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Black People Disproportionately Died of COVID-19 Last Year, Study Says
The study concludes that the last 20 years of effort to close the mortality rate gap between Black and white people are erased by the past year of the pandemic.
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Murders of Black Women and Girls on the Rise, According to FBI Report
The rise in the murder rate has been affecting Black women and girls since before the pandemic, but now it’s hard to ignore.
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Grand Rapids, Mich., Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
The resolution cites studies that have linked racism to negative health outcomes in people of color.
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N.C. School Board Passes Strict Policy on Critical Race Theory After Threat to Cut Funding
The Johnston County school board updated its policies to restrict how teachers speak about race, civil disobedience and America’s founders.
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Maine Student Stages Walkout After Her Anti-Racism Art Is Removed From School Library
The administration said the student’s controversial painting was removed because the librarian did not get permission to display it.
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Texas Pardons Board Recommends Posthumous Pardon for George Floyd in Drug Conviction
Former officer Gerald Goines, who was caught manufacturing confidential informants in a 2004 sting operation, arrested George Floyd for selling crack cocaine.
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Family’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Police Shooting of Eric Logan Dismissed
Former South Bend, Ind., Police Sgt. Ryan O’Neill did not have his body camera or dashcam on, making his account of the shooting the only one we have.
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NYC Statue of George Floyd Vandalized Again in New Location
An unidentified man doused the statue of George Floyd with paint, making this the second time the monument has been vandalized.
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Lawsuit Claims Black Air Force Base Worker Was Called Racial Slurs at Work
A suit claims that a supervisor told Bryan Wheels to be quiet about the racial harassment.
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Charlotte, N.C., Police Are More Likely to Pull Over Black Drivers, Report Says
The report found that Black drivers are more likely to be arrested and experience use-of-force during traffic stops.
