Film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for a rape and sexual assault case that ignited the #MeToo movement in […]
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Seattle Becomes First City to Close Public Schools Amid Coronavirus Fears
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau and the Seattle School Board ordered all schools in the district closed beginning Thursday after the first known confirmed […]
White student in Missouri sends racist meme to two Black students
Two Missouri parents are currently in arms against the Webster Groves School District to implement a uniform penalty for bullying, demeaning language, or harassment after […]
Democratic Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Announces Run for US Senate
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Monday that he will try to unseat first-term Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving Democrats a boost in their effort to […]
Black Lives Matter founders honored on cover of Time’s ‘100 Women of The Year’ issue
This month’s Time magazine honored Black Lives Matters’ founders on “100 Women of the Year,” issue front and center. What We Know: Time used to […]
DeKalb County police wrongfully detain 11-year-old Black girl for ‘looking’ like a 16-year-old
After being mistaken for a 16-year-old suspect in a crime, London Hendricks, an 11-year-old girl, was arrested on Sunday evening. What We Know: An 11-year-old […]
State Department warns Americans not to travel on cruise ships as Coronavirus cases rise
The recent rise of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases throughout the US has the State Department urging all Americans to avoid boarding cruise ships. The warning is […]
NYPD cops accused of using covert signals to warn each other when body cameras are on
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has a notable history with controversy. It is now being alleged that some officers in the NYPD have found […]
Trump Signs $8.3B Bill to Combat Coronavirus Outbreak in US
President Donald Trump recently signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak on Friday. Current stats show that it has now killed […]
Family of Man Shot Dead by NYPD Suing for Unedited Video of Incident
The family of a man involved in the fatal incident in the Bronx is filing a lawsuit against NYPD for the violent encounter. What We […]