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Republican Lawmakers Kill A Bill That Would Ban Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles
#Republican lawmakers in #WestVirginia have halted the passage of the #CROWNAct, legislation aimed at preventing discrimination based on...
Mar 12, 20242 min read


Republican Lawmakers Introduced Or Passed More Than 100 Anti DEI Bills In Over 30 States
Republican lawmakers in over 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills aimed at regulating diversity, equity, and inclusion...
Mar 11, 20241 min read


Zoe Slaughter Serves As Texas A&M's First Black Women's Golfer
#ZoeSlaughter has made history as the first African-American woman to join the Texas A&M women's #golf program, which dates back to 1975....
Mar 11, 20241 min read


Teen Immigrant Faces Deportation After Cop Dies Of Heart Attack While Struggling To Arrest Him
Charges against Guatemalan teenager Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, accused of causing the death of Florida police officer Sgt. Michael...
Mar 11, 20241 min read


78-Year-Old Black Woman Awarded $3.76 Million Over Botched SWAT Raid
Ruby Johnson, a 78-year-old grandmother from #Colorado, was awarded a $3.76 million jury verdict following a botched SWAT raid on her...
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Schools Could Give School Resource Officers More Authority To Use Force Against Students
#Minnesota lawmakers are nearing a compromise to clarify #police officers' authority to use force in schools, prompted by reactions to...
Mar 10, 20242 min read


Families of Uvalde Shooting Victims Angry That Independent Investigation Clears Officers Of Blame
An independent investigation into the local police's handling of the May 2022 #Uvalde, #Texas school massacre, led by retired Austin...
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Data Reveals Black Women Are Six Times More Likely To Be Killed Than White Women
Troubling new data published in The Lancet medical journal reveals a stark reality that many are already familiar with: Black adult women...
Mar 10, 20242 min read


Kamora Freeland Becomes One Of The Youngest Black Pilots At 17-Years-Old
Kamora Freeland, a 17-year-old African American from #StatenIsland, successfully obtains her private pilot's license, defying...
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Chinese American Family Donates $5 Million To Black Community After Black Family Rented To Them When Nobody Would
In 1939, amidst racially restrictive housing laws in Coronado, #California, the Dong family, facing discrimination, found refuge in the...
Mar 10, 20241 min read


Police Officer Aaron Smith Who Shot & Killed Greg Gunn Is Released From Prison Following Plea Deal
The state has granted early release to former #Montgomery #Police Department officer Aaron Cody Smith, who was convicted of manslaughter...
Mar 8, 20241 min read


City Plans To Replace Tropicana Field Could Come At The Cost Of Damaging Black Neighborhood
Once a vibrant Black neighborhood, the Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg, Florida now lies beneath the Tropicana Field stadium and...
Mar 8, 20242 min read


Black Door-To-Door Salesman Shot By White Man & Called Racial Slur
In Fort Worth, a door-to-door salesman narrowly escaped injury when a homeowner shot at him during a routine sales visit. The salesman,...
Mar 7, 20241 min read


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
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