Howard Provided $2 Million To Digitize Major Collection of Black Newspaper ArchivesOnce the project is completed, the archive will be "the largest, most diverse, and the world’s most accessible Black…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Michigan Men's Basketball Coach Juwan Howard Fined, Suspended For Rest of SeasonWisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000, but not suspended for his part in the altercation.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Foundation To Honor John Lewis and His Wife, Lillian Miles, Announced On His BirthdayThe foundation also announced a gala to take place on May 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 22, 2022
The U.S. Will Increase Vaccination Support To 11 African CountriesCountries such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Nigeria, and more will receive “increased U.S. government engagement…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
New Jersey Will Soon Send 168K Notices To Replace Lead Pipes At PropertiesAfter Vice President Kamala Harris' visit last week, the Garden State continues to ramp up efforts to prioritize…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Judge Will Dismiss Arkansas Redistricting Case Unless DOJ Joins As PlaintiffU.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky has given the Department of Justice a five-day deadline before dismissalByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Democrats Call On Biden Administration To Address Treatment of Black MigrantsLawmakers point to amending the use of Title 42 and comprehensive reviews of the immigration system as solutions.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott Points To Election Officials Misinterpreting Voting Rights Law For Mail-In Ballot IssuesSenate Bill 1 is leading to a lot of confusion for the March 1st primary, but spokesperson says officials need to…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams Says Vaccination Rule Keeping Kyrie Irving From Playing In Barclays Is 'Unfair,' Reluctant To Change It“I am really, really leery about sending the wrong message," the mayor says about changing the NYC vaccination…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
VP Kamala Harris Highlights Newark's Progress of Lead Pipe Removal In A Visit To New JerseyVice President Harris took part in a roundtable as a part of her "road show" to draw attention to lead replacement…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 14, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi States 'Defund the Police' is not the Policy of the Democratic Party [Updated]“Community safety to protect and defend in every way is our oath of office," says PelosiByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Witness In George Floyd Arrest Had "Gut Feeling" Something Was Wrong At The Scene“I instantly knew that he was in distress,” Alyssa Funari said in her testimony in court.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court RulingsThe "Insular Cases" stated that people living in U.S. territories do not possess the same rights under the U.S.…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 13, 2022
Updated: 16-Year Old Teen Charged After Several Predominantly Black Schools Receive Bomb Threats In D.C.At least seven of the eight schools targeted have a predominantly Black student population.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis's Redistricting RequestThe court states that Desantis's request on the constitutionality of a Black district is too complicated to answer…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 11, 2022
James Harden and Ben Simmons Switch Teams In a Nets-Sixers Trade Deadline BlockbusterWho won the trade? We take a look at the biggest swap of the NBA seasons.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Updated: Legal Experts Find Pamela Moses Sentencing In Memphis Voting Case 'Excessive'Lack of education on voting rights laws and race within the criminal justice system are thought to be factored in…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Dave Chappelle Threatens To Pull Investments From Small City If Affordable Housing Project Goes ForwardDue to a 2-2 Yellow Springs council vote, the affordable housing project will not be built.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 10, 2022
12-Year Old Black Swimmer Nearly Disqualified In Wisconsin For Wearing "Black Lives Matter" SwimsuitThe official incorrectly stated the swimsuit went against USA Swimming’s policy of no political language and was…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
In Health Care Jobs, Black Women Face Major Structural Racism BarriersBlack women are the most widely represented group in their field, yet they're concentrated in its lowest-wage and…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 9, 2022