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Federal Food & Drug Administration Moves To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair Straighteners
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (#FDA) is poised to propose banning formaldehyde in hair-straightening products after years of...
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Nonprofit Drive Change Provides Culinary Training To Previously Incarcerated Teens & Young AdultsÂ
In a vibrant commercial test kitchen in #Brooklyn, Drive Change, a nonprofit, empowers young people impacted by the justice system...
Feb 16, 20241 min read
Secondary Autopsy Report Reveals New Information On Incarceration Death Of Ramon McGhee Â
An independent autopsy provided through the #KYRC Autopsy Initiative revealed severe malnutrition, starvation, dehydration, and extensive...
Feb 16, 20242 min read
NYC KYRC X 100 Suites Food Giveaway
On last Sunday, KYRC teamed up with @100Suits and distributed hundreds of hot meals in Queens, New York. Demonstrating our holistic...
Feb 16, 20241 min read
Food Truck Owner Says Town Council Member Cut Their Mobile Kitchen's Water Line & Screamed "Go Back To Your Own Country" In LawsuitÂ
After fleeing #Haiti, a #Haitian couple in #Virginia found success with a market and food truck catering to their community. However,...
Feb 16, 20242 min read
Family Of Issac Goodlow Wants Answers After He Was Shot By Police While Unarmed During Mental Health CrisisÂ
Isaac Goodlow, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot by Carol Stream #police during a domestic violence call at his home in Villagebrook...
Feb 15, 20241 min read
NAACP Call For Federal Investigation Into The Deaths of 21 Inmates In Broward JailÂ
The #NAACP is calling for a federal investigation into the Broward Sheriff's Office and its management of #Florida's second-largest...
Feb 14, 20241 min read
LAPD Police Officer Shoots & Kill Man With Plastic ForkÂ
#LosAngeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore expressed concerns after reviewing body-worn camera footage of an officer shooting and...
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Studies Show Effect On Black Americans' Health, Including Sleep Due To Police ViolenceÂ
Two new studies have shed light on the impact of police violence on Black Americans. The first study, published in #JAMA Internal...
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Following Manuel Ellis' Death, Washington State Lawmakers Consider Hog-Tying Ban
Lawmakers in #Washington state are mulling over a proposal to ban police from using hog-tying as a restraint technique, spurred by the...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Data Shows Black & Latino Students Lack Access To Certified Teachers And Advanced ClassesÂ
The U.S. Education Department has released data revealing significant disparities in educational opportunities for Black and Latino...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Ring Camera App Won't Share Video With Police Anymore
#Ring, the video doorbell company, has announced it will discontinue its tool that allowed #police to request users' footage directly, a...
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Non Profit Looks To Highlight Banned Books By Black Authors With Mini LibrariesÂ
Visit #Philadelphia, in collaboration with Little Free Library, is celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by providing access to banned books by...
Feb 12, 20242 min read
Teen Shot & Killed By Police Officer Following Welfare CheckÂ
The #Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the death of 17-year-old #ChaseDitter, whom a police officer shot during a welfare check in...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
First National Bank Agrees To $13.5 Million Settlement Following Discrimination Accusations Against Black & Latino Borrowers By The Department Of Justice
The Justice Department accused First National Bank of #Pennsylvania of discriminatory practices against Black and Latino homebuyers in...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Mississippi judge drops probation for Black child, 11, sentenced for urinating in public
An 11-year-old Black child, Quantavious Eason, faced legal action in Senatobia, #Mississippi, after urinating in public last August....
Feb 10, 20241 min read
36-Count Indictment Alleges Officer Sexually Assaulted 19 Detained Men
A former #StLouis area #police officer, Marcellis Blackwell, faces a new federal indictment for sexually assaulting 19 men while in...
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Scholarship Fund To Financially Support Descendants of Black Men Affected By Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Launched By CDCÂ
The "#Tuskegee Study of Untreated #Syphilis in the Negro Male," a heinous experiment in #Alabama, exploited 600 Black men, 399 with...
Feb 10, 20241 min read
City Settles With Family Of Black Girls Handcuffed By Police & Held At Gunpoint For $1.9 MillionÂ
In 2020, #Aurora #police wrongly detained Brittney Gilliam and her four Black daughters at gunpoint, mistaking her car for stolen. This...
Feb 9, 20241 min read
Burial of 19 Black Philadelphians' Remains Dating Back To 1800s from Penn Museum's Morton Cranial Collection Sparks Community Dispute
The University of #Pennsylvania has taken steps to address its historic involvement in racist scientific research by burying the remains...
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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