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  • Akron Recognizes Jayland Walker’s Funeral as Citywide Day of Mourning

    City officials also plan to address the days of unrest in response to Walker’s killing.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 13, 2022
  • Longest Serving Black Elected Official Says Jan 6. is History Repeated

    Longest Serving Black Elected Official Says Jan 6. is History Repeated

    Rep. Bennie Thompson compared the horrors of the Jim Crow South to the actions of the Capitol rioters.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 12, 2022
  • Lynching Display at Las Vegas Mall Draws Protest

    The National Action Network has called for a public apology from the curator of the display.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 12, 2022
  • The Evolution of Brittney Griner: A Basketball Star Turned Political Prisoner

    Brittney Griner is one of the the WNBA’s most valuable players and there’s no telling when we’ll see her play next.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 12, 2022
  • Detroit to Reform Cash Bail Targeting Poor Black People

    Detroit to Reform Cash Bail Targeting Poor Black People

    According to the new rules on determining bail, the amount may be reduced or withdrawn if deemed unaffordable.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 12, 2022
  • Jayland Walker Family and Legal Team Address Protests and Police Clash

    Jayland Walker Family and Legal Team Address Protests and Police Clash

    They called for the city to allow protestors to gather and cease the violence against demonstrators by police.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 11, 2022
  • Black Man Forced to Cut his Dreadlocks Sues a Kentucky State Prison

    Black Man Forced to Cut his Dreadlocks Sues a Kentucky State Prison

    It seems hair discrimination goes beyond the workplace and schools.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 11, 2022
  • White Man Makes Over 100 Racist Threats and Gets Only 4 Months in Prison on Hate Crime Charge

    Do they think he’ll come out of prison an anti-racist?

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 11, 2022
  • Black Man Paralyzed in Police Van to File Civil Rights Suit

    Black Man Paralyzed in Police Van to File Civil Rights Suit

    The Justice Department has also taken interest in the case.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 11, 2022
  • White Mass Shooters who police Allowed to Live to See Another Day. Part 2

    To discuss further how Black crime suspects are treated differently, let’s look at how mass shooters like Peyton Gendron or Dylann Roof lived to see trial.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 8, 2022
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