Posts by Nicole Martinez
Silent Crisis: When Bullying Targets Black Students
Schools continue to fail to protect students against bully, especially the race-based bullying faced by Black students.
Read MoreBreonna Taylor: DOJ Investigation Leads To Police Reform Agreement In Louisville
While the city’s mayor cites “significant improvements” in policing, not everyone is happy with the pace of change.
Read MoreThe burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage says it is found
Experts have been looking for the burial sites of nearly 30 people who President Andrew Jackson had enslaved.
Read More10 Years Later: How #SayHerName Transformed Advocacy For Black Women And Girls
It’s been a decade since a hashtag coined by activist and educator Kimberlé Crenshaw helped shed light on violence faced by Black women.
Read MoreAcclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
Giovanni, whose work includes poetry children’s books, and TV shows, among others, was 81 when she passed.
Read MoreTraffic stops by Denver police plunge nearly 50% after new policy prohibits low-level enforcement
Denver police Chief Ron Thomas has implemented changes to reduce traffic stops and the racial tension they can cause.
Read MoreNational Archives digitize cold cases of Black American murders
The names and stories of multiple Black Americans who faced racial violence will be known, thanks to investigative work by Axios.
Read MoreThis Milwaukee firearms instructor helps students make a home defense plan — and a gun storage strategy
Former law enforcement head to local schools and homes to talk about gun safety, and man are ready to hear their message.
Read MoreDC’s Attorney General Is Suing Amazon for Secretly Excluding Majority-Black Neighborhoods From Prime Deliveries
The retail giant cites safety concern for driving as the reason it pulled out of deliveries in some Washington DC neighborhoods.
Read MoreEx-Kansas police detective found dead on first day of federal civil rights trial
The former detective allegedly took his own life instead of standing trial for the sexual exploitation of Black women.
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