Category : Black Lives Matter
Black Residents In Wisconsin Are 12 Times More Likley To Be Imprisoned Than Their White Counterparts
Criminal justice experts say decades of redlining and housing segregation in Wisconsin have led to the highest Black incarceration rate in the country ...
A Thousand People Were Summoned For Jury Duty In The Ahmaud Arbery Trial; Less Than Half Showed Up
Since jury selection began in the trial of the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, less than half of the thousand people summoned for duty...
Judge Stops Sale Of Apartment Complex Where Black Cemetery Of Freed Slaves Sits Underneath
A judge ruled a community group provided "overwhelminhg evidence" a portion of a Maryland apartment complex was also a burial ground for freed Black slaves...
Ex-Minneapolis Cop Has Murder Conviction Reversed, Raising Concerns About Derek Chauvin
A Former Minneapolis cop convicted of murder may regain his freedom sooner than expected raising concerns the same may happen to Derek Chauvin...
The American Black Film Festival Is Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary During Its Virtual Festival Next Month
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with its virtual event featuring 100 movies from Nov. 3-28, 2021....
49 Of The 50 People Who Died Of COVID-19 In Washington D.C. Since June Were Black
According to an analysis of Washington DC health data, nearly every person who died of COVID-19 since June was a Black resident...
New York City Has Declared Racism A Public Health Crisis
New York City has declared racism a public health crisis and issued guidelines to achieve a more "racially just" recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic...
NYPD Oversight Agency Recommends Discipline For 65 Officers For Conduct During BLM Protests
The Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended discipline for 65 NYPD officers related to misconduct during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests...
Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of The Death Of Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery
Jury selection is beginning in the trial of the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger who was killed by two White men last year...
Website Highlights the Thousands of Black Girls Who Go Missing Every Year
An alarming rate of Black girls and women have gone missing, and their stories are not getting the attention they deserve in news coverage....