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Policing Black People, Technically

A review of data from several cities suggests the gunshot detection system is an expensive flop, potentially exposing Black communities…
08.25.21
Georgia Gov. Kemp Visits Chatham County Health Department As First Covid Vaccinations Are Administered

Five Times Gov. Brian Kemp Failed Georgians

Georgia's governor recently made his case for a second term in a sit-down with the Associated Press, but his record…
08.25.21
#TheBlackBallot Alvin Bragg and Eric Adams with Al Sharpton at NAN HQ

Two Black Men Are Poised To Lead NYC

Alvin Bragg and Eric Adams joined Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network's Saturday rally, reflecting on their respective…
10.03.21
Palo Alto Officers Sue City Claiming Racial Justice Mural Discriminates Against Them

BLM Mural Discriminates Against Cops, Lawsuit Claims

A group of police officers in Palo Alto, California sued the city, claiming a Black Lives Matter mural featuring an…
10.03.21
#TheBlackBallot Attica Scott

KY Legislator Attica Scott Launches Bid For Congress

Attica Scott pledges to represent all corners of Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, prioritizing the needs of traditionally vulnerable communities.
10.03.21
Immigrants in Buffalo

Buffalo Mayor Starts Write-In Campaign After Primary Loss

After losing to political newcomer India Walton, Mayor Byron Brown refuses to cut his losses and move on.
10.03.21
Quintez Brown

Missing Louisville Activist's Family Seeks Community Help

At the urging of Brown's family, groups of volunteers have gone out into the community handing out flyers to alert…
10.03.21
Joel Caston

DC Inmate Wins Office In Historic Election

Elected during a special election, Caston becomes the first person to hold the seat of Ward 7 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner…
10.03.21
Gregory Martucci

Official Blasted For Calling VP Harris 'Street Walker'

A New Jersey school official apologized for a comment denigrating Vice President Kamala Harris weeks after it was posted and…
08.25.21
Police car lights

Black Man Wrongfully Detained After False 911 Call

After being wrongfully accused of pulling out a gun by a white driver, Steven Bomar wants police to take action…
08.25.21
Latta Plantation, Huntersville, North Carolina

Plantation With Juneteenth Event Honoring 'Massa' Closes

The Historic Latta Plantation In North Carolina plantation whose controversial Juneteenth event was sympathetic to slave owners without properly recognizing…
08.25.21
June 9, 2021, Chandler USD Governing Board Business Meeting

Critical Race Theory Used To Attack School Leader

A champion of equity in education, Lindsay Love planned to attend a conference for school board members in urban districts.…
08.25.21
Bust of York vandalized in Mt. Tabor Park, Portland, Oregon

Video Shows White Woman Defacing Monument To Slave

A white woman used spray paint to deface a monument in Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon, to York, a…
08.25.21
Mead High School students re-enacting George Floyd's murder

Principal Quits After Students' Photo Reenacting Floyd Murder

A high school principal in Colorado decided to quit weeks after a photo of several of her students re-enacting the…
08.25.21
tulsa race massacre Burning Buildings During Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

A Testament To Black Self-Determination

“Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre," a new documentary about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, tells the story of Greenwood…
08.26.21
Monument Marks Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921

Tulsa Massacre Centennial Group Abruptly Cancels Event

Just days ahead of a widely promoted commemorative event surrounding the Tulsa Race Massacre's 100-year anniversary, the Tulsa Race Commission…
10.03.21
Damon Weaver participates In Early Vote Canvass Kickoff on October 27, 2012 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/WireImage)

Student Journalist Damon Weaver Dies Unexpectedly

Damon Weaver, who gained prominence as a young student-journalist who landed high-profile interviews that included one with resident Barack Obama,…
10.03.21
President Trump Meets With Governors On Reopening Of America's Small Businesses

Oklahoma Gov. Booted From Tulsa Race Massacre Group

Ahead of an event marking the 100 years since the Tulsa race massacre, the group tasked with planning the centennial…
06.02.21
Smoke Rising from Destroyed Homes

MOVE Bombing Remains Not Destroyed, Were Kept Intact

Families of victims from the 1985 police bombing of Black liberation group MOVE's headquarters in Philadelphia learned remains previously thought…
08.26.21
President Trump Meets With Governors On Reopening Of America's Small Businesses

New Oklahoma Law Prevents Teaching Critical Race Theory

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1775, which relies on a distorted framing of Critical Race Theory to prevent…
08.26.21