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12-Foot Bronze Statue Of Black Woman In Times Square Sparks MAGA Fury

Black Information Network - May 15, 2025

A 12-foot bronze statue of a Black woman erected in Times Square sparked a flurry of racist reactions online. The statue, found in the middle...

The Tragic Case Of Rodney Hinton Jr. And The Trauma Of Black Grief In America

Atlanta Daily World - May 13, 2025

When you’re Black in America, justice is rarely served—it’s endured. It is a word we’re taught to believe in but often experience as a...

Mississippi County To Pay $2.5M To Black Men Tortured By ‘Goon Squad’ Cops

Black Information Network - May 9, 2025

Mississippi county officials have settled a lawsuit filed by Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, two Black men who were tortured and abused by sheriff's...

Tougaloo College Faces Threats After Jasmine Crockett’s Commencement Speech

Black Information Network - May 9, 2025

Tougaloo College officials are investigating "concerning calls" to the school after Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) delivered a commencement address during which she criticized President...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Claps Back At ‘Terrified’ Trump Calling Her ‘Low IQ ‘

Black Information Network - May 9, 2025

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump calling her a “low IQ person.” On Sunday (May 4), Crockett took...

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Goes Back on Trial Monday

Atlanta Daily World - May 7, 2025

Attorneys for the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) will be in Federal Court Monday, May 12 to begin their defense of a portion of the...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Slams Trump’s ‘Relentless Attacks’ On Judges

Roz Edward - May 3, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned the Trump administration's "relentless attacks" on federal judges on Thursday (April 1) during a conference with legal...

Baltimore After Freddie Gray: A Decade of Reduced Violence

Atlanta Daily World - April 30, 2025

by Jennifer Porter Gore, Word In Black Overview: Baltimore's Group Violence Reduction Strategy is credited for the sharp reductions in crime and could be a...

Case Dismissed Against Father-Son Accused Of Shooting At Black FedEx Driver

Black Information Network - April 11, 2025

A judge has dismissed a case against a father and son accused of shooting at a Black FedEx driver in Brookhaven, Mississippi, WLBT reports. Brandon...

What To Expect Following Trump’s Next Round Of Tariffs

Black Information Network - April 11, 2025

President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs are stoking trade wars, triggering retaliatory tariffs, battering markets, increasing recession odds, and more, CNN reports. Last week, Trump...

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