Mother Outraged After Indianapolis Police Officer Threatens to ‘Kill’ Black Teen in Viral Clip
Black Democrat Grills ICE Director on His Faith in God During Hearing — Here’s What Happened Next
Underground Railroad Safe House Found Inside Historical NYC Mansion
What Happened After an Atlanta Teen Was Shot in Her Own Home Minutes Before Her 18th Birthday
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Second Time’s the Charm: Officer Accused of Shooting in Breonna Taylor’s Apartment Returns to Trial
After a federal judge declared a mistrial, ex-Louisville officer Brett Hankison will be tried again.
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Family of Chicago Black Woman Found Dead in Hotel Freezer Reaches Settlement
In 2017, Kenneka Jenkins was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel.
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WTF? Are Lawyers Really Now Blaming Black Men for Their Own Deaths?
Manuel Ellis died after a violent confrontation with three Washington state police officers in March 2020, and the officers’ lawyer blames Ellis.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Slams Attacks on Claudine Gay as ‘Racist’
The 1619 creator defended the Harvard president, arguing that critiques leveled against her were thinly veiled attacks on DEI.
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What Happened to a 10-Year-Old Black Boy Arrested for Urinating in a Parking Lot?
The youth court just handed down a sentence to the third-grader.
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Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks on The Black Banking Crisis
The Root spoke with the LA Congresswoman about why Black Americans are “under-banked” and “unbanked,” what she’s doing about it, and what that even means.
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Why Tulsa Having A Permanent Black Woman Superintendent Is A Big Deal
The community of Tulsa, OK., has a complicated relationship with race. The appointment of Dr. Ebony Johnson marks an important inflection point.