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Georgia Has More Schools Named After Confederate Leaders Than Any Other State In the U.S.
The Southern Poverty Law Center Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks says that many of the schools are in Black or non-white communities.
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Hate Crimes in the U.S. Have Reached a New High, FBI Reports
African Americans are the most targeted racial group by a wide margin, according to the FBI’s new annual hate crime statistics.
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D.C. Police Release Bodycam Video From Fatal Shooting of Antwan Gilmore
27-year-old Gilmore was asleep at an intersection when the police were called last Wednesday morning.
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White Father and Son Sentenced to Four Years for Hate Crimes Against 2 Black Teens
Wade and Lane Twiner were convicted of simple assault and malicious mischief, which were prosecuted as hate crimes after they targeted two Black teens on ATVs.
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Hurricane Ida: One Dead in Louisiana, More Than a Million Are Without Power in the Region
The storm touched down in Louisiana yesterday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and concerns about levees overtopping remain high.
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Florida Judge Rejects ‘Stand Your Ground Defense’ for White Man Accused of Threatening Black Teen Protestors With a Gun
Mark Bartlett says he pulled his gun and called the teens racial slurs because the group had surrounded his fiancée.
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‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington
58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and other organizers will march for voting rights.
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HBCUs Use Federal Funds to Cancel Students’ Debt
Eliminating Black students’ college debt can significantly narrow the racial wealth gap, and HBCUs are making plans to do just that.
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Newly Released Bodycam Video Catches Louisiana Trooper Violently Beating a Black Man With Flashlight
Federal investigators are looking into whether Louisiana State Police tried to cover up the graphic bodycam footage of Aaron Larry Bowman’s 2019 arrest.
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A Black Army Veteran Was Killed by Police. Now Family and Local Civil Rights Leaders Are Questioning Officers’ Response
Retired military officer Gulia Dale was killed by police outside of his home on July 4th during what his sister described as a mental health crisis.
