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South Carolina is one step closer to getting its first Black woman governor, with Democrat Mia McLeod joining the race. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mia McLeod (@miaforsc)   McLeod officially announced her entrance into South Carolina’s 2022 gubernatorial race, calling the job “a tremendous responsibility,” …

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 …

The Black woman said to be behind Apple’s diverse emoji symbols is suing the company for ripping off her idea. Katrina Parrott is suing the company for copyright infringement. She says that in 2013, she was invited to Cupertino to discuss a possible partnership with Apple on an app based …

The largest police department in the country has upped its stakes. For the first time ever, the force will have a Black woman as its chief of patrol. Chief Juanita Holmes will manage most of the department’s patrolling uniformed officers, CNN reports. On Thursday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea made an …

A woman in Los Angeles is suing the police department after she says she was abused by cops when they raided her home looking for her brother. The unnamed woman said officers came through her door, handcuffed her, and dragged her outside naked on July 25, 2019. She claims she …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ Rachel Ruit makes headlines again, and once again, it is not looking good. Ruit recently received backlash for being overtly racist at a Black Lives Matter event. Over the weekend, a video of Ruit making vulgar, racist remarks toward protestors went viral on social media. In the …

On Monday, Saraland officials addressed an incident that was caught on tape, where police aggressively arrested a black woman inside an Alabama Waffle House. In the video, which was taken Sunday morning, 25-year-old Chikesia Clemons is seen sitting on a chair inside the restaurant before an officer wrestles her to …

Last week, a Black Missouri woman spoke out against an incident of possible racial animosity after a piece of fried chicken was thrown at her while she was stuck in traffic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Alexis Newsome, took to her Facebook page to share the story, saying a person in a red truck threw …