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About Zack Linly

Zack Linly is a writer, journalist, poet and artist. Formerly a freelance writer for The Root, The Washington Post, HuffPost and other publications, he joined the iOne team in 2021 as a staff writer for NewsOne, Bossip, Hip Hop Wired, Cassius Life and MadameNoire, where he covers topics including politics, social justice and Black culture.

Nina Simone and Same Cooke are two Black artists who decided the message was more important than their commercial success.

U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered DHS to stop allowing states to use a centralized national database of citizens built for checking immigration status to screen their voter rolls.

Daphne Hawkins filed a civil lawsuit alleging her sons were subjected to racial harassment and a racist curriculum, among other things.

President Donald Trump has not been able to stop talking about the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial for the last few months.

The first round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran concluded Monday morning in Switzerland with both sides agreeing to "a road map" to reach a final deal within 60 days.

In Boston, two enterprising children who set up a lemonade stand in the city were victims of an armed robbery that was more like a smash-and-grab this week.

Senior U.S. officials dictated the 14 points of the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran to reporters over the phone.

Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen Kartier Wiley's mother, has released a video explaining of her side of what happened at the Senatobia, Mississippi Walmart.

Jeffrey Feigenbaum of Plainfield, Illinois, is charged with two counts of hate crime and one count each of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct.

There's a recent trend on social media in which content creators say the phrase "sit down" as a white mom, then a Black mom, then an Asian mom, then an Indian mom.

Kohen Kartier Wiley's June 14 death has caused protests to break out across the city of Senatobia, including at city hall on Tuesday.

Naturally, it was assumed that the burning of the cross was an act of racial hatred, as virtually everyone in the U.S. is aware of the historical significance of such a symbol of hate.