Simone Biles Stands in Solidarity With Olympic Runner Semenya Caster After Controversial Ruling: ‘This Is Wrong on So Many Levels’Real recognizes real, and greatness knows who it holds company with. It’s no surprise, then, that champion gymnast…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Breonna Taylor’s Family Reaches $12 Million Settlement With City of Louisville [Updated]Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 15, 2020
More Places Are Naming Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Here’s How to Make That More Than Lip ServiceWhen Milwaukee County declared racism a public health crisis last year, the news didn’t make a lot of waves. ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Activists, Celebrities and Family Mark 6 Months Since Louisville Police Shot and Killed Breonna TaylorDays after a grand jury was empaneled to decide whether to investigate the police shooting of Breonna Taylor,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 14, 2020
South African Stores Toss TRESemmé Hair Products After Racist Ad Causes Massive Protest CampaignSouth African shops are pulling TRESemmé products off their shelves after widespread protests over an online ad…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 11, 2020
Family of Black Woman Who Died Attending a Slumber Party in Georgia Speaks Publicly for the First Time: ‘None of This Makes Sense’The family of Tamla Horsford, a 40-year-old mother of five, is speaking out for the first time about her mysterious…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 11, 2020
The 4 Minneapolis Cops Who Arrested George Floyd Are Scrambling to Throw Each Other Under the Bus for His DeathAll four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd are scheduled to appear in court…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 11, 2020
George Floyd’s Medical Data Breached Multiple Times by ‘a Number’ of Employees, Says FamilyIt wasn’t enough for Minneapolis police officers to kneel on George Floyd’s neck. In the months since, Floyd’s…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 10, 2020
South Carolina School Reels After 28-Year-Old Teacher Dies From COVID-19 Just One Week After Classes BeganA 28-year-old elementary school teacher in South Carolina has died of COVID-19 just a week after the start of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 10, 2020
With New Ruling Against Semenya Caster, Track and Field Upholds Restrictive Gender Norms Rooted in RacismSouth African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya experienced another setback in her years-long struggle to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 10, 2020
Families of Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin Thank Naomi Osaka for Centering Their Loved Ones at U.S. OpenAs with many prominent athletes this year, tennis star Naomi Osaka has felt compelled to use her platform to spread…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 9, 2020
The Boldness of Barbara Lee: Why the Congresswoman Is Still Pushing ‘Against the Odds’ for Systemic ChangeSay what you will about Barbara Lee, but one thing you can never accuse the California congresswoman of is backing…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, Commanding Officers Resign Following Accusations of a Cover-UpRochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary has resigned after a week of sustained protests over the March…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 8, 2020
Report on Fatal Police Shootings of Women Finds Black Women Disproportionately Killed by Law EnforcementSince 2015, nearly 250 women across America have been shot and killed by police. Despite comprising just 13 percent…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 8, 2020
WNBA Co-Owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Anti-BLM Remarks Were Disrupted by Protesters. Loeffler Probably Loved ThatIf you’re a Georgia Republican running for re-election, slamming Black Lives Matter is potent political currency.ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Delta Stands in Solidarity With Black Passenger After She Was Harassed on Flight by a Blue Lives KarenA Black woman harassed by a white passenger on her Delta flight to Washington, D.C., last week is singing the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Watch: NYPD Escorts Pro-Trump Protesters Into Car Moments Before It Plows Through a BLM March in Times Square [Corrected]In a scene that’s become all too familiar this year, a car rammed through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 4, 2020
Washington, D.C., Police Release Body Cam Footage Showing Officer Shooting a Black 18-Year-Old Within Seconds of Arriving on SceneAfter a night of protests, D.C. police have released body camera footage showing a D.C. police officer shooting…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Barbara Lee Unveil Historic Legislation Confronting Public Health Impact of Structural RacismSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) announced on Thursday…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Akon Says His Senegalese Smart-City Will Be a Safe Haven for African Americans. Some Locals Wonder If There’s Room for Them, TooAkon is plowing ahead with his plans to build the Pan-African, high-tech “Akon City” in Senegal, announcing at a…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 2, 2020