Search results
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoTherefore, it took until June 19, 1865, for slaves in Texas to be freed. Slavery in America was...
Grand Rapids residents call for greater transparency in police brutality cases
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoChants for justice for individuals who had been killed by law enforcement in Grand Rapids were both...
Byron Donalds implied Black people were better off under Jim Crow. So we checked.
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOPINION: We fact-checked Republican Byron Donalds' claims about Black families, conservative values...
Family of Minnesota Man Killed by Police Criticize Local Officials and Seek Federal Intervention
US News & World Report· 4 days agoNyra Fields-Miller was making breakfast for her family last weekend when the county attorney’s office called with an urgent request to speak with her in ...
Minnesota police cannot ask drivers why they’ve been pulled over
MinnPost· 1 day agoThe change in law is one of many provisions included in the judiciary and public safety supplemental...
Travis County DA wants to overturn Abbott’s pardon of convicted murderer
The Raw Story· 3 days agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the...
Push for police reform in wake of George Floyd's murder has fallen short so far
Newsday· 5 days agoFour years ago, the murder of George Floyd, the Black man whom the nation watched die while pinned...
Waters, Harper say Black representation in Congress matters for Michigan
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoRep. John James (R-Sterling Heights). But neither seat encompassing Detroit, the nation’s largest...
‘Your rights were violated’: BLM protesters sue Fort Lauderdale cops over brutal crackdown
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe lawsuit, attorney Michael Davis said, seeks justice for the protesters who witnessed a brutal...
This week in history: June 3-9
World Socialist Web Site· 7 days agoAnwar and his adopted brother, Sukma Dermawan, were accused of sexual misconduct or indecency—a charge that carried a maximum penalty of 20 years jail...