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A town in Massachusetts has created a fund to pay reparations to Black members of the community. A town is taking on the responsibility of the U.S. government by starting a fund to give reparations to Black residents to “repair past harms” white people have committed against Black people. According …

Two Black HBCU students who were dragged from their vehicle during a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta are suing the city, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the police department. On Thursday, 21-year-old Taniyah Pilgrim and 23-year-old Messiah Young filed a federal lawsuit, which accuses Atlanta deputies of assault and …

Tony-nominated actress Sanaa Lathan will make her directorial debut with “On The Come Up.” The film adapts Angie Thomas’ New York Times bestseller book “On The Come Up.” The film centers around a 16-year-old girl named Bri that wants to become a rapper. Bri uses anger and frustration from her …

The Black Lives Matter organization and its departing director and co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, are facing harsh criticism from the mothers of Black sons and daughters killed by police officers. They accuse the organization of profiting from their family’s grief amid controversy over Cullors’ extravagant lifestyle.  “I don’t believe she is going anywhere,” Samaria …

A Black Michigan woman who was fined $385 for talking too loud believes that the fine was racially motivated. On Thursday, May 2th, Diamond Robinson walked back and forth on her block in her Eastpointe neighborhood in Detroit while talking on her phone. A white female resident approached Robinson and …

Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter announced that she is stepping down as the executive director of the BLM movement’s foundation. Cullors denounced a smear campaign launched by a far-right group that has tried to disparage her but said neither that nor recent criticism from other Black organizers had influenced …

The Biden administration is suggesting white teachers undergo antiracist “therapy” to combat institutionalized racism. According to The New York Post, Biden’s Department of Education is encouraging school districts to spend some of the $200 billion in COVID-19 relief funds toward providing “free, antiracist therapy for white educators.” The news outlet …

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. says the United States needs to dismantle “the systems that allowed” George Floyd to die if the country wants to see “true justice.” We can paint the streets with “Black Lives Matter” and rename Confederate buildings all day, but what about breaking down the very system …

Fifty-four percent of Americans say they would consider leaving a company if it didn’t speak out against racial injustice. As the world remembers the life of police-slain George Floyd, a new report from diversity, equity and inclusion strategy firm Paradigm found Americans are more aware of racial injustice in the …

In Massachusetts, a parent group is upset their white children were not asked to participate in a “healing space” created for students of color. The group, Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a civil rights complaint against Wellesley Public Schools for inviting Black, Brown, Asian and Indigenous students to a healing …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is defending her stance on only talking to journalists of color after calling out Chicago media institutions for their “overwhelming whiteness and maleness.” On Wednesday, Lightfoot’s press office sent out a two-page letter to media addressing the major exclusion of journalists of color and their failure …

During a press conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced that the three officers involved with the death of Andrew Brown Jr. were justified in using deadly force because of Brown’s behavior. “Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe …

The San Diego Police Department has launched an investigation after officers were seen on video repeatedly punching a Black man in the face during what police call an arrest over public urination. Two officers are now under investigation after they were seen brutally punching a Black man during an alleged …

A police officer who was suspended for threatening Black Lives Matter activists on social media is now suing the city that he worked for. George Forbush, who served as a bomb squad technician for 19 years in Sparks, Nevada, is suing the city for $1 million in damages. He claims …

The Walt Disney Corporation asked its workers to fill out a “privilege checklist” as a part of a new diversity and inclusion initiative to overcome “systemic racism.” “Reimagine Tomorrow” is the anti-racism discussion guide that The Walt Disney Corporation planned on implementing to combat “systemic racism,” according to leaked documents …

Two young brothers were punished at separate schools for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts. Jordan Herbert of Oklahoma says that her 8-year-old son, Ben, was told to turn his BLM shirt inside-out on April 30th because the shirt was said to be political. However, in a meeting with the school’s …

To comply with Rule 50 of the International Olympic Committee Olympic Charter (IOC) and maintain the Games’ “political neutrality,” the IOC officially declared two weeks ago that athlete demonstrations would remain prohibited at the Olympics — explicitly on the “field of play,” medal podiums, and official ceremonies. “No kind of …

The names of the police officers responsible for the murder of Andrew Brown Jr. have been revealed. Brown was killed on April 21st in Elizabeth City, North Carolina when seven officers arrived at Brown’s home to serve arrest warrants for drug charges. The body camera footage shows the officers faces blurred …

Police have launched an investigation after several California residents with Black Lives Matter signs in their yards had their tires slashed. The string of incidents took place in Sacramento, with the most recent occurring between late Monday night or early Tuesday morning when three of Jason Dillard’s tires on his …

Brett Hankison, the lone officer charged in the raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, has had his trial delayed until 2022. Hankison, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove were not charged with murdering Taylor. Instead, Hankison is facing three charges of wanton endangerment for firing into Taylor’s neighbor’s home. He …