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No Charges for U.S. Marshals Task Force Members Who Shot Winston Smith Jr.
A witness in the car says that Smith pulled out his phone to record the confrontation with the U.S. Marshals when he was shot.
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Boston Youth Homelessness Organization Receives $2.5 Million Grant
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, a Boston nonprofit organization, says that homelessness is rising among Black and LGBTQ youth.
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California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School
Passing a one-semester course in ethnic studies will be a requirement for public high school students to graduate in 2030.
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Missouri County Approves Removal of Controversial Courthouse Murals Showing Attempted Lynching
The murals were installed in a Columbia, Mo., courthouse as part of a renovation project in the 1990s.
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New Hampshire Woman Accused of Telling 9-Year-Old Black Boy She Would ‘Kneel on His Neck’
Kristina Graper allegedly threatened the boy for accidentally breaking her son’s toy while they were playing in a neighborhood park.
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Maya Angelou Among 5 Women to Be Honored on New U.S. Coins
The coins are a part of the U.S Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, which will release coins honoring trailblazing women every year from 2022 to 2025.
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Black Man’s Murder Conviction Reversed After 20 Years on Death Row
The jury never heard that a witness, the victim’s neighbor, saw a white man running from the crime scene.
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One of the Nation’s Oldest Black Churches Uncovered in Williamsburg, Virginia
First Baptist Church was torn down to make space for a parking lot in 1956.
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Black Virginia Democrats Call Out Republican Opponents for Flyers Featuring Black Politicians Dangling From Ropes Like Puppets
Josh Cole and Alex Askew, two Black Virginia delegates, say the flyers are a racist dog whistle.
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‘Get Ya Black Asses Back to Work’: EEOC Sues Construction Company for Racism at a Tennessee Worksite
The suit accuses the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, which helped build a Google data center, of segregating work crews.
