Was the death of Breonna Taylor connected to a city plan to gentrify her neighborhood?
As crazy as that idea may seem, this assertion is being made by lawyers for Taylor's...
A statue of criminal mass murderer Christopher Columbus was pulled down by protesters in Baltimore.
Protesters in Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and...
Francis Eppes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Saturday, July 4, 2020, the Florida State University (FSU) chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), in conjunction with affiliated...
Frederick Douglass. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
The great freedom fighter Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech at Rochester's Corinthian Hall on July 5, 1852, to commemorate...
Filmmaker, attorney, and entrepreneur Jason Green.
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and far too many other Black bodies have answered Langston Hughes’ prophetic...
Miami-Dade police officer Antonio Clemente Rodriguez has been "relieved of his duties" after video emerged of him punching a Black woman in the face at Miami International Airport...
Right-wing police unions (and their bigoted leaders like Michael O'Meara) are a primary problem in changing the racist corrupt nature of American policing.
In the wake of...
Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot, was granted a $500,000 bond on Tuesday.
Judge Jane C. Barwick...
A Detroit police officer drives his SUV thru Black Lives Matter protesters.
What had been a mostly peaceful protest in Southwest Detroit took a dangerous turn late Sunday...
The following is a statement from Lee Clark, Environmental Justice Policy Manager of New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, on the New Jersey Senate Budget Committee’s passage...
Last night the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, by a bipartisan vote of 236 to 181.
The legislation is the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to...
Elijah McClain, massage therapist and self-taught musician, yet another innocent victim of racist policing.
Amid a growing national outcry, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on...
Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams announces firing of Cpl. Jessie Moore, and Officers Kevin Piner and Brian Gilmore--Piner was recorded saying he wanted to commit mass murder against...
Higher Purpose Co staff poses for a picture. Credit: Higher Purpose Co
Over the past decade, Hattiesburg native Marcus “DJ Kujho” Carr has been djing in venues across the...
I think you have "Filtered HTML" turned on here. If you switch to "Full HTML," it will probably...
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