Criminal Charges Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Permanently DroppedNearly a year to the date that Louisville Metro Police Department officers entered 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s home…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 9, 2021
Capitol Insurrectionist Suspect Flees to Kenya, Is Deported Back to America to Face JusticeThe arrogance of white people never ceases to amaze me.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 8, 2021
Elijah McClain Organizers Facing Attempted Kidnapping Charges and Decades of Prison Time for Protesting Aurora, Colo., PoliceThere are still separate justice systems in America, as has been evidenced by the continuing dearth of criminal…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 8, 2021
Jury Selection Postponed in Derek Chauvin Trial as Potential Third-Degree Murder Charge Still in QuestionJury selection in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin did not go through as…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 8, 2021
Former Trump State Department Employee Arrested in Relation to Capitol AttackThough Congress failed to hold Trump legally accountable for his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol debacle,…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 5, 2021
BLM Responds to Demand From Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson Organizer for $20 Million to the Site of 2014 UprisingsThe management and distribution of funds held by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the umbrella…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 5, 2021
Researchers Decry Declining Births in America, But What Incentives Are There for People to Have Babies?The pandemic has helped usher in a decline in new babies being born in America, continuing a trend of diminishing…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 4, 2021
House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Republicans Predictably Reject Proposed ReformsOn Wednesday, the House passed a comprehensive police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd, the 46-year-old…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 4, 2021
Capitol Police Says Militia Planning March 4 Attack; General Says Pentagon Took 3 Hours to Approve National Guard to Subdue InsurrectionThere’s still a lot being unpacked regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and it doesn’t help that white…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 3, 2021
Judge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd’s Family Members Can Be in Court; Other Stories Come Out About Cop’s Use of ForceThe presiding judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop captured on video kneeling on…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 3, 2021
Biden: There’ll Be Enough Vaccines for Every Adult By the End of MayYou have to give the Biden administration credit—as it appears the new president is doing his very best to pull the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 3, 2021
Bunny Wailer, Founding Member of Iconic Reggae Group, Dies at 73Bunny Wailer, who was the last remaining founding member of the iconic reggae group The Wailers, has died at 73.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 2, 2021
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case With Critical Implications for Voting Rights ActIt’s no secret that Republicans are inimical to people with melanin having equal, fair access to the ballot box. And…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 2, 2021
Civil Rights Icon and Political Adviser Vernon Jordan Dies at 85Vernon Jordan, an iconic civil rights leader, presidential adviser and lawyer who held leadership roles at the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 2, 2021
World Health Organization Says It Is 'Unrealistic' to Expect Pandemic to Be Over by This YearAs we approach the anniversary of the day the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 1, 2021
Lawyer Alleges T.I. and Tiny Drugged, Assaulted and Kidnapped Several Women; Calls on Authorities to InvestigateWarning: This story contains details that are graphic and may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault. ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 1, 2021
Police Officer in New Orleans Killed By Man Who Refused to Wear MaskHorrific and senseless killings continue in America on top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has caused the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 1, 2021
Black Lives Matter Says $3 Million Fund for People Struggling From Pandemic Depleted After One Day, Seeks More DonationsA day after announcing a $3 million fund to support grants to Black people struggling during the ongoing COVID-19…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Federal Judge in Texas Rules Government's COVID-Related Eviction Moratorium Is UnconstitutionalSometimes it really feels like America is The Bad Place.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Conservative-Funded Group Asks Supreme Court to End Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsThe conservative-funded Students for Fair Admissions group is taking its legal challenge to Harvard’s consideration…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 26, 2021