Supreme Court Hears Ted Cruz’s Challenge Of Law On Campaign Funds
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last Wednesday in Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s attempt to challenge a campaign funding law on loan restrictions and repayments.
New Updates To College Scorecard Make Tool More Useful For Students And Families
Today, the U.S. Department of Education released updates to the College Scorecard that make the tool more useful for students and families weighing college options.
Time For Fed Prosecutors To End Targeting Of Corrine Brown
Government prosecutors had their decision against long time former congresswoman Corrine Brown overturned and they still want to spend taxpayers' money for another trial.
Dr. Cheryl Grills Appointed To National Reparations Commission
Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), recently announced that Dr. Cheryl Grills, Professor of Psychology at Loyola Marymount University, former national President of The Association of Black Psychologists, and Found/Director of a non-profit program evaluation organization called Imoyase Community Support Services, has been appointed to the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC).
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Sentenced To Life In Prison
Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole.
Sidney Poitier, Oscar-Winning Actor And Hollywood’s First Black Movie Star, Dies At 94
Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died.
Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty
Kim Potter, a white officer, shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Center as she and other officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant for a weapons possession charge.
Holding Together After “The Glue” That Bounded Them Dies
“My mom would always say, ‘God is protecting me,’’’ Trenton White said. “But once things began to escalate, she called me and said that me and my siblings need to take the vaccine.”
Finding Strength To Continue When the “Rock” Is No Longer There
The McGowan-Watts family is one of thousands in the U.S., who have experienced the loss of one or more parents to the COVID-19.
Emmett Till’s Case Ends Without Punishment For Lying Woman
A federal investigation that re-examined the murder of Emmett Till ended Monday after the Justice Department failed to find proof that a key figure in the case lied, a senior level law enforcement official said.
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VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women
In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.
