Black Man’s Murder Conviction Reversed After 20 Years on Death RowThe jury never heard that a witness, the victim’s neighbor, saw a white man running from the crime scene.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 8, 2021
One of the Nation’s Oldest Black Churches Uncovered in Williamsburg, VirginiaFirst Baptist Church was torn down to make space for a parking lot in 1956.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 7, 2021
Black Virginia Democrats Call Out Republican Opponents for Flyers Featuring Black Politicians Dangling From Ropes Like PuppetsJosh Cole and Alex Askew, two Black Virginia delegates, say the flyers are a racist dog whistle.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 7, 2021
‘Get Ya Black Asses Back to Work’: EEOC Sues Construction Company for Racism at a Tennessee WorksiteThe suit accuses the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, which helped build a Google data center, of segregating…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 7, 2021
Black People Disproportionately Died of COVID-19 Last Year, Study SaysThe study concludes that the last 20 years of effort to close the mortality rate gap between Black and white people…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 6, 2021
Murders of Black Women and Girls on the Rise, According to FBI ReportThe rise in the murder rate has been affecting Black women and girls since before the pandemic, but now it’s hard to…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 6, 2021
Grand Rapids, Mich., Declares Racism a Public Health CrisisThe resolution cites studies that have linked racism to negative health outcomes in people of color.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 6, 2021
N.C. School Board Passes Strict Policy on Critical Race Theory After Threat to Cut FundingThe Johnston County school board updated its policies to restrict how teachers speak about race, civil disobedience…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 5, 2021
Maine Student Stages Walkout After Her Anti-Racism Art Is Removed From School LibraryThe administration said the student's controversial painting was removed because the librarian did not get…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 5, 2021
Texas Pardons Board Recommends Posthumous Pardon for George Floyd in Drug ConvictionFormer officer Gerald Goines, who was caught manufacturing confidential informants in a 2004 sting operation,…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 5, 2021
Family’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Police Shooting of Eric Logan DismissedFormer South Bend, Ind., Police Sgt. Ryan O’Neill did not have his body camera or dashcam on, making his account of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 4, 2021
NYC Statue of George Floyd Vandalized Again in New LocationAn unidentified man doused the statue of George Floyd with paint, making this the second time the monument has been…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 4, 2021
American Idol Alum Syesha Mercado’s Son Is Finally HomeSyesha Mercado and her partner, Tyron Deener, now have both of their children back home.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 4, 2021
Lawsuit Claims Black Air Force Base Worker Was Called Racial Slurs at WorkA suit claims that a supervisor told Bryan Wheels to be quiet about the racial harassment.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 1, 2021
Charlotte, N.C., Police Are More Likely to Pull Over Black Drivers, Report SaysThe report found that Black drivers are more likely to be arrested and experience use-of-force during traffic stops.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 1, 2021
The City Where Daunte Wright Was Killed Has a New Policing PolicyBrooklyn Center, Minn., announced a cite-and-release policy, which changes what officers are allowed to do during…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
ACLU Lawsuit Accuses Louisiana Officers of Beating a Black Man in JailIn a video of Jarrius Brown’s police interview, he appears bloodied and beaten and asks for medical attention.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
New York Students Stage School Walkout in Protest of District's Response to Racist IncidentsThe incidents include racist social media posts, text message exchanges and a video of a student with an airsoft gun…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Massachusetts High School Football Game Ends After Brawl Over Racial SlursHead coach Willie McGinnes says his players and an assistant coach were called the n-word at a game on Sept. 17.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Black Virginia Beach Family Receives No Help With Neighbor From HellThe Martinez family's neighbor has been playing loud music, monkey sounds, skits with racial slurs and using bright…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 29, 2021