Jesse Jackson arrested after protesting over voting rights bill
Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested after a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Jackson, 79, along with Rev. William Barber II and about...
Changes in Police Policy, Payouts to Latino Victims of Traffic Stops and Arrests Following...
by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
Series:
No Sanctuary
The Unshackling of ICE
The state of Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $865,000...
Urban Media Today Celebrates the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Urban Media Today celebrates the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 93rd birthday:
"Between 1965 and...
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE HONORS GEORGE FLOYD WITH 9 MINUTES & 29 SECONDS OF ACTIVISM
In a press release issued on May 21st, The National Urban League announced that together with its network of 91 affiliates around the nation...
Susan Hutson becomes first Black woman elected sheriff in Louisiana history
There’s a new sheriff in town in New Orleans and her name is Susan Hutson.
Voters in Orleans Parish made Hutson the first Black woman...
The Pandemic Worsened Young Women’s Depression and Anxiety More than Young Men’s
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on mental health, affecting young women more adversely in some regards than young men, a new...
‘Stop the show!’ Houston concertgoers describe chaos
Screaming. Suffocating. Panicked. Unconscious.
The concertgoers at a highly anticipated Houston music festival Friday night say they were shocked to witness how the event brewed...
Covington Brings Legislative and Community Experience to PA-24 Special Election
Growing up as a member of a family of community activists, Martell Covington has always been politically aware, and feels this awareness has led...
Buying Sunglasses? Read This First
Not all sunglasses are created equal. While the choices are endless, there’s only one thing that tops all sunglass considerations and it has nothing...
The National Inventors Hall of Fame to honor its first Black women inductees
In the nearly half-century since the creation of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), not one Black woman was selected by the committee...
