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Shots fired during memorial service for shooting victim Di’Mesha Wright, 23, killed while holding...
WJW via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCLEVELAND (WJW) — A memorial service for a 23-year-old woman shot and killed earlier this month was disrupted by gunfire outside the church, causing visitors to “rush from their seats,” said ...
US lawmakers sound alarm over use of artificial intelligence to disrupt elections
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDozens of members of Congress have signed a letter expressing concerns about the use of artificial intelligence to spread misinformation to voters. U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, AL-02, and Shontel ...
'My body is changed forever.' Black women lead way for FDA chemical hair straightener ban
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJanita “Gigi” Hayes first started using hair straighteners as a child because it made her feel...
Jim Clyburn's Long Quest for Black Political Power
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClyburn, the House majority whip, says he prefers making headway to making headlines Credit - Mike Belleme for TIME On a sticky-hot night in the South...
Marcia Fudge to step down, CBC members remember her legacy
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“She set the standard. She is a North Star…wish her nothing but the best in retirement,” said U.S....
What we still don't know in the Akron police killing of Jayland Walker
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBeginning April 10, state prosecutors are expected to walk a grand jury through all the evidence in...
Holiday mass shootings rekindle demands for Congress to tackle gun violence
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJust after 7 a.m. on a stifling morning, one day before his city's July 4 holiday celebrations,...
State of the Union guests: Lawmakers highlight policing, abortion, wrongful imprisonment
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTuesday's State of the Union address will be the first year lawmakers will be allowed to invite...
Police violence upended the lives of these families attending Biden’s State of the Union
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFirst Lady Jill Biden and several members of Congress have invited family members of victims of...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son dies of cancer
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDexter Scott King, the youngest child of civil rights leaders the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died of cancer Monday. In a press...