A Black Man Was Profiled and Stopped by Police; Now a Vermont Town Has to Run Him $50,000The Vermont Human Rights Commission determined that a white Chester police officer stopped Obadiah Jacobs because of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 22, 2021
DOJ Finds Racism Running Rampant in Utah School DistrictThe Justice Department concluded that the Davis School District failed to effectively respond to widespread racial…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 22, 2021
Prosecutors Rest Their Case in Trial Over Police Stun Gun Death of Eurie MartinWitnesses recall the officers yelling at Martin while he was face down on the ground and tasing him repeatedly,…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 21, 2021
Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Over Anti-Critical Race Theory BillThe suit claims that the Oklahoma law passed by Gov. Kevin Stitt in May violates teachers’ free speech.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 21, 2021
4 Georgia Deputies Placed on Leave After Black Man Dies a Week After His ArrestJermaine Jones Jr. was taken to the hospital by officers after what they call a “brief struggle.” Jones spent one…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 21, 2021
10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for 'Offensive' Drawing of Her School BullyThe ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 20, 2021
Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Were Taken and Used in Scientific Breakthroughs, Receives Posthumous AwardWhile Henrietta Lacks was being treated for cervical cancer, researchers took biopsies without her consent and…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 14, 2021
Civil Rights Activist and Historian Timuel Black Dies at 102Black worked with many activists including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr., who would become a close…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 14, 2021
Baltimore County to Pay $6.5 Million to Family of Unarmed Man Killed by OfficerEric Sopp was shot and killed by Baltimore Officer Gregory Page during a mental health crisis in 2019. Sopp's mother…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 14, 2021
Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Unveiled in Florida Before a Permanent Stay in the U.S. CapitolThe statue will be the first to honor a Black person in the U.S. Capitol Building's National Statuary Hall.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 13, 2021
Black Students in Georgia Suspended After Planning Protest Against RacismBlack, white and Hispanic students were planning to go to the protest, but student organizers say that only Black…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 13, 2021
Indianapolis Officer Charged With 2 Felonies for Kicking a Handcuffed Black Man in the HeadSgt. Eric Huxley is also facing a federal investigation for his actions during the arrest of Jermaine Vaughn last…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 13, 2021
Des Moines Protester Found Guilty of Theft for Taking a Minneapolis Police FlyerThe flyer contained photos of protesters who Minneapolis police suspected of vandalizing a squad car at a George…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
Connecticut Tobacco Field Where Martin Luther King Jr. Worked Will Be Named a Historical SiteMartin Luther King Jr. worked at Meadowood to help pay for his college tuition.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
No Charges for U.S. Marshals Task Force Members Who Shot Winston Smith Jr.A witness in the car says that Smith pulled out his phone to record the confrontation with the U.S. Marshals when he…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
Boston Youth Homelessness Organization Receives $2.5 Million GrantBridge Over Troubled Waters, a Boston nonprofit organization, says that homelessness is rising among Black and LGBTQ…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 11, 2021
California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High SchoolPassing a one-semester course in ethnic studies will be a requirement for public high school students to graduate in…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 11, 2021
Missouri County Approves Removal of Controversial Courthouse Murals Showing Attempted LynchingThe murals were installed in a Columbia, Mo., courthouse as part of a renovation project in the 1990s.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 11, 2021
New Hampshire Woman Accused of Telling 9-Year-Old Black Boy She Would ‘Kneel on His Neck’Kristina Graper allegedly threatened the boy for accidentally breaking her son’s toy while they were playing in a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 8, 2021
Maya Angelou Among 5 Women to Be Honored on New U.S. CoinsThe coins are a part of the U.S Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, which will release coins honoring…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 8, 2021