The funeral service for 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, who was killed by a Columbus police officer. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty The Columbus Police Accountability Coalition says the culture of violence toward Black communities is unchanged after the Ohio capital city’s last Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation more than 20 years ago. Led by Black…
The Florida State Capitol building. | Source: Mark Wallheiser / Getty Florida continues its attack on democracy with a newly passed anti-voting rights bill. Passed almost entirely along party lines, the bill awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature. A response to record turnout last year, SB 90 is another bill created from the twin sins of…
“Aren’t you embarrassed?” Utah senator Mitt Romney asked the delegates at the Maverik Center in West Valley City Sen. Mitt Romney met a much less-than-favorable reception at the Utah Republican party convention on Saturday, where he was called a “traitor” and a “communist” as he vied to get a work in edgewise, according to The…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Five white farmers last week sued USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in his official capacity, alleging reverse discrimination for his treatment of Black farmers, in particular. The lawsuit claimed the effort to address equity for farmers of color denied the white farmers equal protection under the law. Playing fast and loose with…
“What I’m trying to do, as much as I can, even sometimes singlehandedly, is increase the value of Black life,” Ben Crump says Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown,…
The world of collegiate speech and debate has been rocked since multiple Black competitors from Spelman College and Morehouse College came forward with claims of alleged racial taunting that went unchecked by tournament judges during a national debate championship in April. The alleged taunting took place the weekend of April 16 to 17 during the…
Efforts to get access to police disciplinary records have increased along with public awareness of the issue, says Rachel Moran Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid a rash of…
“This isn’t just about land being taken from a family. It’s an entire experience that was stolen from a community of people,” journalist Wesley Lowery said. Bruce’s Beach was seized from its rightful Black owners a century ago and it’s only now that their descendants may once again claim the land. 60 Minutes+ correspondent Wesley…
Biden, vowing a new approach, called North Korea nuclear program “serious threats” to American and world security in last week’s address to Congress North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face “a very grave situation” because President Joe Biden “made a big blunder” in his recent speech by calling the North a security…
Neither the gunman nor the shooting victims were immediately identified A gunman killed two people at a Wisconsin casino restaurant and seriously wounded a third before he was killed by police late Saturday, in what authorities said appeared to be a targeted attack. Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Pawlak said investigators believe the gunman was…
