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Jacob Blake Hopes to Walk Soon but Is Still Traumatized by 2020 Shooting
Jacob Blake speaks out a year after being shot by a Kenosha, Wis. police officer during a domestic dispute.
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Black Woman Walking Dog on the Beach Is Handled Aggressively by Chicago Cop
The officer is facing an investigation from the Citizen’s Office of Police Accountability.
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Texas House Advances Restrictive Voter Laws Despite Democrats’ Best Efforts to Stop It
Texas House Republicans are set to pass a final bill on Friday before it moves on to the Senate and then to Gov. Greg Abbott for signing.
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Lt. Michael Byrd on Shooting Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt: It Was a ‘Last Resort’
‘I know that day I saved countless lives,’ Byrd told NBC’s Lester Holt during his first interview since the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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California High School Cheerleaders Subjected to Monkey Noises, Racial Slurs During Football Game
Minority cheerleaders from Valley View High School suffered the abuse during a game with Temecula High School, according to a Valley View cheerleading coach.
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Picks State Sen. Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor
Brian Benjamin will be the second Black man in NY history to hold the title. Hochul is expected to formally announce his new role on Thursday.
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Court Upholds Dylann Roof’s Death Sentence
Federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence in the murder of nine Black people at a S.C. church in 2015.
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Poll: Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Whites
71 percent of Black people say they have received a vaccine versus 61 percent of whites.
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U.S. Army Sergeant Found Guilty of Assaulting Black Man
Jonathan Pentland was caught in a viral video harassing the man in a South Carolina neighborhood in April.
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Mississippi Officials Urge Residents Not to Treat COVID-19 With Meds Designed for Cows and Horses
Ivermectin isn’t meant to fight COVID-19, but some Mississippi residents are trying anyway.
