Kentucky Attorney General Denies Breonna Taylor Announcement Is Forthcoming: ‘The Investigation Remains Ongoing’Five months have passed since Louisville Metro Police ambushed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home, shooting and…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 25, 2020
Protests, Chaos in Kenosha Following Police Shooting of Jacob Blake; Father Says Blake Is Paralyzed From Waist DownAs 29-year-old Jacob Blake lay in an intensive-care unit Monday night, protesters took to the streets around the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 25, 2020
'A Beautiful Life': Vanity Fair Unveils Breonna Taylor Cover for Justice-Themed September IssueVanity Fair revealed the cover of its special September issue on Monday morning, unveiling a portrait of 26-year-old…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 24, 2020
Wisconsin Officers Shoot Black Man Multiple Times in the Back; Curfew Imposed as Police Clash With ProtestersProtests broke out across Kenosha, Wis., Sunday night after police officers shot a Black man at least seven times in…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 24, 2020
City of Tulsa Will Remove BLM Mural After Local Republican Party Chairman Asks to Paint Pro-Police MessageThe city of Tulsa has ordered that a Black Lives Matter mural, painted on a street in the district where the Black…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 31, 2020
St. Louis County Prosecutor, Who Campaigned on Criminal Justice Reform, Will Not Charge Darren Wilson in Mike Brown’s DeathWesley Bell, St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, announced Thursday that his office would not bring charges against…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 31, 2020
Confederate Dunce: Alabama Lawmaker Who Honored KKK Grand Wizard Instead of John Lewis Resigns—as PastorIt takes a staunch commitment to racist foolishness to celebrate the life of a Confederate general and Klan…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 30, 2020
Oprah Magazine Pays Tribute to Breonna Taylor With Solo Cover: ‘We Can’t Be Silent.’For the past 20 years, the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine has served as a glossy, aspirational testimonial to the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 30, 2020
Black Women Would Earn Nearly $1 Million More Over Their Lifetimes If They Were Paid the Same as White MenFor anyone familiar with the racial or gender pay gaps, it ought to be a familiar statistic: a typical Black woman…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 30, 2020
NYPD Uses Unmarked Van to Grab Protester Off the Street: ‘It Was Like a Kidnapping’ [UPDATED]New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had to answer for the NYPD again on Wednesday morning, after a viral video showed…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 29, 2020
‘Mind the Gap’: A 20-Year-Old Black Medical Student Is Writing a Guide Illustrating How Common Medical Symptoms Appear on Dark SkinA Zimbabwe-born medical student living in London is filling in an important blind spot in the medical community:…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 28, 2020
After Two Years of ‘Relentless’ Community Organizing, St. Louis’ Oldest and Most Notorious Jail Is ClosingFor more than a century, no other institution in St. Louis spoke to the criminalization of the poor and marginalized…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 28, 2020
Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Traumatic Shooting Incident: ‘The Worst Experience of My Life’In an emotional Instagram Live on Monday, Megan Thee Stallion spoke at length about the July 12th shooting that…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 27, 2020
ProPublica Publishes Database Containing Thousands of Police Misconduct Complaints After Federal Judge Blocked Their ReleaseIn the weeks following the first Black Lives Matter uprisings, criminal justice reform advocates scored several…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 27, 2020
History of Medical Abuse, Neglect Pose Challenges for Researchers Seeking Black Participants in Coronavirus Vaccine TrialsIt’s no secret by now that the coronavirus has had its most outsized impact on marginalized communities: Throughout…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 27, 2020
‘A New Era’: Serena Williams and Her Daughter Among Team of Stars Backing L.A.’s New Professional Women’s Soccer TeamAs part of a push to elevate professional women’s soccer in the U.S., Serena Williams and her two-year-old daughter…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 24, 2020
A Majority of Americans Support Black Lives Matter, but Are Divided on the Policy Changes the Movement Has ChampionedAmericans agree that racism in the criminal justice system is a problem. Where they’re still divided is how to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 24, 2020
Chicago Temporarily Removes Columbus Statues, Paving the Way for Increased Law Enforcement in Black NeighborhoodsChicago said arrivederci to its Christopher Columbus statues in the early hours of Friday morning, in response to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 24, 2020
Democratic Congresswomen Deliver Powerful Remarks in Response to Sexist, Abusive Comments Targeting Alexandria Ocasio-CortezCongresswomen Barbara Lee (D-Tex.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) were among those who gave rousing speeches on the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 23, 2020