For Lawmakers, Protecting Black and Brown People from a Recession Hinges on Passing Rent Protection LegislationAs the coronavirus pandemic continues to pick apart black and brown communities at devastating rates, California…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 4, 2020
Video Shows NYPD Violently Arresting Bystander in 'Social Distancing' ArrestAs thousands of New Yorkers hit city parks this weekend to revel in warm spring weather, footage of the violent…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 4, 2020
Tara Reade Says She Feels 'Discounted' by Democratic Party in Wake of Joe Biden Sexual Assault AllegationsIn an interview published in BuzzFeed Thursday, former Senate staffer Tara Reade said she feels betrayed by the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 1, 2020
Joe Biden 'Categorically' Denies Former Staffer Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegations: 'This Never Happened'Former Vice President Joe Biden personally addressed allegations that he sexually assaulted a Senate aide for the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 1, 2020
Muslim Lawmakers to Host National Ramadan Celebration VirtuallyTo celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, lawmakers are hosting a virtual iftar next month to ensure American Muslims…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 30, 2020
Africans in China Say Police Have Told Them to Stop Sharing Stories About Racial Discrimination: ReportA Ugandan woman who filmed a racist encounter at a Guangdong, China 7-Eleven earlier this month says Chinese police…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 30, 2020
More Than 80% of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in Georgia Were Black, CDC ReportsAs Georgia gets set to reopen more non-essential business this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 30, 2020
D'ussé Palooza Severs Relationship With Host Chris Stylezz After Sexual Assault Allegations SurfaceD’ussé Palooza, the New York-based festival heralded by Forbes as “America’s Favorite House Party” is cutting ties…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 29, 2020
Tarana Burke, Stacey Abrams, Weigh In on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Joe BidenThis week, new reporting about Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who accused former Vice President Joe Biden of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 29, 2020
Stacey Abrams Makes Her Vice Presidential Goals Clear: 'Black Women Are the Strongest Part of the Democratic Party'For months, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has played coy on the topic of being someone’s…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 24, 2020
Tina Knowles-Lawson Questions Why Georgia Is Reopening Hair Salons Despite Ongoing Pandemic: ‘We Know What Time It Is’Tina Knowles-Lawson, patron saint of coordinated outfits and mom jokes, struck a serious note on her Instagram the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 24, 2020
Grounded: This Black-Owned Plant Subscription Business Hopes Its Greenery Can Give Us Some Peace of MindIf you’re lucky enough to have a bit of extra money to spend, you might be wrestling with what purchases to make.…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 24, 2020
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream...at Senator Mark Warner's Mayo Abomination of a SandwichIf we can find just one moment of national unity this week, let it be the collective scream we all let out as…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 23, 2020
Golfing While Black: Women Who Had the Cops Called on Them for Playing Too Slowly File Discrimination LawsuitTwo black women who had the cops called on them at a Pennsylvania golf course in 2018 for allegedly playing “too…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 23, 2020
New York Announces Maternal Health Task Force to Help Support Pregnant Parents Amid Coronavirus OutbreakOn Wednesday afternoon, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned that the coronavirus pandemic is “not gonna be over…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 22, 2020
New COVID-19 Model Predicts Failure to Reduce Jails Will Lead to Nearly 100,000 More Coronavirus DeathsSince the coronavirus became a global pandemic, predictive models have been an important—and hotly debated—tool to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 22, 2020
White People Continue to Stand Alone in Their Support of Trump, Survey ConfirmsAs part of their storied tradition of doing the absolute least when more is required of them, white people remain…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 21, 2020
5-Year-Old Girl Becomes Michigan's Youngest COVID DeathAt first, Ebbie and LaVondria Herbert thought their 5-year-old daughter Skylar had strep throat.ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 21, 2020
For Decades, Split-Jury Convictions Imprisoned and Silenced Black Defendants. The Supreme Court Finally Found Them UnconstitutionalIt’s a rule so common, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was law across the U.S.: that in order to be convicted by a…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 20, 2020
Michigan Man Completing a 44-Year Life Sentence Dies From Coronavirus Just Weeks Away From ReleaseEarlier this year, 60-year-old William Garrison had an important choice to make. Convicted to serve a lifetime in…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 20, 2020