Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced on Tuesday his company’s plan to invest $300 million to improve diversity in the technology industry. The move comes after a year-long campaign waged by Rev. Jesse Jackson and other activists who demanded Silicon Valley diversify their workforces to include more minorities and women. Krzanich has set an aggressive goal of […]
A special election investigation by Al Jazeera America and journalist Greg Palast uncovered a series of Republican lead anti-voter fraud actions that may be targeting millions of minorities. Republican officials in 27 states have launched a massive new campaign against voter fraud, using a computer name-matching system to claim that over 3 million citizens voted […]
This past August,West Bladen High School football player, Lennon Lacy was found dead hanging from a swing set in a trailer park just hours before the season’s first football game. Local area police ruled his cause of death a suicide, but Lacy’s parents don’t accept that claim. Lacy’s family says his body showed signs of him being beaten. […]
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