A conference created in remembrance of a May 14 victim saw a panel of lawyers, journalists, historians and activists tackle a difficult yet relevant topic: When First Amendment protections of free speech can be...
On May 14, 2022, Ruth Whitfield had just visited her ailing husband of 68 years in a nursing home when she stopped at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue to pick up seeds for her...
A Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement in a county northeast of the city. Dylan Lovan April 24, 2023 Read the...
Before America knew the name of Tyre Nichols, before it learned about Michael Brown in Ferguson and before it witnessed the murder of George Floyd, this country first heard of Trayvon Martin. Charlie Specht...
Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among...
Part of a national backlash against criminal justice reforms, the move takes away local control and hands it to unelected officials appointed by Republicans. Akela Lacy April 20, 2023 Read the full article here...
A Black running club was blocked from giving high fives to supporters in the cheer zone after police officers formed a blockade in front of them. Kayln Womack April 19, 2023 Read the full...
Today is Tax Day, the deadline for Americans to pay their taxes. One group that won’t be paying much today: the rich, who have stashed $2 trillion in offshore tax havens. Andrew Perez, Matthew...
Nothing could be more revealing of the GOP’s fragility than the targeting of two Black freshman Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives. London Lamar, Svante Myrick April 11, 2023 Read the full article...
Falling life expectancy is no accident—it is a direct result, and failure, of policy. Katrina vanden Heuvel April 11, 2023 Read the full article here The Nation