New York’s activist community gathers to support, salute longtime journalist, Nayaba Arinde
NEW YORK—New York City recently came together on the hallowed ground of one of America’s premier activist oriented Black churches, the Brooklyn-based The House...
Two paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain
BRIGHTON, Colo.—Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Dec. 22 for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019—a jury verdict...
Analysis reveals Republican party voter fraud crackdown is simply an effort to disenfranchise Black and Hispanic voters
The Republican Party’s assault on suspected and unverified widespread voter fraud has come into view for what it is: an attempt to disenfranchise Black...
Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities
Keeping their legacy alive is complicated DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C.—Sallie Ann Robinson proudly stands in the front yard of her grandmother’s South Carolina home. The sixth-generation...
Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department filed its first predatory mortgage lending case on December 20, against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of...
NY Governor Hochul vetoes wrongful conviction, immigrant rights bills
by Brett Wilkins Criminal justice reform advocates expressed anger and disappointment after Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have made it...
Task force to investigate missing Black women slowly moves forward
CHICAGO—The end of the year is usually a time for family gatherings and cheer, but that will not be the case for Yohanna Clark...
Breaking the public silence on Black women’s stories of police violence
#SayHerName campaign celebrates 9th anniversary by Yaminah Muhammad NEW YORK—Nearly a decade ago, video showing the gruesome death of Eric Garner, an unarmed Black man, at...
Political discord continued the unraveling of a great nation in 2023
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou...
Racism, police violence, homelessness and hip-hop’s 50th among top stories for Blacks in 2023
A year plagued with racism, police violence, mass shootings and attacks on Black people in America, rounded out with high figures of homelessness, and threats...