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  • Ohio Men Plead Guilty to Beating of Black Man in Hate Crime 

    An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime after beating up a black man he did not know in the street earlier this year, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. On May 18 in Toledo, Ohio, Robert Paschalis and co-defendant Charles Butler drove past the victim in a GMC truck decorated with a small…

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  • Parents File Complaint After Teacher's Racially Charged Explanation of Equality 

    The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged explanation in class, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident occurred at the Sutter Middle School and was prompted by a question from one of the students. “One of the kids raised their hand and asked the teacher…

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  • Oldest Member of the Tuskegee Airmen Dies in Fla. at 101

    The oldest surviving member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, Willie N. Rogers, died Friday in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 101, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the report, Rogers died of complications from a stroke. Rogers was a member of the renowned all-black Tuskegee Airmen, with whom he…

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  • Ala. Cop Fired After Facebook Posts Reference Slavery, Michelle Obama

    A Talladega, Ala., police officer was fired after racist posts, apparently from his Facebook page, surfaced on social media earlier this week, Talladega City Manager Patrick Bryant confirmed earlier this week, the Daily Home reports. Another one bites the dust. Officer Joel Husk reportedly shared posts from the Last American Patriots and from Donald Trump,…

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  • Mom Eyed After Kicking Out Son Who Voted for Trump in Elementary School Election

    A Houston mother is under investigation after posting a video showing her kicking out her young son because he voted for Donald Trump during a mock election at his elementary school, KHOU reports. The video went viral, with commenters criticizing the mother for her actions and saying she should be in jail. “I can’t believe…

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  • Wooden Placard Declaring 'The KKK Wants You!' Found at Minn. High School

    A small wooden placard with a message referencing the Ku Klux Klan was found this week in a basement classroom of the Irondale High School in Minnesota, KSTP reports. The placard, approximately the size of a Post-it note, had “The KKK wants you!” written on it, along with the image of a Klansman. A school…

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  • Calif. Teen Overcomes Life of Abuse, Homelessness to Become an Honor Student 

    Elexis Webster is a 17-year-old high school junior for whom a GPA above 4.0 is considered the norm. But Elexis acknowledges that from the outside looking in, “many wouldn’t expect me to have such a rough life,” as she wrote in her application to Student Rising Above, a comprehensive year-round program that provides college-readiness support,…

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  • Missing Son of Mich. Rep. John Conyers Found Safe

    Carl Conyers, the missing son of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), has been found safe and sound, KHOU-TV reports. The 21-year-old’s mother, Monica Conyers, confirmed that her son was alive and safe and back with her Friday morning, the report notes. Monica Conyers said that she got a call overnight from police at the school her son…

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  • Students Walk Out of Mo. High School Following Racist Incidents 

    Editors note: This post contains social media images that some may find offensive.  Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Mo., walked out of class Wednesday to protest recent racist incidents that they say school administrators are not taking seriously, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The students assembled outside the school after noon,…

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  • Philando Castile's Family, Girlfriend Speak Out After Cop Is Charged With Manslaughter 

    Philando Castile’s family and loved ones are expressing relief that the Minnesota officer who shot and killed the beloved school cafeteria worker will be facing charges. In addition, according to KARE-TV, Castile’s family are in full support of the decision to charge St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez with manslaughter in Castile’s death instead…

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