Independent autopsy underway as Rev. Al Sharpton joins grieving parents; Tyler Perry and Colin Kaepernick step forward to support the family
Nearly a mile of historic Market Street in Inglewood closed to motor traffic Friday as hundreds gathered for “The Wood Cup,” a free city-backed street festival for a local community priced out of the global tournament happening in its own backyard.
The Black Educator Advocates Network (BEAN) and the NAACP San Fernando Valley Branch are calling for an independent investigation into what they say is a longstanding pattern of racial harassment and retaliation against Black educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) says a deadly Fourth of July weekend shooting in Compton that claimed the life of one of his former staff members underscores the urgent need for stronger gun safety laws at both the state and federal levels.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who was hired by the family of a one-year-old boy shot and killed by police in Senatobia, Mississippi, said an autopsy contradicts the officers’ report of the incident.
Speaking Sunday at the opening of the 51st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Saint Lucia, Dr. Terrance Drew said the region must modernize its governance structures, improve the implementation of Community decisions, and ensure CARICOM becomes safer, more prosperous, and more relevant to the lives of its citizens.
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A New York man is facing felony hate crime charges after allegedly posting that he’d be “proud to hang” New York State Senator Lea Webb from a tree in response to a news story about a Juneteenth celebration.
The loudest arguments about fairness in the American justice system tend to occur outside courthouses, at protests, or on social media. But some of the most consequential decisions shaping whether the system is actually fair happen inside it, including how a judge sets bail, reviews a plea agreement, schedules a docket, or builds a program from scratch.
More than a century after Madam C.J. Walker shattered economic barriers by becoming America’s first self-made female millionaire, a new generation of Black wealth creators is redefining what financial success looks like on a global scale.
At the beginning of the current legislative session in January, Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) set out on a mission.
Spain continued its recent dominance over France, defeating Les Bleus 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to advance to the championship match.
The American League rode a dominant pitching performance to a 4-0 victory over the National League in the 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Veteran umpire Alan Porter served as crew chief and called balls and strikes during the 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
The ability to buy a home, start a business, attend college, access healthcare, vote, and advocate for one’s interests all shape whether families can build wealth and pass opportunity to future generations.
For many diabetes patients, amputation becomes a last-resort measure after infections, ulcers, or poor circulation worsen rapidly and leave few other treatment options.
The HBCU research coalition known as AHRI is here, and Black higher education hasn’t seen a coordinated move like this in a long time.
California voters will decide 14 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 3 after state leaders struck a last-minute compromise that removed one of the election’s most contentious proposals — a measure that would have made it significantly harder for cities and counties to raise money for local services.
