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Image for LA Elementary School Sued over Cotton Picking Project

LA Elementary School Sued over Cotton Picking Project

The teacher allegedly wanted the students to experience what enslaved people had to endure.

Image for Family of Stephon Clark to Receive $1.7 Million in Settlement

Family of Stephon Clark to Receive $1.7 Million in Settlement

This payment is in addition to the $2.4 million Sacramento paid to Clark’s two children in 2019.

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Five Georgia Officers Placed On Leave After One Is Caught Using N-Word

While serving a warrant, an officer allegedly said the racial slur and threw the resident's security camera in the bushes.

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Witness Alleges Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Were Showed At Awards Ceremony

Former paramedic Luella Weireter claims crash site photos were shown to other LA firefighters during awards gala cocktail hour.

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Criminal Justice

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Reproductive Justice

Black Pregnant Women Have Already Faced Criminalization. Without Roe It Will Get Worse

Jessica Washington

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Criminal Justice

Officer's son, 12, accidentally Shoots Mom Dead: A cautionary tale

Image for Eight Minority Officers Awarded $1.5 Million In Lawsuit Over Derek Chauvin Case

Criminal Justice

Eight Minority Officers Awarded $1.5 Million In Lawsuit Over Derek Chauvin Case

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Reproductive Justice

Nebraska Teen's Facebook Messages Used to Prosecute Her For Allegedly Having an Abortion

Jessica Washington

Legal

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Witness Alleges Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Were Showed At Awards Ceremony

Image for Family of Stephon Clark to Receive $1.7 Million in Settlement

Family of Stephon Clark to Receive $1.7 Million in Settlement

Image for R. Kelly’s Federal Trial on Charges of Child Pornography Starts in Chicago

R. Kelly’s Federal Trial on Charges of Child Pornography Starts in Chicago

Image for LA County Coroner Gives Jury Graphic Testimony of Kobe Bryant Crash Site

LA County Coroner Gives Jury Graphic Testimony of Kobe Bryant Crash Site

Law Enforcement

Image for Charlottesville's First Black Woman Police Chief Fired As Officers Refused to Comply

Law Enforcement

Charlottesville's First Black Woman Police Chief Fired As Officers Refused to Comply

Alexandra Jane

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Law Enforcement

Mixed Reactions Follow Bodycam Footage of Atlanta Officer Arresting Black Woman

Image for Video of Mississippi Officer Dragging Man by His Neck Sparks Investigation

Police Brutality

Video of Mississippi Officer Dragging Man by His Neck Sparks Investigation

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Law Enforcement

Officer Charged in Freddie Gray Case Gets a Promotion

Race Matters

Image for Public Outcry Grows for Woman Who Died Falling Out of A Moving Cop Car

Public Outcry Grows for Woman Who Died Falling Out of A Moving Cop Car

Alexandra Jane

Image for Tampons Are Expensive! New York Congresswomen Want to Do Something About It

Tampons Are Expensive! New York Congresswomen Want to Do Something About It

Jessica Washington

Image for Seattle ‘Karen’ Calls Cops on Black Man for Standing on His Own Property

Seattle ‘Karen’ Calls Cops on Black Man for Standing on His Own Property

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Outrage Against Chuck E. Cheese Mascot that Ignored 2-Year-Old Black Girl

Education

Image for LA Elementary School Sued over Cotton Picking Project

LA Elementary School Sued over Cotton Picking Project

Howard University Enters 20 Year Partnership With The Jordan Brand

Alexandra Jane

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1 in 4 Teachers Are Told Not to Talk About Race, Survey Finds

Image for Florida Teacher Resigns after His Black Heroes Pictures Are Taken Down

Florida Teacher Resigns after His Black Heroes Pictures Are Taken Down

Coronavirus

Image for Stacey Abrams Has Tested Positive For Covid-19

Stacey Abrams Has Tested Positive For Covid-19

Candace McDuffie

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President Joe Biden Has Covid-19

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FDA Approves Covid Vaccines For Young Children

Candace McDuffie

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White House Rolls Out Plan to Vaccinate the Youngest Americans Against COVID-19

Obituary

Image for Bill Russell Was the Biggest Basketball Player To Ever Live

Bill Russell Was the Biggest Basketball Player To Ever Live

Image for A Different World, The Matrix Star Mary Alice Dies at 85

A Different World, The Matrix Star Mary Alice Dies at 85

Stephanie Holland

Image for Former NFL Player And Jackson State Star Rashard Anderson Dies

Former NFL Player And Jackson State Star Rashard Anderson Dies

Image for Philadelphia's First Black Reporter, Trudy Haynes Has Died At 95

Philadelphia's First Black Reporter, Trudy Haynes Has Died At 95

Alexandra Jane

Opinion

Image for The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

The Constitution Was Literally Written By Slaveowners. Why Is America Obsessed With Upholding It?

Candace McDuffie

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Firearm Instructor Makes Racist Jokes About Black People & Guns

Adriano Contreras

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Everyone In Louisville Should Wear Breonna Taylor Gear to Brett Hankison's Trial

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Mississippi's Capital City Continues To Struggle With Aging Water System

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