‘Look at How Much Money This City Has Taken Away’: Illinois Activists Demand Reparations for Ex-Cons Convicted of Marijuana Charges

To date, 18 states in America, including the District of Columbia, have legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Another 13 and the U.S. Virgin Islands have decriminalized its usage, subsequently boosting the industry’s revenues. Now an organization in Illinois wants officials to reconsider reparations for ex-convicts who […]

After Black Syracuse Officer Was Punished For Listening to Rap, A Community ‘Pulls Up’ To Support

About 50 people joined with the mother of officer Brandon Hanks amid his racial discrimination claims against the Syracuse Police Department. On Friday, Michele Vanfossen organized a local march supporting her son amid his racial discrimination and retaliation claims against the city police department, Syracuse.com reports. Vanfossen had her knee walker […]