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Black Female Cop Who Was Fired For Trying To Stop Chokehold In 2008, Wins Ruling, Will Receive Pension, Back pay
A New York judge ruled that a former Black female police officer in Buffalo who was fired in 2008 after intervening when a white officer placed a suspect in a chokehold, will receive back pay and her pension. Cariol Horne was fired following a 2006 […]
Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Allowing Drivers to Hit Protesters Without Being Charged
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that they’re pretending is about protecting citizens when it’s really about their contempt for anti-racism protesters. The legislation that passed in the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday increases penalties for protesters who block streets while granting blanket immunity for drivers who […]
Atlanta School Board Distances Itself from Confederate Past, Renames School in Honor of Hank Aaron
At first glance, Forrest Hill Academy might look like just about every other high school in Atlanta. That is, until you realize that it’s named after Nathan Bedford Forrest; a Confederate general who also just so happened to be a whole-ass Ku Klux Klan grand […]
Watch: Sydney Poitier’s Trailblazing Oscar Win Happened On This Day In 1964
Sydney Poitier became the first African American man to win an Oscar on this day in 1964. Poitier wins the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as a construction worker who helps build a chapel in the 1963 film Lilies of the Field on April 13, 1964. Poitier was born […]
Experts Are Hoping Retailers Rethink Calling Police For Low-Level Crimes Based on George Floyd’s Death
The police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota has placed police killings of unarmed Black people back in the spotlight. The event that directly led up to the police being called resulted in a tragedy that could have been avoided. Floyd was accused of passing a counterfeit […]