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From calling for the police to be funded to making fleeting references to issues that disproportionately affect Black people, the president's speech left much to be desired.
31-year-old Walter Hutchins was shot and killed last in Houston, Texas, by bounty hunters attempting to execute a warrant. Surveillance video posted to Instagram by famed Houston Music Executive J Prince has many people saying Hutchins was ambushed by plainclothes authorities in unmarked cars.
Joseph "JoJo" Burgess, a steelworker from suburban Pittsburgh, was invited to sit in Jill Biden's viewing box during the 2022 State of the Union address. President Biden will likely reference Burgess in reference to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Infamous former Baylor University football coach Art Briles quickly resigned as offensive coordinator at Grambling State after intense backlash from the HBCU community. Briles was fired after a wide-ranging sexual assault scandal at Baylor.
Miya "Soho Karen" Ponsetto has struck a plea deal that will allow her to avoid jail time for attacking Keyon Harrold Jr. as long as she can “live a law-abiding life” for the next two years.
The House's lopsided 42-3 historic passage of an anti-lynching bill named for Emmett Till was opposed by Texas Rep. Chip Roy, who has previously called the racist vigilante act "a metaphor for justice.”
Maryland native and former NCAA basketball player Maurice Creek is not quite home, but he is finally out of Ukraine.
On Feb. 24, Breonna's mother, Tamika Palmer, wore a red and black letterman-style jacket that had Taylor’s face embroidered on the front and the phrase "Say Her Name" patched in bold letters on the back.
The U.S. Senate has received the historic nomination for Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as calls grow louder for the confirmation process to be expedited.
Ahead of the 2022 midterm election, the organization hopes to capture a representative snapshot of the values, opinions and issues facing Black communities.
The Chicago-based nonprofit The Healing is creating safe spaces for Black men to practice mindfulness through yoga.
Newly appointed Dr. Dietra Trent has begun her tenure as the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
