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Oregon Airbnb is Using Anti-Racist Experiment to prevent Black Guests from Facing Discrimination.

As a test for the next two years, Airbnb hosts will only see the initials of prospective guests

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

January 5, 2022
News, Race Matters

Woman Arrested For Alleged Assault On Delta Airlines Flight Made Rosa Parks Remark, Court Documents State

"What am I, Rosa Parks?" was the alleged statement that set everything off

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

December 29, 2021
News

Google Under Fire For Mistreatment of Black Women Workers

The company also labels African American employees, and other workers of color as “Black+”

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

December 26, 2021
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

‘It Just Went Chaotic’: A Weeping Kim Potter Takes the Stand

Former Minnesota officer Kim Potter spared no tears while performing her testimony before a mostly white jury.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

December 18, 2021
News, Race Matters

Students at Oregon High School Walk Out of Classrooms After Racist TikTok Made Its Way Around the School

A female student at an Oregon high school made a TikTok using racial slurs towards, Black, Asian and Latino people

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 8, 2021
Culture, Race Matters

The Social Justice Movement Has Inspired Black Entrepreneurship to Rise

We are seeing a rise in Black ownership since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 8, 2021
Entertainment, Television

Yamiche Alcindor Joins NBC News

Award winning journalist Yamiche Alcindor will join NBC News’ Washington team, covering President Biden, intersection of race and politics.

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

December 7, 2021
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

GoFundMe Stops Fundraisers For Man Convicted in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

William R. Bryan, the man who recorded the murder of Arbery, has supporters trying to raise money for his appeal

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

December 2, 2021
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

‘Groveland Four,’ Black Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape in 1949, Exonerated 72 Years Later

Nearly seven decades later, the four men who were accused of kidnap and rape have now had their case dismissed

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

November 25, 2021
Criminal Justice

Defense Lawyer in Ahmaud Arbery Trial Sees Rev. Al Sharpton and Says No More Black Pastors in Courtroom

First of all, attorney Kevin Gough didn’t even notice Sharpton in the back row with a face mask on until after the court adjourned.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

November 12, 2021