‘Ohio Black Man Fired After Reporting Racist Co-Worker

In a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Morton Salt is facing allegations of workplace discrimination and retaliation against a Black employee, Daryl Dorsey, who also has a disability. The civil rights lawsuit claims that Dorsey, who suffers from gout, endured months of racial and disability-based […]

White Farmer Runs Over 6-Year-Old Black Boy in South Africa

Outrage is spreading across South Africa’s West Coast after a white farmer allegedly ran over a six-year-old boy for taking an orange from the ground. Christoffel Johannes Stoman, 70, was arrested after reportedly ramming his vehicle—towing a trailer—into Kwezi Beukes and his mother, Magdalene Jantijies, […]

State Issues Formal Apology For Slavery

In a pivotal moment for California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of groundbreaking bills on September 26 aimed at addressing the state’s historical mistreatment of African Americans. The legislation includes a formal apology from the state for its role in perpetuating slavery and oppressing […]

Lupita Nyong’o on voicing a robot in ‘The Wild Robot’

At the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Lupita Nyong’o attended the premiere of her latest film, “The Wild Robot,” an animated feature from DreamWorks. In the film, Nyong’o voices Roz, a shipwrecked robot who finds herself on a wild island, tasked with raising a newly […]