Chicago Police Pull Over Black Drivers 7 Times More Than White Drivers, Study SaysBlack people make up 30 percent of Chicago’s population but are more than half of the drivers stopped by police.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Virginia Supreme Court Rules Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond Can Be RemovedThe statue was the subject of protests in the state capital last summer, and it's been a battle to remove it.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 2, 2021
FEMA Revamps Strict Policy That Prevented Many Black Families From Receiving Disaster AidFEMA relied on records like deeds and wills, but many Black families in the South inherited their homes.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Video in Alvin Motley CaseDefense argued that releasing video could make it harder to find an unbiased jury in a trial for the security guard…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Department of Racial ProfilingTwo protesters and a Versace executive say they were victims of Beverly Hills Police racially profiling them in a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Texas High School’s First Black Principal Suspended Because White Parents Say He Promotes Critical Race TheoryParents accused James Whitfield of teaching CRT and making up systemic racism. They even reported his pictures of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Launches Probe Into Brutal Arrest of Black ManPernell Harris was taken to the hospital from jail after at least seven officers allegedly brought him to the ground…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 31, 2021
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…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 31, 2021
Hate Crimes in the U.S. Have Reached a New High, FBI ReportsAfrican Americans are the most targeted racial group by a wide margin, according to the FBI’s new annual hate crime…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 31, 2021
D.C. Police Release Bodycam Video From Fatal Shooting of Antwan Gilmore27-year-old Gilmore was asleep at an intersection when the police were called last Wednesday morning.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 30, 2021
White Father and Son Sentenced to Four Years for Hate Crimes Against 2 Black TeensWade and Lane Twiner were convicted of simple assault and malicious mischief, which were prosecuted as hate crimes…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida: One Dead in Louisiana, More Than a Million Are Without Power in the RegionThe storm touched down in Louisiana yesterday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and concerns about…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 30, 2021
Florida Judge Rejects 'Stand Your Ground Defense' for White Man Accused of Threatening Black Teen Protestors With a GunMark Bartlett says he pulled his gun and called the teens racial slurs because the group had surrounded his fiancée.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
HBCUs Use Federal Funds to Cancel Students’ DebtEliminating Black students’ college debt can significantly narrow the racial wealth gap, and HBCUs are making plans…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
Newly Released Bodycam Video Catches Louisiana Trooper Violently Beating a Black Man With FlashlightFederal investigators are looking into whether Louisiana State Police tried to cover up the graphic bodycam footage…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 26, 2021
A Black Army Veteran Was Killed by Police. Now Family and Local Civil Rights Leaders Are Questioning Officers’ ResponseRetired military officer Gulia Dale was killed by police outside of his home on July 4th during what his sister…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 26, 2021
7 Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Allies, and Members of Pro-Trump Extremist Groups for Jan. 6 InsurrectionThe lawsuit alleges that Trump, Roger Stone, Ali Alexander and certain right-wing extremists violated the Ku Klux…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 26, 2021
Proud Boys Leader Sentenced for Burning Black Lives Matter FlagThe leader of the Proud Boys, Henry Tarrio, also known as Enrique to his followers, is going to jail for 155 days.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 25, 2021
House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill, But It Will Face a Tough Fight in the SenateThe John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act looks to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was struck…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 25, 2021