The tragic, high-profile killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020 have sparked a reckoning on race. As researchers of philanthropy, we’re keeping an eye on how this national awakening is affecting charitable giving across the nation. We are seeing an outpouring of donations from individuals, corporations and foundations that began […]
Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was killed in a shooting in Atlanta over the weekend. Byrd was 70. The stage and film veteran was gunned down in a residential neighborhood on Atlanta’s southwest side on Saturday, Oct. 3, Atlanta police said. Authorities responded to a call around 1:45 […]
By Jonathan Martin [Follow our daily updates on the latest presidential election polls.] WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has established a steady lead over President Trump in Arizona, a traditionally Republican but fast-changing state that is tilting increasingly Democratic, according to a new New […]
The attorneys for Breonna Taylor‘s family have asked Gov. Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor to reopen the case into Taylor’s death. Attorneys for Taylor’s family also condemned Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a letter sent to Gov. Beshear, who they believe intentionally declined to […]
Two-thirds of Americans say President Donald Trump handled the risk of coronavirus infection to others around him irresponsibly, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS in the days following the announcement that the President had contracted the virus that has disrupted everyday life for millions of […]
