TRIGGER WARNING: MINNESOTA POLICE OFFICER KIM POTTER, POLICE CHIEF TIM GANNON RESIGN FOLLOWING FATAL SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT
by Derek Major The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man in Minnesota,…
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Boston gets its first Black and first female mayor, Kim Janey
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Portland Pays $2.1 Million In Teen’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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Officer faces manslaughter charge after Black man shot in back 3 times
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Rapper Travis Scott Leads Relief Effort For Houston Residents Impacted By Storm
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Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Restricting No-Knock Warrants, But Breonna Taylor’s Supporters Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A bill proposed by state lawmaker Rep. Attica Scott required more police accountability, but unfortunately…
Michigan Rally Planned After KKK Flag Flies In Front of Black Family’s House
NAACP CHAPTERS IN GROSSE POINTE AND HARPER WOODS WILL HOST THE “HATE HAS NO HOME…
Newest Black-Owned Grocery Store in 35 Years Opens in Columbus, Ohio
By BlackBusiness A group of Black investors has teamed up to provide a more accessible…
Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison
Lindsay Schnell USA TODAY PORTLAND, Ore. – For Janie Gullickson, rock bottom came both slowly and…
New York Congressmen Make History As First Openly Gay Black Members
Image Credit: Ritchie John Torres – Official NYC Council Photoby William Alatriste; Mondaire Jones –…