A brief history on the U.S. 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....
Rep. Crockett, Lee, and Pressley want answers on Texas’ decision to not review maternal deaths after near-total abortion ban
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are pressing Texas’ maternal mortality committee to explain its decision...
Who is U.S. Rep Yvette Clarke, the new Congressional Black Caucus leader
U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) has been elected as the 29th Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), taking...
Outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment for cancer in Black vs White patients in the U.S. VHA system
In a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Oncology, Dr. Sean Miller of the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare...
Rep. Pressley, Markey demand resources for victims of police brutality
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have addressed a letter to acting Assistant Attorney General Brent Cohen,...
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