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The five ex-Memphis officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death have all pleaded not guilty
At their first court appearance in Memphis, the five former police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man...
Feb 24, 20232 min read


An Oklahoma lawmaker's bill might give some women who were incarcerated for abuse a second chance
There are thousands of mothers in women's prisons around the country who have been arrested because of domestic violence. An...
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Black Colorado ranchers who have been terrorized by racist locals arrested after filing complaint
With the NAACP's assistance, a farming couple in Colorado is being released from jail after they claimed continuous racial harassment...
Feb 22, 20231 min read


Black Army Vet Says Same Memphis Cops Beat Him Days Before Killing Tyre Nichols
During a visit to his cousin outside an apartment complex in Memphis, Tennessee, on the evening of Jan. 4, a Black army veteran named...
Feb 21, 20232 min read


The Cleveland Police Department's response to kids in crisis is marked by disparities in footage
In an investigation conducted by The Marshall Project - Cleveland and Eye on Ohio, it was found that the Cleveland Division of Police...
Feb 17, 20232 min read


An unserved 1955 arrest warrant has prompted Emmett Till's family to seek Carolyn Bryant's arrest.
The family of Emmett Till is seeking to enforce an arrest warrant that was issued in 1955 for a white woman involved in the kidnapping...
Feb 16, 20232 min read


“It reminds me of apartheid”: Segregated judicial system and more police for America's Blackest city
Jackson, a city in which 82.6% of its 156,803 population are Black, will soon have a separate court system and a police force that is...
Feb 15, 20232 min read


Police killed a man who they thought was a burglar as he cleaned out his late grandmother's home
A man in Ohio was shot by police after they thought he was a burglar, but his family said he was only cleaning out his late grandmother's...
Feb 14, 20232 min read


LAPD, backed by well-funded police lobbyists, wants to use robot dogs
In recent weeks, the Los Angeles Police Department has been promoting a plan to deploy dog-like robots in numerous communities,...
Feb 13, 20232 min read


Republican Women’s Club subjected diners to Breonna Taylor shooting video in a Kentucky restaurant
According to NBC News, the Republican Women's Club of South Central Kentucky held an event at a restaurant with John Mattingly as its...
Feb 11, 20231 min read


Morehouse College class will teach Black history in the metaverse
Morehouse College professor Ovell Hamilton will guide students this spring in the first-ever course that teaches Black history entirely...
Feb 11, 20232 min read


D.C. entrepreneur Angel Gregorio dedicates new strip mall to Black-owned businesses
This is amazing. After D.C. entrepreneur Angel Gregorio opened her specialty spice shop, the Spice Suite, she created a retail community...
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Black Folks Are More Likely To Die From Uterine, Prostate, And Breast Cancer New Study Shows
In a new report from the American Cancer Society, Black men and women are more likely than other races to die from uterine, breast, and...
Feb 10, 20232 min read


The tragic and racist rates of First Nations incarceration and prison deaths in Australia
This past Christmas, two Aboriginal people died in custody in Western Australia, prompting calls for urgent action from state and federal...
Feb 10, 20231 min read


A lawsuit accuses a San Diego city clerk of discrimination; no Black person promoted since 2011
In a lawsuit against San Diego and its recently retired city clerk Elizabeth Maland, an attorney alleges long-standing discrimination in...
Feb 10, 20231 min read


‘This is no way to live’: Mississippians struggle with another water crisis
“It seems like you have to be without it longer every time." Jackson's 150,000 residents are becoming increasingly familiar with water...
Feb 8, 20232 min read


“The scars of my people’s feet from Dutch enslavement are still bawling pus"
It was Elis Juliana, a poet, artist, and intellectual from Curaçao who once said, “The scars of my people’s feet from Dutch enslavement...
Feb 7, 20232 min read


The University of Missouri Administration has decided not to expel a student for racist Snapchat
A white student at the University of Missouri who made a racist joke about killing African-Americans will not be reprimanded or punished...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Astrophysicist Natalie Gosnell says the field is paralyzed by “systemic racism and white supremacy”
Academia is plagued by rampant white supremacy, but some scientists are putting forth the effort to call out the racism that has shaped...
Feb 4, 20232 min read


DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities
To ensure they "wither on the vine" without funding, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday his intention to ban state universities...
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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