The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Thursday to gain access to classified files, which referenced the targeting of Black activists. The lawsuit enforces the ACLU right to information ...
I have ADD and as a mother of a child who was diagnosed at the age of 10 with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), it’s difficult to fathom that parents would ...
Dr. Maya Angelou is a respected and revered icon in the Black community. She was a singer, dancer, a poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Angelou was also an esteemed elder to many. She passed ...
Jason Van Dyke’s prison sentence for the murder of Laquan McDonald will not be overturned. In a 4-2 vote, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Tuesday that it would uphold Van Dyke’s original sentence of less ...
On July 4, 2018, Patricia Okoumou climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest the separation of children and parents by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Okoumou was eventually convicted of trespassing, disorderly conduct, and interference ...
Lee Hamilton, known as “Mr. Lee” to students at Puster Elementary School, has been the school custodian since it opened in Collin County Texas. Hamilton also cares for his wife who has been diagnosed with ...
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is finally getting some of the recognition that he deserves. The home of the assassinated leader has been declared a national monument. “It will always be the home that Medgar ...
Donald Trump Jr. mocked a news story, which highlighted how air pollution is disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities. Last year, scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a study documenting that Blacks and ...
A simple mistake in the kitchen has forever changed the life of a caring veteran. Former U.S. Coast Guard veteran, Stefan DeArmon, had to move back to his hometown of Charleston,S.C., to help his ailing ...
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested and filed indictments against Andrew Mitchell for kidnapping a multitude of women under the pretense of arrest and forced them to have sex in exchange for their ...
