Some of the proposed laws aim to address challenges that impact various segments of the African American LGBTQ+ community -- either directly or circumstantially.
Instead of strengthening or fixing the law, federal judge Roger Benitez, a Bush appointee based in Southern California, just declared it unconstitutional on June 4.
Fortunately, there are plenty of Black women who represent the values of the civil rights community and are ready to serve.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive live stream interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) broadcast over Facebook, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb, an assistant professor and...
FLORIDA COURIER — Voluntarily submitted. That is the context for a second tragedy that has now unfolded. In October of 2018, Orlando police went to the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — More than a year after her son died in a police-involved shooting, Kenithia Alston said she still has questions about that fateful evening that...
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OAKLAND POST — People across Oakland are reacting with shock and anger this week as news spreads that highly respected community elder Wilson Riles Jr. had...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — This year’s luncheon will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Council of Lawyers. The visionary group of lawyers believed they had a professional obligation...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will no longer prosecute possession of marijuana cases involving one ounce or less of marijuana when the charge is...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — As part of Mayor Lightfoot’s efforts to ensure residents have a voice in the implementation of legalized cannabis sales in Chicago, the Mayor’s...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Truck drivers from around the country stopped in Indianapolis and parked their trucks outside of the state capitol building Oct. 4 to bring attention...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice...
THE AFRO — Sixteen families in the D.M.V. are being sued by the District of Columbia, who seeks more than $2.9 million from parents it says falsified...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — A judge has granted the City of Chicago’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and national Lawyers’...
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — During the recent Labor Day Holiday Weekend, hundreds of Black men, from around the country and abroad, descended upon Miami, Florida with a...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — A federal judge has blocked Tennessee’s new restrictions for registering voters from taking effect on Oct. 1 while a challenge of the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against CBS Corp. and CBS Broadcasting in New York over claims that...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Robert Lawson faces charges including battery and obstruction of justice following a criminal investigation of an incident where...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — A gathering of anti-death penalty activists this month in New Orleans was to kick-start a movement to abolish the death penalty at the...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Board of Public Works today approved changes to a policy that would require people to obtain permits for planters, railings,...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A group of activists that was infiltrated by LAPD informants and undercover officers at its meetings in 2017 demanded answers today regarding...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx and Code for America today announced a cutting-edge partnership to use Clear My Record technology to...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Two days after a judge found he had improperly re-hired a deputy who was fired over domestic violence allegations, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — To promote mental health care among law enforcement, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, supported legislation to raise awareness of common mental health issues...