Biden To Sign Legislation Named For Emmett Till Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime
President Joe Biden will sign the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act into law Tuesday, making lynching a hate crime under federal law.
Congress failed to pass...
Broadway Theater Will Be Renamed After James Earl Jones
The Shubert Organization's Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a...
On The 10th Anniversary Of Trayvon Martin’s Murder, Fight Re-Emerges Over ‘Stand Your Ground’
A decade ago, the shooting death of Black teenager Trayvon Martin by an armed neighborhood watch volunteer ignited a national debate over gun violence,...
Howard University And At Least 6 Other HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats, Triggering Lockdown And...
At least seven historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats Tuesday, January 4, 2022, school officials said, triggering abrupt evacuations of students and...
Rittenhouse Claims That The First Person He Shot Threatened Him
Sobbing so hard at one point that the judge called a break, Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his murder trial Wednesday and said...
NY AG Letitia James Criticized For Her Handling Of Daniel Prude Killing By Police...
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been lauded for leading an intensive inquiry that led to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation Tuesday. Now questions...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis In Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot formally declared racism to be a public health crisis in Chicago Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Mayor Lightfoot made the announcement at the...
Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Appeals His Death Sentence
The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation is making his appellate argument...
Judge Keeps Former Police Officer Michael Slager’s 20-Year Sentence For Killing Walter Scott
A judge upheld a 20-year prison sentence on Monday for former police officer Michael Slager in the killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed Black...
Michigan Man Admits Beating Black Teen With Bike Chain Due To His Race
A man in Michigan has admitted to beating a Black teen with a bike chain due to his race.
The Justice Department said in a...
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Trump’s Primary Defense Attorney Set To Testify Before Grand Jury In Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents...
Donald Trump’s primary defense attorney is expected to testify Friday to a federal grand jury, answering questions in the documents prove that the former...
Complete List Of 26 Republicans Who Refused To Denounce White Supremacy
Over two dozen Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee refused to join their Democratic counterparts in signing a letter denouncing white supremacy...
West Virginia Senators Reject Bans on child marriage, Spousal Rape
A bill to keep minors from marrying in West Virginia was defeated Wednesday in a late-night Senate Judiciary Committee meeting.
The committee rejected a vote...