New Jersey became the 13th state to recognize same-sex marriage. Dozens of couples lined up at City Hall just after midnight to unite as one. Senate-elect and Newark Mayor Cory Booker performed the ceremonies.
Four California inmates are suing the nation’s largest private prison company for allegedly endangering their lives. The inmates were sent to North Fork Correctional Facility in Western Oklahoma as part of California’s efforts to ease prison overcrowding.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history at the Olympics in 1968. As the pair accepted the gold and bronze medals in the 200m, they silently raised a gloved hand as the American National Anthem played during the ceremony.
A Ku Klux Klan chapter in Florida is protesting a community effort to change that name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville. Forrest was a Confederate general who helped found the hate group.
A few weeks ago, students gathered in protest of the recent changes to the University of Virginia’s AccessUVa financial aid program. Over the summer, the board voted to abolish all-grant financial aid and replace portions of that aid with federally subsidized loans.
LeRoy McCarthy’s quest to have a corner in Brooklyn named after legendary emcee Notorious B.I.G. has hit a bit of a stumbling block. The council members who have the power to grant or deny McCarthy’s request have several issues with naming a street after the slain rapper.
A video billboard portraying President Obama as HItler has been removed. The sign was housed at Kendallville, Indiana’s Cornerstone Plaza. The city’s mayor Suzanne Handshoe said this is not the picture she wants painted about her city.
Leon Ford Jr.’s entire life changed last November after a routine traffic stop escalated to gun shots, leaving Ford paralyzed. His family believes the officers acted unlawfully. Now they are seeking justice for Ford who still faces charges.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is at the head of a group of GOP leaders meeting to impeach President Obama. The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the national healthcare law are some of the issues Dewhurst is bringing to the forefront of the impeachment talks.
Should the Washington Redskins change their name? New evidence of its origin may change your mind.
Saturday Night Live, the longest running network show in the country, recently announced new members of its cast. Shockingly, (not really), there are no black women cast members. This marks the sixth year since a black woman has been on the show.
When news broke that 24-year-old former FAMU student Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police last month, the subject of police brutality was once again pushed into national spotlight. Now police departments across the country are criticizing those charges.
