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Criminal Justice, News, Social Justice

Biden Has Chance To Put First Black Woman On Supreme Court With Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger are potential candidates.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

January 26, 2022
News, Race Matters

Man in Connecticut Arrested and Charged After a Racist Tirade Over Wrong Smoothie Order

The man became enraged after peanuts were put in his son’s smoothie order that resulted in an allergic reaction

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

January 24, 2022
Amen Corner, Culture

Georgia Pastor and Wife Arrested for Holding 8 People Locked in Basement Against Their Will

Griffin Fire Department found eight people in the basement of Georgia Pastor Curtis Keith Bankston and his wife.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

January 24, 2022
Education, News

School District in Florida Cancels Professor’s Civil Rights Lecture Over Concerns of Critical Race Theory

Local administrators felt that the topic set off “red flags”

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

January 24, 2022
Culture, Race Matters

Japanese Americans Join The Struggle for Black Reparations

“One, it is the right thing to do; two, it is long overdue; and three, because we know it is possible.” Kathy Masaoka

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

January 15, 2022
Politics

Andrea Jenkins is the First Transgender Official in US History to Be President of a City Council

Black Jenkins is making history for a second time after 2017, when she was the first openly transgender person to be appointed to public office

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

January 13, 2022
Law Enforcement, News

Four Black Women Officers File Lawsuits Against Baltimore Police Department

The BPD isn’t the only police department facing charges as of late.

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

January 9, 2022
News, Obituary

Lawrence Brooks, Oldest WWII Veteran Dies At 112

Brooks returned home to a Jim Crow era South in , denied his GI Bill benefits.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

January 6, 2022
News, Obituary

Maxine McNair, Last Living Parent of Child Killed In 1963 Church Dies At 93

“We are going to miss her laughter and her humor. The family would appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.” her family said

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

January 5, 2022
Coronavirus, News

75 NFL Players (and Counting) Have COVID-19—and the NBA Isn’t Far Behind

Coronavirus outbreaks are kicking the NFL and NBA’s asses.

By

Jay Connor

Published

December 16, 2021