San Francisco mayor unveils plan for police reform
San Francisco has unveiled a new police reform plan with the hope of addressing structural inequities and fundamentally change the nature of policing…
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Mother of African American man killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, files wrongful death lawsuit
The mother of an African American man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina, last year has filed a federal…
Continue Reading New Jersey police officer charged with assault after allegedly deploying pepper spray ‘without provocation’
A New Jersey police officer was charged with two counts of assault on Wednesday after allegedly deploying pepper spray on two people “without…
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Cuomo, de Blasio don’t want to see Christopher Columbus statue removed or NYC’s Columbus Circle renamed
As municipalities across the United States revisit the naming and display of monuments honoring people with histories of racism and violence toward…
Continue Reading Tariq Mir, Jammu and Kashmir’s Tyrion Lannister lookalike, dreams of Bollywood stardom
In the winter of 2018, actor Tariq Ahmad Mir was performing in a comedy skit to welcome visitors to the picturesque hill town of Pahalgam in the…
Continue Reading Videos raise question about in-custody death deemed an ‘accident’ by Tennessee officials
Within hours of his call to 911 outside a convenience store, Sterling Higgins lay dead, after video shows him being forcibly restrained on the floor…
Continue Reading Antonio Brown gets probation after changing his plea in battery case
NFL free agent Antonio Brown was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after he pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an incident in which…
Continue Reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son arrested for allegedly stabbing neighbor
The son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge after a stabbing incident in California. Deputies from the…
Continue Reading Fitness trainer fired for ‘I Can’t Breathe’ workout
A fitness trainer who worked for Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has been fired after promoting an “I Can’t Breathe”…
Continue Reading What it’s like to be a black police officer, navigating two turbulent worlds
De Lacy Davis remembers the moment vividly. The New Jersey officer and a fellow officer were patrolling the streets of East Orange when a black woman…
Continue Reading Oklahoma City police release video of 2019 deadly arrest after protesters demand it
Oklahoma City police this week released body-camera video of a 2019 arrest of an armed black man who died not long after saying repeatedly during the…
Continue Reading Denver’s school board votes to end its relationship with the city’s police department
Police officers will soon no longer work in Denver’s public schools. The Denver school board voted unanimously on Thursday to end its contract…
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs package of sweeping police reform bills
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed what he called the “most aggressive” police reform legislative package in the nation in a…
Continue Reading A woman is captured on video harassing a Filipino American woman exercising in a park
A woman was caught on video harassing a Filipino American woman as she exercised this week at a Southern California park, the latest in a string of…
Continue Reading NBA reportedly sets coronavirus testing and player report dates
The National Basketball Association has laid out plans for coronavirus testing as 22 teams prepare to restart the 2019-20 season in July. To begin…
Continue Reading Minneapolis City Council takes another step to ‘end the current policing system’
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution declaring it will create a “transformative new model” of…
Continue Reading Chicago mayor blasts ‘disgraceful’ officers relaxing in congressman’s office during unrest
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was shocked by video showing 13 police officers lounging in a congressman’s office during protests and…
Continue Reading A Missouri woman asked Merriam-Webster to update its definition of racism and now officials will make the change
Kennedy Mitchum wasn’t expecting much when she emailed Merriam-Webster last month, but she wanted to let the dictionary publisher know that she…
Continue Reading Max Mason gains pardon ‘100 years overdue’ in rape case that led to lynchings
The Minnesota Board of Pardons posthumously pardoned Max Mason by unanimous vote Friday, 100 years after he was accused in a rape case that led to…
Continue Reading Inside an elementary school preparing for fall classes
Parents of America’s 56 million school children have two questions: When will schools reopen and how will they be safe? Getting answers is…
Continue Reading Florida observes Pulse Remembrance Day on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting
Four years ago on June 12, 2016, one of the worst mass shootings in US history claimed 49 lives at a Florida gay bar. This morning, people across the…
Continue Reading ‘Enigmatic’ footprints reveal prehistoric crocodile that walked on two legs
Ancient footprints embedded in rock in South Korea likely belonged to a prehistoric crocodile that walked on two legs, paleontologists said.…
Continue Reading Astronomers witness the steadfast beating heart of a black hole
About 600 million light-years away from Earth, the heartbeat of a supermassive black hole can be seen emanating from the center of a galaxy.…
Continue Reading The NFL commits $250 million over the next 10 years to help fight systematic racism
The NFL announced it would pledge $250 million over the next ten years to help fight systematic racism. The money will be allocated to a fund that…
Continue Reading Officer charged with killing George Floyd still eligible for pension worth more than $1 million
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive more than $1 million in pension benefits during his retirement years even if he is…
Continue Reading Why Christopher Columbus wasn’t the hero we learned about in school
“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” That rhyme has long been how American students were introduced to Christopher Columbus in…
Continue Reading NASCAR truck racer Ray Ciccarelli says he’s quitting over the company’s decision to ban the Confederate flag
When NASCAR announced that it would be banning the flying of the Confederate flag at races, one little-known driver decided that this season would be…
Continue Reading Widow of Wuhan whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang gives birth to their son
The wife of Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower doctor who died of coronavirus in February, has given birth to their son, according to the Chinese…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 12: Protests, election, economy, coronavirus, Lebanon
The NFL is the latest big name to make a commitment to racial justice — to the tune of $250 million over the next 10 years. Here’s what…
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