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Georgia Sheriff Offers $500k of His Own money for Tips on Kendrick Johnson Case
Sheriff Ashley Paulk is under pressure from the Johnson family and others who believe Kendrick Johnson’s death was a murder and not an accident.
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Inmates Expose Abuse and Inhumane Conditions of Michigan Women’s Prison
Inmates at the Women’s Huron Valley Correction Facility in Michigan are seeking help for alleged abuse and mistreatment in the prison.
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Stacey Abrams Spent $1.4 Million on Private Security Fighting for Voting Rights
Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight committee targeting voter suppression spent nearly $1.4 million on private security in caution of violent retaliation.
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Jessica Watkins to be the First Black Woman to Spend Extended Stay in Space
Jessica Watkins will be embarking on a six-month mission on the International Space Station as a part of NASA’s Artemis program.
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Black Women Want to be Nominated in All Levels of Office
Though Biden might give us our first Black woman on the Supreme Court, Black women still struggle to be elected into public office positions
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LGBTQ Youth Organization Appoints their First Black Nonbinary Leader
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers will be GLSEN’S first Black nonbinary person to lead it. They will have a special focus on education and intersectionality.
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Seattle Almost Transferred Ownership of Precinct Building to BLM
During the protests in the summer of 2020, the push for defunding the police nearly resulted in Seattle’s East Precinct building being handed over to BLM.
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2 Million People in Northern Ethiopia are at Risk of Starvation
Amidst the war in northern Ethiopian region Tigray, citizens have been cut off from vital resources, putting them at risk of extreme hunger.
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How the Rising Rent Prices are Hurting Low-Income People of Color
As high-income earning households turn toward renting instead of buying, low-income earning people of color struggle to meet new rent increases.
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Virginia’s Military Institute’s first Black Superintendent Blasts Opposers of Diversity Reform
VMI’s Cedric T. Wins took to Facebook to respond to alumnus criticism of the school’s diversity and inclusion offices.
