ACLU’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
The Just Trust for Action announced today that the American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the movement for criminal justice reform. The Just Trust and The Just Trust for …
Excitement Builds In Texas For First Varsity High School Water Polo Season
Water polo is about to get much bigger in the state of Texas. After decades of play as a high school club sport, water polo will make its debut as an official varsity high school sport in the Lone Star …
'Where Do We GO From Here?' Social Justice Panel Tackles Redistricting, Voting Rights, and Affirmative Action During Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 91st Southern Regional Convention
Since 2016, the former U.S. President’s “Make America Great Again” campaign and political platform has unearthed many of the demons of racial division, acrimony, and the public pronouncement of white supremacy that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has always fought …
Black-owned, Black-led Franchisee Group Gets the "Big O" from Ben & Jerry's
The three Black leaders of Primo Partners want to use their business to dismantle white supremacy.
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic. Ukraine is iconic'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and "useful" message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with CNN and Reuters from the …
Asian woman attacked last year in New York by man with rock has died, family says
The Asian woman who was attacked last year in Queens by a man with a rock died Monday, her family announced on a GoFundMe page dedicated to her.
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 'brutal' hammer attack at a New York subway station
A man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting a woman over the head several times with a hammer before robbing her at a New York subway station, according to the Queens County District Attorney's office.
Former Delaware police officer charged in two excessive force cases after surveillance video went viral
A former Delaware officer seen on surveillance footage appearing to slam a suspect's head against plexiglass has been indicted on multiple charges, including two felonies, officials announced Monday.
A father killed 3 of his kids and an adult before killing himself at a church near Sacramento, authorities say
A father walked into a church Monday near Sacramento, California, and fatally shot three of his children -- all under 15 -- and someone who appeared to have been supervising the family visit before killing himself, authorities said.
All bets are off if Putin slashes the West's oil supplies
Russia faces the specter of a full-blown financial meltdown. Punishing sanctions leveled by the West have sent the ruble crashing to record lows, shuttered Moscow's stock market and made Russian assets toxic on the world stage.
Mayor Sylvester Turner Joins Heritage Society to Announce UNESCO’s “Slave Route Project” Designation of Historic Houses as “Sites of Memory”
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined the Heritage Society and descendants of Reverend Jack Yates to make a memorable and significant announcement about three historic house sites located in Sam Houston Park.
Cindy Crawford and daughter Kaia Gerber surprise audience at Off-White show in Paris
The stars shone brightly at Off-White's Fall-Winter 2022 show, with fashion and celebrity powerhouses Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Serena Williams, Karlie Kloss, Naomi Campbell and Joan Smalls all walking for the label
Ukraine presents Republican leaders with a crucial choice
The horrifying invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces has united much of the world in opposition to Ru
Biden addresses an anxious world as Putin makes nuclear threats
As Russian President Vladimir Putin rattles the West with nuclear threats, President Joe Biden faces an even tougher-than-expected task in Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Ketanji Brown Jackson to meet with top Democratic and Republican senators Wednesday
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will hold meetings with top Democratic and Republican senators on Wednesday, a White House official tells CNN, as the confirmation process for the President's nominee to the Supreme Court gets underway.
