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Welcome to the historic town of Whitesboro, New York where the official emblems of the town features a white man trying to wrestle a Native American to the ground. In the representative symbol, a white man looks to be grappling with a Native American man, who is identified by the feather on his head. The […]

One Manhattan high school has made clear not all lessons are worth learning, particularly those that highlight the fallacies of the criminal justice system. According to New York Daily News, Jeena Lee-Walker filed suit against the Department of Education and school administrators on Friday for being fired for teaching her students about the Central Park […]

The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland this summer is finally, in some measure, being held accountable for his actions.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is hoping to provide new policing procedures as the city’s law enforcement agency continues to find itself under public scrutiny.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby will be facing criminal charges in connection with accusation that he drugged and sexually abused a woman at his home in January 2004, Montgomery County prosecutors announced in a press conference on Wednesday morning.

The Chicago Police Officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald plead not guilty in court on Tuesday.

A new ruling in Minneapolis has barred three Black Lives Matter activists from demonstrating at the Mall of America this holiday season.

A state representative in the Missouri House filed a bill on Monday that aims to punish student athletes who exercise their right to protest.

After a year in which more than 50 women have come forth accusing Bill Cosby of rape and sexual assault, the former well-loved comic is now suing several of the women for defamation. The counter-suit was filed on Monday December 14 in federal court in Massachusetts against seven accusers who live in the state.

By Victoria Massie Last Thanksgiving, I sat at the dinner table with my siblings and cousins realizing there was no kiddy table, and if there was going to be one, I’d have to have the kids. In February, my father articulated to me for the first time that he was “open” to the idea of [...]

Dope, the day-in-the-life film we profiled earlier, has finally released its official trailer. Dope follows Malcolm (Shameik Moore) as he becomes entangled in a drug dealer’s ring. The film stars A$AP Rocky, Zoë Kravitz, and Chanel Iman. It drops June 19.   Photo: Dope/IMDB

CHICAGO –The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) highlights the impact of fast food jobs and other low wage occupations on Black youth in a new video released yesterday morning. The video, titled Black Work Matters: The Fight for $15, calls sharp attention to the experiences of young Black people who are disproportionately trapped in fast food […]