Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand Make $100 Million Pledge to Social Justice Orgs
Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand announced a $100 million donation to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality."...
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Lawsuit: Breonna Taylor Shot And Killed After Police Entered Her Home As She Slept
Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and killed by officers of the Louisville Metro Police Department, now Taylor's family is suing the department....
3 Cleveland Men Awarded $18 Million After Wrongful Conviction In 1975 Put Them In Prison
Three African American men who spent more than 100 years in prison combined were awarded $18 million from the city of Cleveland for wrongful murder...
Meek Mill and Jay-Z are Sending 100,000 Surgical Masks to Jails and Prisons
The REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z, is donating much-needed supplies to correctional facilities around the country...
Pennsylvania Judge Accused of Referring To Black Juror As ‘Aunt Jemima’
A Pennsylvania judge has been accused by an assistant district attorney of calling a black juror Aunt Jemima and making other derogatory comments...
John Legend is Creating Job Opportunities For People With Criminal Backgrounds
John Legend announced the second cohort of participants in Unlocked Futures, a 14-month accelerator program for formerly incarcerated social entrepreneurs....
Fake News Outrage? Mom Serving 5 Years For Falsifying School District Isn’t the Whole Story
In the midst of Felicity Huffman's 14-day sentence, critics question Connecticut case where a mom was sentenced to five years after falsifying son's address...
Meek Mill Opens Up About New Amazon Docuseries ‘Free Meek’
"I never thought that there would be a day that I would be doing a docuseries or even sharing my story [with] the world about...
Ensuring Those Who Can’t Hire a Private Lawyer Have The Best Public Defender
Gideon's Promise is an organization that seeks to reform the culture of the criminal justice system by transforming public defenders from dispirited cogs cutting plea...
BE Modern Man: Meet ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Rodney Washington
Name: Rodney Washington, Ed.D. Age: 45 Profession: Associate Professor of Education Social Media: Twitter: @rodwashi | Instagram: @rodwashi | Facebook: @RodneyWashington One Word That Describes...