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Pew revises ‘racial conspiracy theories’ report after criticism
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPew Research Center has revised a recent study after advocates criticized the research institute for...
North Minneapolis grapples with overturned conviction in murder of Deshaun Hill Jr.
MinnPost· 5 days agoDeshaun Hill Jr. was supposed to have graduated from high school earlier this month. Despite a vow...
Shot in 1.6 Seconds: Video Raises Questions About How Trooper Avoided Charges in Black Man's Death
US News & World Report· 15 hours agoFive minutes into a pursuit that began over a broken taillight, the 60-year-old Black man was dead — shot in the forehead by the white trooper who fired a single bullet mere seconds after forcing ...
Special Edition: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoToday is Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation...
Denied the 'right to hug': In many jails, video calls are the only way detainees can see loved ones
NBC NEWS· 5 days agoReekila Harris-Dudley had been eagerly awaiting the video call. At 4 feet, 11 inches tall, she was...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 5 days agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
NBC Universal via AOL· 5 days agoIn recent years, hundreds of jurisdictions around the U.S. have eliminated in-person visits, making...
Allen Johnson: News flash: Booing heroic officers isn't 'backing the blue'
Greensboro News & Record· 2 days agoBless her heart, the conservative provocateur Candace Owens sent me an email last week, warmly...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 7 days agoAs the trial of Derek Chauvin was winding down, the cycle of grief and outrage began once more after Daunte Wright was shot and killed in Brooklyn Center by former Minnesota police officer Kim ...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
AOL· 5 days agoReekila Harris-Dudley had been eagerly awaiting the video call. At 4 feet, 11 inches tall, she was perched on a plastic crate at the Genesee County jail in Flint, Michigan, positioning herself ...