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  • Spoiler! This Police Interaction Ends on a Heartwarming Note

    A good apple from Pennsylvania happily assisted a Black teen ahead of his school dance.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 2, 2023
  • 5 Years Later and Still No Leads for Missing Black Postal Worker

    Kierra Coles’ disappearance has been classified as a cold case. Has the Chicago PD exhausted every resource?

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 2, 2023
  • Small Town Horror Story: The Kidnapping of Kobe Lee

    Immortalized in the film Taken From Me starring Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Salko’s kidnapping of his son Kobe Lee led to an international rescue chase.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    October 2, 2023
  • Plight of the Working Black Woman: Work, Cry, Die

    The desensitized reaction to the death of JoAnne Epps reflects society’s treatment of Black trauma.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 27, 2023
  • Party Guest Recalls Moment From Shocking Water Hose Incident

    Party Guest Recalls Moment From Shocking Water Hose Incident

    One of the 19 plaintiffs in the suit against a white man who hosed them down at a party speaks out.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 27, 2023
  • 3 Young Black Men Almost Lynched by Racist Westside Biker Gang

    Seventeen outlaws of Hell’s Angels were indicted in connection to the brutal, racist attack of three Black men.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 26, 2023
  • Are Government Officials to Blame for This Student’s Suspension?

    The Black student who was suspended twice for wearing his dreads to school is suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 26, 2023
  • Lousy AI Technology Got 5 Black Plaintiff’s Messed Up

    Five Black people filed lawsuits against police departments based on false identification using facial recognition technology.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 25, 2023
  • Black Family Receive Not So Warm Welcome With Threats From Racist Neighbor

    A Black mother and daughter moved into a new Portland apartment to be welcomed by a white neighbor threatening to kill them.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 23, 2023
  • Small Town Horror Story: The Mississippi Burning of Three Anti-Segregationists By The KKK

    During the 1964 Freedom Summer, three young men were arrested for speeding after visiting a burned Black church. When released, they were never seen again.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 23, 2023
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