NewsNewsAn Advocacy Group for Black Women Is Suing Johnson & Johnson Over Its Talcum Powder ProductsThe recently filed lawsuit claims that the company specifically marketed the products to Black women without warning…ByJ.L. CookPublishedAugust 1, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentYes, Kenya Barris Pays Attention-ish to the -Ish Universe JokesBarris argues that no one questioned Norman Lear for doing a bunch of family shows.ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 23, 2021
NewsNewsMikayla Miller’s Death Ruled Suicide After Black Teen’s Body Found in Woods in MassachusettsThe death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller has officially been ruled a suicide. Mikayla’s body was found by a jogger in…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 19, 2021
NewsNewsN.C. Prosecutor Clears Cops Who Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Says Deadly Force Was 'Justified'The North Carolina district attorney investigating a police shooting cleared the sheriff’s deputies who shot and…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 18, 2021
NewsNewsOhio City Agrees to $10 Million Settlement for the Family of André HillI’m somewhat surprised that we still haven’t reached the point where legislators are pushing police reform. Even if…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 14, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFamilies of Black Men Killed by Cops Push for Serious ReformThe families of Black men killed by police spoke with White House officials and senators Thursday about the passage…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 30, 2021
NewsNewsAutopsy and Newly Released Video Shows Andrew Brown Died From 'Kill Shot' During Police AmbushAttorneys for a North Carolina man killed by police say an autopsy and newly obtained footage confirms that he was…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 27, 2021
NewsNews'Let's Be Clear; This Was an Execution': Family Incensed After Viewing 20-Second Snippet of N.C. Police Killing Andrew Brown Jr.“An execution” was the first response of one of the few people allowed to see a snippet of the video that showed the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 26, 2021
NewsNewsJacob Blake Sues Wisconsin Officer Who Shot and Paralyzed HimJacob Blake is taking legal action against the police officer who shot him in the back seven times last summer in…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 26, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBLM Global Network Foundation Meets With Michael Brown Chosen for Change to Hash Out 'Issues' Between BLM and Parents of Police Violence VictimsYou may have heard recently that there has been a fair amount of friction in anti-racism activist circles—much of…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 21, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBLM Los Angeles Co-Founder Appears to Respond to Criticism From Tamir Rice's Mother [Updated]Updated, 11:19 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 19, 2021: This story has been re-edited and restructured to reflect that…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 18, 2021
NewsNewsTamir Rice’s Mother Calls Out Tamika Mallory, Then Shaun King Wades In, Exposing More Fractures in the Movement Against Police BrutalityA speech made by Until Freedom founder Tamika Mallory during a performance at the Grammys on Sunday has set off yet…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 17, 2021
NewsNewsDerek Chauvin’s Lawyer Requests Delay of Trial After Announcement of $27 Million Settlement Awarded to George Floyd's FamilyThe murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is gearing up to be quite a…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 15, 2021
NewsNewsGeorge Floyd's Family Reaches Record $27 Million Settlement Agreement With MinneapolisThe family of George Floyd settled a civil lawsuit on Friday after the Minneapolis City Council approved what the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 12, 2021
NewsNews3rd-Degree Murder Charge Added to Case Against Derek ChauvinFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will face an additional charge during his trial in the killing of…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 11, 2021
NewsNewsJudge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd’s Family Members Can Be in Court; Other Stories Come Out About Cop’s Use of ForceThe presiding judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop captured on video kneeling on…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 3, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistory'By Means Fair or Foul': America's Conspiracy to Assassinate Black PowerThere is no such thing as “white people.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 25, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWoman Who Survived Police Shooting Vows to Keep Fighting for Slain Boyfriend: ‘Don’t Allow Them to Do This to Us’Less than a week ago, Tafara Williams saw her boyfriend and the father of her infant child shot dead in front of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 26, 2020
NewsNewsDaniel Cameron Deep in His Feelings Over Megan Thee Stallion's SNL Callout: It Was ‘Disgusting’It didn’t take long for the clip to go viral: Megan Thee Stallion performing on Saturday Night Live, flanked by…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 7, 2020
NewsNewsBreonna Taylor’s Family Calls for Kentucky Governor to Dump AG Daniel Cameron, Assign New Special Prosecutor to CaseDays after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron released 15 hours of audio from grand jury proceedings related…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 5, 2020