NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Women Leaders Weigh in on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS NominationPresident Biden's proposal to appoint the first Black woman to the high court has historic implicationsByGlynda C. Carr, President and CEO, Higher Heights for AmericaPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalHere's Ketanji Brown Jackson At a GlanceA brief look at the career of the first Black woman SCOTUS nomineeByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKetanji Brown Jackson Nominated as First Black Woman to SCOTUSThe confirmation process could put Vice President Kamala Harris in position to cast a historic vote in the SenateByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalBreonna Taylor Trial Begins for Ex-Officer Involved in Raid that Led to Her DeathFormer officer Brett Hankison is being charged for shooting into Taylor’s neighbor’s apartment who claims he was…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 23, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Officer Accuses The University of Delaware of Racial Discrimination Over COVID Protocols in New LawsuitA former Black officer at the University claims he was disciplined while white officers were notByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 22, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalA Black Woman Doctor Sues Chase Bank For Racial DiscriminationBanking while Black has led one Texas doctor to sue JP Morgan Chase for $1M for racial profiling and discrimination.ByAlexandra JanePublishedFebruary 20, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalOnly Black Female Lawmaker in West Virginia Sues Anti-Abortion Group Over Racist ThreatsDelegate Danielle Walker is co-sponsoring legislation that would remove restrictions on abortion in West VirginiaByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 16, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalCalifornia Cop Cleared for Fatally Shooting Homeless Black ManThe homeless Black man was stopped by deputies on suspicion of jaywalkingByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 15, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalCivil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court RulingsThe "Insular Cases" stated that people living in U.S. territories do not possess the same rights under the U.S.…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 13, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalSCOTUS Allows Alabama Congressional Map that Diminishes Black Voting PowerWe'll give you three guesses who voted against Black folks' voting rightsByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 8, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalMemphis Black Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Trying to Register to VotePamela Moses is an activist and founder of Black Lives Matter MemphisByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 4, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalInvestigation into Tamir Rice's Death Won't be Reopened by FedsTamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, was shot to death by Cleveland police in 2014 while playing with a toy gunByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 1, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalFederal Judge Denies Plea Deal For Man Who Murdered Ahmaud Arbery [UPDATED]The proposed plea deals will not affect their murder convictions in the state of GeorgiaByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 31, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Man in Chicago Released From Prison After his Twin Brother Confesses to MurderKevin Dugar was sentenced to 54 years in prison for a murder his twin brother confessed toByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 31, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalWisconsin Judge Approves Agreement to Destroy Kyle Rittenhouse’s GunThe state crime lab plans to record the gun being destroyed in AprilByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 28, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalFamily of Laquan McDonald Demand for Federal Charges Against Former Chicago Officer Jason Van DykeJason Van Dyke only served less than half of his near seven-year prison sentenceByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 28, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalWyoming’s First Black Sheriff Fires a White Deputy for Years of Alleged RacismA White deputy is being sued for years of alleged racist insults and name-calling towards a Black subordinateByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 26, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalIllinois Homeowners Can Remove Racist Language From Their Property Deeds in New LawIncluding clauses saying a house can never be sold to Black or Jewish peopleByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 24, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKyle Rittenhouse Wants the Gun he Used to Fatally Shoot Two Men and Wound Another Back in His PossessionRittenhouse also wants his clothing from the night of the shooting, cellphone, face mask and a $1 bill returned to…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 21, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalRachael Rollins Sworn in as US Attorney for Massachusetts, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead in This RoleRollins was nominated by President Biden in July and Vice President Kamala Harris was the deciding vote in DecemberByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 10, 2022