By Victor Omondi Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African American, was shot by a white police officer on November 22, 2014, while playing with what would later be found to be a toy gun. His mother Samaria Rice has since sought justice for the loss of […]
The unidentified female officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright is on administrative leave The police chief in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota has attributed the death of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man, to an “accidental discharge” by the responding police officer. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon held […]
The family of Nigel Shelby, a 14-year-old who took his life after he was repeatedly bullied over being gay, will file a lawsuit against the Huntsville Board of Education. Attorneys Ben Crump, co-counsel Jasmine Rand, local counsel Lynn Sherrod, and David J. Johns, Executive Director of […]
Coded Bias, the new Netflix documentary, explores racist technologies, including facial recognition and algorithms is one to watch. The film opens with Joy Buolamwini, an MIT researcher who uncovered racial bias in several major facial recognition programs. Three years ago, Buolamwini found commercially available facial recognition software had an […]
Amanda Gorman’s life has changed immensely since delivering a powerful performance at the January inauguration of President Joe Biden. Since then, the 23-year-old has appeared everywhere her busy schedule will allow her to be, including at the Super Bowl and on the covers of magazines […]
EXCLUSIVE: The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recalls graphic autopsy images that she believes prove James Earl Ray did not kill her father. Easter Sunday for Christians around the world is one of the holiest days of the year as it recognizes the […]
Black men and women have an underlying dread that the trial could yield yet another devastating disappointment For some it’s too much to watch. Others just can’t turn away. The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has […]
Chris Redd plays Lil Nas X twerking for Christ to make amends for the rapper’s new video in which is gives Satan a lap dance. Queer prodigy and challenger of convention, Lil Nas X, has released yet another work of art that the internet finds both […]
Danielle Leslie has produced million-dollar course creators by showing others how to turn their superpower into sales. But her own path to millions didn’t manifest overnight. It was prompted by an unexpected layoff that propelled her to new levels. In 2015, Leslie was given the […]
Donald Williams is shown leaving the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty Day 2 of Derek Chauvin‘s murder trial for killing George Floyd opened as it ended on Monday — with the testimony of an eyewitness who has emerged as a […]
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