As Mayor Mike Duggan prepares to vacate the office after an unprecedented three-term tenure, Detroit is entering a critical political season. With nine candidates now certified for the Aug. 5 primary, the 2025 mayoral election is shaping up to be a defining moment for a city in flux — one that has emerged from bankruptcy,...
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‘Deliberate Indifference’: Amazon Worker Went Blind After Missouri Cops Mistook His Stroke for DUI and Detained Him for 8 Hours, Lawsuit States
An Amazon worker is suing a Missouri sheriff’s office for detaining him for nearly eight hours under the suspicion that he was drunk driving when he was actually suffering a stroke. Paul Espinosa, 54, and his wife filed the lawsuit against Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott, several deputies and detention officers, as well as a...
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How far can courts go to block a president?
The Supreme Court convened a special Thursday morning session to examine the scope of nationwide injunctions that have prevented the Trump administration from implementing its policy to deny automatic citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors on American soil. This critical hearing represents the first time justices are considering arguments related to...
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‘It’s Torture’: Outraged Georgia Family Says Hospital Sent Pregnant Black Woman Home with Meds Despite Warning Signs — Now She’s Brain Dead and State Law Is Forcing Her to Give Birth
Adriana Smith lay in an Atlanta hospital bed on life support for more than three months after suffering multiple blood clots in her brain, rendering her brain dead. She is also pregnant, with several more weeks to go. Her grieving family members say she’s being kept alive only to give birth, and claim they’ve been...
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‘Scrub Blackness from Our Home’: Oakland Couple Forced to Whitewash Their Home to Prove Its Worth — Appraiser Who Undervalued It by $254K Now Faces Consequences
A couple in Oakland, California, has won a legal victory over an appraiser and lender who undervalued their home by $254,000 during a refinance, which the state determined was due to racial bias. As the result of a settlement overseen by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), Ronald and Dominique Curtis received $75,000 from appraiser...
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Americans lose Dr. Carla Hayden: 7 reasons behind dismissal
In a development that has stunned literary circles and political observers alike, President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the Librarian of Congress. This abrupt dismissal represents more than a staffing change—it signals a pivotal shift in the relationship between political power and one of America’s premier knowledge institutions. The...
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‘Echoes of Greatness’: Grenada Pilgrimage to Reclaim the Legacy of Louise Little, the Pan-African Matriarch Behind Malcolm X
As Malcolm X’s 100th birthday approaches next Monday, Black advocates are seeking to uplift his mother’s legacy through a pilgrimage aimed at connecting and edifying the global African Diaspora. The prominent figure in African American history was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925. He was assassinated in February 1965 at 39 years old....