A Utah school district recently resolved a case with the Department of Justice, acknowledging racial discrimination and harassment. The settlement comes years after evidence indicated that Black students were not adequately safeguarded by school officials when facing race-based targeting from their white peers. The Davis School District, which reached the settlement with the Justice Department,...
A federal appeals court decision that effectively weakens a key section of the Voting Rights Act for Black and Brown voters in several states and could dampen their power ahead of the 2024 presidential election. In a 2-1 decision on Nov. 21, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals restricted part of the Section 2 provision...
The mother of a Florida teenager who beat his teacher into unconsciousness over a Nintendo Switch is speaking out about the horrific attack. While expressing empathy for the educator and apologizing for her son’s action, she aims to raise awareness about the gravity of his autism. Due to his developmental challenges, she contends that sentencing...
A group of Black citizens is attempting to save one of New York‘s storied neighborhoods once again. The New York Interfaith Commission for Housing Equality put out flyers for a community meeting on Nov. 30 to prevent private developers and Columbia University from displacing thousands of Harlem residents. “We must stop them!” The flyer reads....
Two TikTok videos have gone viral, featuring a white woman in a red jacket and teal shirt walking her dog while hurling offensive remarks at a Black man in the parking lot of her apartment complex. The woman claimed in her vile rant that the man was fortunate to be in her country and suggested...
The former senior director for one Black Lives Matter branch is proudly voicing his support to make Donald Trump president again in 2024. Mark Fisher, who was introduced as the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Rhode Island in an interview on Fox News, explained why Donald Trump will get his vote in the 2024 presidential...