The death of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old Black man found hanging from a tree in June in Palmdale, California, has been officially ruled a suicide, […]
Author: Javier Garay
Video Shows Michigan Youth Faculty Staff Restraining Black Teen Who Died
At least seven men forcibly restrained a teenager who had a heart attack and died two days later. The staffers at a youth facility in […]
Mayor of Seoul, South Korea found Dead Hours after Reported Missing
The mayor of Seoul, often considered the second-most powerful official in South Korea, has been found dead on a mountainside within the capital city Thursday. […]
Trump Threatens to ‘Cut Off’ Funding for Schools if They Don’t Reopen in the Fall
President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are threatening to cut federal funding if schools don’t fully physically reopen, increasing pressure on education leaders […]
San Francisco lawmaker proposes ‘CAREN Act’ to stop discriminatory 911 calls
Calling 911 to report a fabricated, racially-biased emergency would be illegal in San Francisco under a new proposal called, appropriately enough, the CAREN Act. What […]
Video shows Black man pinned to tree in what he calls ‘attempted lynching’ at Indiana lake
Indiana authorities are investigating a report by a Black man who said he was pinned to a tree by a group of white men, an […]
Daughter of Rickey Smiley Shot Three Times in Houston
Comedian Rickey Smiley is thanking everyone for the outpouring of support after his daughter, Aaryn Smiley, was shot three times over the weekend in Houston. […]
Frederick Douglass statue torn down on anniversary of great speech
A statue of the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass was torn from its base in Rochester, New York on Sunday, 168 years to the day since […]
Supreme Court upholds law banning cellphone robocalls
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a nearly 30 year old ban on automated calls to cellphones despite concerns that it violates the First Amendment. […]
Video shows white woman pulling pistol on black mother and daughter in Michigan
A White couple in Michigan was arrested Thursday after video showed the woman pointing a gun at a Black mother and her daughters in a […]