Louisiana Governor Denies Delaying Probe Into Ronald Greene's Death49 year-old Ronald Greene was tased, punched, and dragged by Louisiana state troopers during a traffic stop turned…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Today In Black History: The Fight for School Desegregation in a New Jersey CityHundreds of people occupied city hall chambers in Englewood, N.J., in protest of the school board's refusal to…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Jury Questioning Delayed In Trial of Former Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor's DeathFormer Louisville police officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of felony wanton endangerment for the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
‘The Walking Dead’ Star Moses J. Moseley Dies At 31 [UPDATED]Moseley also appeared in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and USA Network’s popular TV series Queen of the South.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tests Positive For COVID-19 in Latest Omicron Surge Through Congress"She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home,” the office for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Are Going to Prison For a Long TimeFather and son Gregory and Travis McMichael along with William "Roddie" Bryan are sentencedByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
7 Cleveland Schools Named After Slaveholders Set to Be RenamedTwo elementary schools named after founding fathers and slaveholders, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, are among…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Manhattan DA Says Office Will Only Prosecute Serious CrimesAlvin Bragg, Manhattan's new district attorney, recalled his own experience with the criminal justice system as a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Lawrence Brooks, Oldest WWII Veteran Dies At 112Brooks returned home to a Jim Crow era South in , denied his GI Bill benefits.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Wisconsin Republicans Propose Incentives to Help With Police RecruitingThe proposed package of bills includes $5,000 signing bonuses and another $2,000 for officers already on the force…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Louisiana Governor Pardons Plessy, 125 Years After ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling in Plessy v Ferguson30-year-old mixed race shoemaker, Homer Plessy, was arrested for sitting on a whites only train car in 1897. The…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
US Authorities Arrest Suspect In Assassination of Haitian President Last SummerA mercenary group of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans carried out the attack at Haitian President Jovenel…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Rep. Bobby Rush Announces Retirement After 15 Terms, 30 Years in CongressThe former Black Panther leader was first elected to the house of Representatives in 1992 and beat former President…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Banned From Twitter and Facebook for COVID-19 MisinformationGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ran to social platform GETTR to complain about the "censorship."ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Controversial Artwork Depicting George Floyd Riles up Students at Catholic University“Is it George Floyd? Yes. Is it Jesus? Yes. There’s sacredness in every person.”ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 29, 2021
Kenosha Prosecutors File More Than 90 Criminal Charges In Last Year's ProtestsThe ensuing chaos eclipsed the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob BlakeByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 29, 2021
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Cases on the Rise in CongressOmarion Omicron is on a world tour and making special appearances in Congress, with Rep. Bobby Rush bringing…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 29, 2021
Federal Judge Rejects Proud Boys First Amendment Motion In Capitol Riot CaseEthan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Charles Donohoe claimed "free speech" in a motion to dismiss charges…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 28, 2021
Autopsy Rules Black Kansas Teen’s Death in Custody a HomicideThe autopsy contradicts the original preliminary report that 17-year-old Cedric Lofton received "no life-threatening…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 28, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets Kwanzaa Is a 'Fake Religion'"It's a fake religion created by a psychopath," Greene tweeted on Sunday, the first day of Kwanzaa.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 28, 2021