Mohamed Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2017 fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the…
Cliff Albright, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, along with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other voting rights advocates from across the country join to deliver a petition to the White House calling on President Biden to leverage the power of his office and publicly urge the Senate to end the filibuster and ensure lawmakers can…
The probe also found physical assaults, derogatory racial comments and harsher discipline for students of color at Davis School District A federal civil rights investigation released Thursday found widespread racial harassment of Black and Asian American students at a Utah school district, including hundreds of documented uses of the N-word and other racial epithets over…
The shots could begin in early November, with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas, if regulators give the go-ahead Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to…
Federal prosecutors are investigating a retired detective following allegations that he sexually exploited Black women, terrorized other Black residents and a slew of other misconduct, a recent report has uncovered. According to CNN, former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department high-ranking detective Roger Golubski has been accused of sexual assault, retaliation and corruption. In one incident,…
For about a week, students at Howard University have been protesting horrible living conditions inside of some dorms on campus. Using the Twitter hashtag #BlackburnTakeover, organizers encouraged a sit-in at the Blackburn Center to bring attention to this housing crisis and demand change within the dorms. MORE: Howard University Students Stand Firm In Demands As…
Apparently, Utah’s Davis School District is a microcosm of America. Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation into a multitude of complaints by non-white students detailing the bullying and discrimination they faced at the hands of white students and district employees. Basically, the district is overwhelmingly white, and because it’s overwhelmingly…
Millions of resignations are hitting businesses and companies across the nation amid the pandemic as workers are rethinking how they will earn a living, and Black workers may stand to gain the most at a time when diversity efforts soar among companies. “People are reassessing, Black people, other minorities and women are assessing, is this…
Hannah-Jones described Middlesex School’s move as “clearly the result of the hysteria and successful propaganda campaign.” Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones was invited to speak at a Massachusetts school for their upcoming 2022 Black History Month celebrations. However, the invitation was rescinded. The acclaimed journalist, on Twitter this week, shared the behind-the-scenes upheaval that led…
Tia Mowry became a hot topic this week after posting another one of her TikTok videos. Mowry has been showing how much of a cool mom she can be after using some of her free time to hop on a few of the new TikTok trends. One of the latest has to do with the…
