A Black student at the prestigious Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village says he has been routinely subjected to racial harassment and bullying. Specifically, students there have allegedly downloaded a […]
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Charges are dismissed against deaf Black man
The top prosecutor in Arizona’s Maricopa County announced on Oct. 17 that charges against Tyron McAlpin — a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, and who was […]
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Georgia election workers settle defamation lawsuit
The Gateway Pundit, the far-right news website that played a critical role in spreading false information about the 2020 election, has settled a defamation lawsuit with Ruby Freeman and Shaye […]
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Three officers sentenced in Tyre Nichols’ death
Three former Memphis officers were convicted on Oct. 3 of charges of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights […]
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Kamala Harris faces onslaught of racial, misogynistic attacks
Vice President Kamala Devi Harris is not the first Black person nor woman to run for president. Yet she faces a familiar wave of racist and sexist personal attacks. Her […]
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DOJ report finds police use excessive force against Blacks
Police in a majority Black town in Mississippi discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said on Sept. 26 in a scathing […]
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NASA’s ‘Hidden Figures’ are honored by Congress
A group of Black women central to NASA’s success during the space race and known as the “Hidden Figures” were honored on Sept. 18 in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony […]
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High school girls lawsuit ‘racial bullying, harassment’
Attorneys for two Black girls at a Massachusetts high school have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, claiming the students were “relentlessly targeted” during the 2023-2024 school year by racial […]
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Sheriff suggests collecting names of Harris supporters
An Ohio sheriff is being accused of bullying his constituents after a social media post suggesting people send him the addresses of citizens with Kamala Harris yard signs.Portage County Sheriff […]
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Street takeovers perplex public and law enforcement
“We’re just having fun. We’re not hurting anybody.”That’s a common retort from any of the thousands of local teens who frequent street takeovers. Commandeering intersections–particularly in South LA–have been a […]