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In yet another lesson on not presuming to know anyone’s struggles, a 16-year-old in Washington D.C. is getting all of the applause she deserves. Destyni Tyree has been living in one of the city’s largest homeless shelters along with more than 240 other families after her mother lost her job and they struggled to keep […]

When many of us do good deeds we hope that we’re putting out some positive vibes to come back around later on. Like, much later on. But for a teen in Memphis, his reward came rather quickly and in a form much grander that anyone could’ve imagined. 

In a 5-3 ruling on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Supreme Court struck down Texas HB2, a bill that heavily regulated abortion providers and resulted in the closure of half of the state’s clinics. The Court determined that requiring clinics to qualify as surgery centers and ensuring abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges at local hospitals places […]

Jesse Williams has earned the name “activist bae” for many reasons. He is active on social media about his concern for the preservation of Black Lives. He is a humanitarian and does not shy away from confrontation when it comes to challenging the status quo of racial aggression in the United States. Williams gave an […]

The McKinney, Texas cop who tackled and assaulted a teenage black girl in a viral video last June will not be charged with a crime, citing a lack of evidence. Despite the fact that thousands of people, near and far, bore witness to the officer’s unhinged cruelty to a young black girl, our broken justice system once […]

**Trigger warning: this story describes violence against a Black trans woman and her murder.** Trans women continue to be targeted for violence, hatred, and harm in the United States. Sadly, these issues and altercations all too often end in homicide. The fourteenth known trans person was killed in New Orleans on June 9th. Her name […]

Caesar Goodson, Jr., the officer who was given the most serious charges related to Freddie Gray’s death, was acquitted on all charges by a Baltimore judge this past Thursday after an eight-day bench trial, according to the Baltimore Sun. Goodson elected to have a bench trial to face his charges with Gray’s death in police custody. […]

In a 4-3 decision (with Justice Elena Kagan recusing herself) the Supreme Court upheld the Fifth US Circuit Court’s ruling that the University of Texas at Austin appropriately utilizes race in its college admissions policy. Under this policy, the school admits the top 10% of all high school applicants for 75% of spots and uses […]

Zaevion Dobson’s last living moments were spent protecting others. In his death, the high school football player set a standard many of us hope we’d be able to live up to if given the opportunity. But, while he’s no longer with us, he will be rewarded for his courage at this year’s ESPY Awards.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is arguably the most competitive showcase of art in the world. Now, a young Black woman who goes by “Cliff” on social media knows what it means to be a part of the iconic Met community.

The Chicago Police Department has been in a rather rough patch during their time under the microscope following Laquan McDonald’s murder. The most recent example comes in the form of an internal investigation following the arrest of a man on the city’s South Side. 

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate completely failed to pass any of the four proposed amendments concerning gun laws in this country. They were concerned with gun sales, background checks, and the accessibility of weapons to those people on the government’s radar. Even after experiencing the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter in recent […]