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Advanced Placement African American Studies Course Approved By Virginia Department Of Education

Virginia students will have the opportunity to take the College Board’s Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after six...

Viral Video Shows Black Man Being Attacked By Several Police For Breaking Into His Own Car

Video footage has recently emerged depicting an incident in Detroit where several police officers forcibly apprehended an unidentified...

Los Angeles Residents Affected By 2021 Botched LAPD Fireworks Explosion Still Can't Come Home

Over two years have passed since a disastrous fireworks explosion due to Los Angeles Police Department negligence devastated a South...

Andrew Lester Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting Black Teenager Who Accidentally Went To Wrong House

Kansas City resident Andrew Lester will face charges in shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who had mistakenly entered his home. Lester...

Black High School Student In Texas Served In-School Suspension Over Twisted Dreadlocks

Darryl George, a Black high school student in Mont Belvieu, Texas, found himself facing a second in-school suspension over his hairstyle,...

Pre-Trial Fairness Act Makes Illinois The 1st To Abolish Cash Bail

A component of the SAFE-T Act called The Pre-Trial Fairness Act that abolishes cash bail has gone into effect in Illinois recently....

Former Missouri Cop Gets Five Years Probation For Shooting Fleeing Vehicle Several Times

In Clayton, Missouri, former police officer Matthew Schanz was sentenced to five years of probation following a shooting incident where...

Jury Rules Mississippi Officers Who Killed Ismael Lopez After Going Into Wrong House Were Justified

A Mississippi jury delivered a verdict in a civil lawsuit claiming that Southaven police officers Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze were...

U.S. Marshals Service Finds Way To Circumvent President Biden's Executive Order To Phase Out Private

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) found a new way to bypass President Biden's executive order to phase out private prisons and paying a...

Zoning Changes On Sapelo Island Threaten Georgia Slave Descendants In Georgia

Descendants of enslaved individuals on Georgia's Sapelo Island are fighting against zoning changes they believe favor wealthy buyers,...