What You Need to Know About the Origins of Black History Month
This was a community effort spearheaded by Woodson that built on tradition, and built on Black institutional life and structures to create a new celebration that was a week long,…
Case Against Man Accused in NYC Subway Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely Moves Forward
Judge denies effort to have Daniel Penny’s manslaughter case dismissed By Claire Thornton A New York judge has declined to dismiss the case of Daniel Penny, the man charged with…
Crew Sealed Rudolph Williams, 73, in Dilapidated Apartment Without Heat, Video Appears to Show
In a series of interviews, Harvey, Illinois Mayor Christopher Clark acknowledged that people were still inside their units when the apartments started being shuttered. HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — Rudolph Williams…
215 Bodies Found in Unmarked Graves Behind Mississippi Jail
Families in Mississippi are upset after learning why and where their loved ones are buried. by Jameelah Mullen Some 215 bodies were found in a pauper’s cemetery in Raymond, Mississippi.…
Black Woman ‘humiliated’ at Car Dealership, Profiled and Falsely Arrested, Suit Says
An Illinois woman is suing a car dealership, and others, after she says she was racially profiled and falsely arrested while trying to buy a vehicle. On March 10, Sade…
BREAKING: Jury Awards Election Workers Nearly $150 Million in Giuliani Defamation Trial
The amount is three times as much as plaintiffs were seeking. By Daniel Barnes, Ryan J. Reilly and Dareh Gregorian WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani should pay a pair of Georgia…
Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin, Convicted in George Floyd’s Killing, Was Stabbed in Prison, AP Source Says
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison BY MICHAEL R. SISAK Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed…
One Officer Who Arrested Elijah McClain Convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide; Second Officer Acquitted
The jury reached a verdict after deliberating for 16 hours over three days. Randy Roedema, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black…
What to Know About Elijah McClain’s Death and the Criminal Trial of Two Officers
Two police officers put McClain in a neck hold during a late-night stop in 2021, and McClain can be heard on body camera footage saying he can’t breathe correctly. DENVER…
Man Waving Bladed Glove at Protesters Found Guilty of Attempted Murder
Frank Cavalluzzi, 57, who faces up to 25 years in prison for each of the nine attempted murder counts on which he was convicted, learns his fate in October. A…