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Missouri Inmate Finally Gets A Chance At Proving His Innocence After 43 Years
Kevin Strickland had his first hearing on Monday after trying 17 times to get his triple murder conviction overturned.
Read MoreFor Black people, the mental effects of police killings linger
“It’s not a post-traumatic stress disorder or injury because we’re not in a post-racist society. It’s something we have to deal with every day,” one expert said. By Minyvonne Burke, NBC News Michelle Kenney still has nights when she stays up crying over the death of her son, Antwon Rose II, a 17-year-old high school…
Read MoreKobe Bryant estate earns $400M after Coca-Cola buys Body Armor
Kobe Bryant estate earns $400M after Coca-Cola buys Body Armor
Read MoreEric Adams elected as New York City’s second Black mayor
Eric Adams elected as New York City’s second Black mayor. Eric Adams elected as New York City’s second Black mayor. Adams first triumphed this summer in a crowded Democratic primary after he struck a nuanced stance on law enforcement issues.
Read MoreAzealia Banks slams Dave Chappelle, Boosie Badazz over LGBTQ statements
Dave Chappelle has been under fire since the release of his latest Netflix stand up comedy special The Closer, largely due to what many perceive as transphobic comments from the comedian.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
Read MoreCivil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up bus seat, seeks to expunge record
Colvin’s legal team told CNN it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman’s 1955 arrest record cleared.
Read MoreModel goes viral after exposing NYFW’s failure to hire Black beauticians
“And this is why I carry a full makeup kit wherever I go for work,” British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson wrote. This weekend, British-Jamaican model Leomie Anderson went viral after she shared a video exposing how poorly prepared New York Fashion Week organizers are to accommodate the beauty needs of Black models.
Read MoreJasmine Crowe’s Free Grocery Store in Atlanta Aids in the Fight to End Hunger
By Okla Jones, TheRoot.com The free grocery store in Ronald McNair Middle School includes food, toiletries and clothing, serving about 80 families a week. Atlanta—the Black Mecca, as some folks call it—is a place people of color have moved to in order to gain success. The city is filled with multiple Fortune 500 businesses, a budding economy,…
Read More10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for ‘Offensive’ Drawing of Her School Bully
The ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let her speak to her mother.
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