D.C. Council approves money to study reparations for Black residents
D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (I-At Large) introduced legislation to create a task force aimed at studying how reparations...
Corporate America hired more Black workers and then stopped.
Progress for Black employees at major U.S. corporations has stagnated. The proportion of Black workers in the S&P 100 workforce...
Redistricting cases that could impact the 2026 midterms
Though the 2024 election has concluded, many ongoing redistricting cases could still significantly influence voting rights across various states. While...
Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Dec 21, 2024 Story by: Publisher DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — With a storm brewing, Jake Jones, an inmate serving a...
A brief history on the US Interstate Highways
President Biden has unveiled a transformative $2 trillion infrastructure plan that seeks to repair America's crumbling infrastructure while tackling systemic...
The Michigan Legislature fails to act, delivers a devastating blow to Voting Rights
The Michigan legislature’s lame-duck session concluded without a vote on the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA), a groundbreaking bill designed...
Men who were lynched more than a century ago are innocent, judge finds
A judge has declared three Black men who were lynched by mobs in Virginia during the late 19th and early...
Black Council calls for probe into Windsor man’s death outside police HQ
The Black Council of Windsor-Essex, alongside the family of Colin Grey, is urging police and other authorities to investigate the...
Residents make voices heard as Akron City Council delays vote on proposed external review of police use-of-force policies
A decision on an external audit of the Akron Police Department's use-of-force policies was postponed Monday by the Akron City...
City of Memphis to hire former federal judge to monitor MPD, oversee taskforce after DOJ findings
Increased oversight of the Memphis Police Department (MPD) is on the horizon following recent federal findings of civil rights violations....
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