Posts by Samantha De Leon
Why Prosecutors Waited Before They Charged Daniel Penny
The Manhattan district attorney office is struggling to reach a decision on how to charge Jordan Neely’s killer after ruling his death was a homicide.
Read MoreWhy do Americans want guns? It comes down to one word.
At the national gun show in Chantilly, American firearm owners explained why they feel the need to take advantage of their second amendment rights. Most answers centered around “protection.”
Read MoreStates where abortion is legal, banned, or under threat
After the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, states are deciding themselves whether or not to allow legal access to abortion. Abortion bans disproportionately affect women of color.
Read MorePrison deaths up by 46% in 2020
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the decline of life expectancy in the United States can be linked directly to mass incarceration. Blacks in the US are the population most affected by mass incarceration.
Read MoreTucker Carlson leaves a toxic legacy at Fox News. What’s next?
Far-right talk show host, Tucker Carlson, has been let go by Fox News. Carlson has a long history of racial bigotry. He took content from online white nationalists to build up an appetite for fringe theories in the Fox News audience, according to Media Matters for America.
Read MoreAndrew Lester, 84-year-old Kansas City man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, is in custody
Ralph Yarl, a 16 year old Black teenager, was shot after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell in a Kansas City neighborhood. His shooter is in custody.
Read MoreHow ‘Weathering’ Contributes to Racial Health Disparities
Dr. Arline T. Geronimus discusses the negative effects of experiencing racism on physical as well as mental health in African-American communities.
Read MoreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott seeks pardon for man convicted in murder of Black Lives Matter protester
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks pardon for a man convicted in the murder of a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
Read MoreBlack family awarded $8 million after being detained, handcuffed by police
A California jury awarded a Black mother and her two daughters more than $8 million after local police detained them near a Starbucks.
Read MoreBernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
Bernadette Carey Smith, one of the first Black female journalists for the New York Times and the Washington Post, dies at 83.
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