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In a week’s time, charges and arrests have been made for the kidnapping of Jamal White. According to CBS 58 News, Corey Williams, 25, has officially been charged in connection with the kidnapping of 7-year-old Jamal White, whose disappearance on July 11 led to a statewide Amber Alert. Prosecutors say Williams is now facing multiple […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is removing equitable support for the “socially disadvantaged” in all agency programs—a label that was created in the 1990 Farm Bill to identify farmers impacted by racial, ethnic, or gender discrimination. This decision effectively guts race-conscious outreach and technical assistance once provided to Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and Asian farmers. […]

The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is suing to block a proposed “Truth Telling” exhibit at Stone Mountain Park, claiming it violates state law meant to protect Confederate monuments. According to Capital B News, the lawsuit was filed last week, challenging efforts to explore the site’s connections to slavery, segregation, and […]

President Donald Trump has signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law, a sweeping domestic policy package that is collecting sharp criticism not just for its projected impact on the U.S. health care system—but also for the language Trump used while promoting it. According to NBC News, Trump described exploitative bankers as “shylocks” during a speech […]

The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump what he’s now calling a “GIANT WIN” on Friday, June 27—but here’s what actually went down, what it means for your rights, and why the birthright citizenship battle isn’t over yet. According to NPR, the high court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines to limit the ability of […]

(ATLANTA)–After an unthinkable loss in the delivery room, an Atlanta couple is finally getting a measure of justice—though no amount of money can truly ease the pain. A Fulton County jury has awarded $2.25 million to Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor, Sr., whose newborn was decapitated in July two years ago during childbirth at […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March despite a standing federal court order barring his removal, has been returned to the United States to face criminal charges. According to CNN, the decision to return Abrego Garcia was finalized in recent days with the involvement of the White […]

Black Harvard students, alumni, and faculty came together to keep the culture alive, despite pressure from the Trump administration. The robes were pressed, the stoles were draped, and the celebration went on—even if Harvard University tried to shut it down. Despite the school’s decision to strip support from all identity-based graduations, the Harvard Black Graduation […]

Tell us how you really feel! Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) faces criticism for dismissing voter concerns about ending lives with federal benefit cuts by saying, “Well, we’re all going to die.” According to The Hill, Ernst spoke at a town hall in Butler, Iowa, on Friday, May 30, about the House-passed budget reconciliation bill. She […]

The Nottoway mansion, the largest and oldest remaining plantation house in the U.S., burned to the ground, and the descendants of the enslaved are celebrating the fall of this sadistic big house-turned-resort. The White Castle, La., plantation was built in 1859 by the back-breaking labor of enslaved people. News One reports the romanticized hall of […]

Harvard University is making big changes to how it handles DEI or diversity programs on campus—changes that many believe are happening because of growing pressure from the Trump administration. The Ivy League school is also fighting to get back $2.2 billion in frozen federal funds.  According to the National Review, Harvard is renaming its Office […]

UPDATED—10:16 AM 04/28/2025 A rep for the NMAAHC says that no artifacts have been removed. Both the Greensboro lunch counter and the stools where college students sat in protest during the Civil Rights Movement are still on display, according to a statement from a representative to journalist Phil Lewis. “A stool from the sit-ins remains […]