Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast

September 6, 2021 EditEdit with WPBakery Page Builder Congress said the deluge offered irrefutable evidence that power lines, roads, bridges and other infrastructure are deteriorating even as extreme weather is strengthening Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused […]

Family of Wendell Scott, the Only Black Driver to Win a Race at NASCAR’s Top Level, Finally Receives Trophy from Historic 1963 Victory

In 1963, race car driver Wendell Scott was the first Black driver win a NASCAR Grand National Series race. Now, 58 years later, he’s still the only African-American driver to win at NASCAR’s highest level, and his family finally has been presented with the trophy Scott should […]

‘Should Not Be Policing the Streets’

The Chicago police officer seen struggling with a Black woman walking her dog along the city’s lakefront was placed on administrative leave on Monday, pending an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. The move comes as more details about the officer’s pattern of misconduct emerge. […]

Former Louisville Metro Police Sues Department After He Was Demoted for Saying the N-word and His Black Colleagues Weren’t

Aubrey Gregory is suing his department after being demoted for using the N-word, claiming he is being discriminated against. The former Louisville Metro Police major alleges that two Black people also used the offensive term during a training session and weren’t subjected to the same […]