai Doctors Use Stem Cells To Cure Diabetes In Medical Breakthrough
Doctors at Shanghai Changzheng Hospital have successfully cured a patient's diabetes through a pioneering transplantation of pancreatic...
May 31, 20242 min read
The American Cancer Society To Conduct 30-Year Study On Why Black Women Die From Cancer At Higher Rates Than Other Racial Groups
The American Cancer Society has initiated a significant research project named VOICES of Black Women to address the alarming disparities...
May 31, 20242 min read
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