Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris' Top Aide, To Depart White HouseSanders’ expected departure is the second high profile exit from the VP’s office to make headlines in recent weeks.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 2, 2021
On World AIDS Day, National Black Justice Coalition Hosts Inspiring Twitter CampaignUsing the hashtag, #MyFirstHIVTweet, the National Black Justice Coalition seeks to create a safe spaceByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Rep. Ilhan Omar Plays Disturbing Voicemail Death Threat During Conference“We know what you are. You're a f---ing traitor. You will not live much longer," the voice said.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Andre Dickens Is the Next Mayor of AtlantaAndre Dickens beat Felicia Moore in a runoff election to become the 61st mayor of Atlanta.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 1, 2021
New Courses About Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Have Made It Into College CurriculumsThis semester, some students are learning about the man Martin Luther King Jr. called “the greatest preacher to ever…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Botswana Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Decision To Decriminalize HomosexualityBefore the decision, homosexuality was punishable by up to seven years in jail.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Felicia Moore and Andre Dickens Face Off in Atlanta Mayoral RunoffCurrent City Council President Felicia Moore and fellow city council member Andre Dickens are pushing for voters to…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Strict Georgia Voting Law Drives Absentee Request RejectionsOver half of the absentee ballot applications were tossed out thanks to just one of the requirements of Senate Bill…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 29, 2021
Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 29, 2021
City Council Issues Apology for Racist Displacement of Thriving Blues CityThe Hayward City Council passed a resolution to apologize to and acknowledge the residents and descendants of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 29, 2021
Jury Finds White Supremacists Liable for $26 Million in Damages at Unite the Right RallyThe jury also found the organizers to be guilty of state conspiracy claims in the violent 2017 rally over a Gen.…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 24, 2021
Mother of Texas Student Caught on Video Hitting Teacher Says Her Daughter Is AutisticAfter hitting the teacher, the student called her mother, Brittany Evans, using the teacher's classroom landline.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 24, 2021
Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation in Honor of Late Rep. John LewisOne of the world's most well known billionaires took a break from space travel to donate a large chunk of change.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 24, 2021
Trial for Black Teen Caught on Camera in Brutal Arrest With Ocean City Police BeginsViral videos of brutal arrests of Black teens in Ocean City, Maryland sparked calls for reform. The trial for one of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 24, 2021
Rittenhouse Verdict Has Turned Eyes On the Case of Chrystul KizerIn the case of a Black teen Kenosha, Wisconsin teen, supporters are waiting to see if her self-defense claim will…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 23, 2021
Closing Statements Heard in Ahmaud Arbery Trial, Jury Set To DeliberateWhile the defense attempted to criminalize Arbery and portray the three men accused of killing him as concerned…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 23, 2021
Frustrations Rise While US Border Patrol Agents Seen On Horseback Are Finally QuestionedBack in September, photos of agents on horseback chasing migrants away at the border with whips sparked public…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 12, 2021
Defense Lawyer in Ahmaud Arbery Trial Sees Rev. Al Sharpton and Says No More Black Pastors in CourtroomFirst of all, attorney Kevin Gough didn’t even notice Sharpton in the back row with a face mask on until after the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 12, 2021
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s Last Apartheid President Who Freed Nelson Mandela, Dies At 85In the final years of his life, the former South African president made many conflicting comments about ending…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 11, 2021
Democrat Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Help Black WWII Veterans and Their Families Get Denied GI Bill BenefitsWhen Black World War II veterans returned home, racism and discrimination stopped them from equal access to…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 11, 2021