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A new children’s book will capture Ruby Bridges’ story; illustrating her bravery and resilience.

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson expertly trolled Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and her staunch opposition to voting rights by resurfacing one of her old tweets that called voting rights icon John Lewis her "hero."

An investigative report led by Steptoe & Johnson LLP produced a more than 660-page document that spelled out all sorts of crimes being committed by the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force, from robbing and beating residents to dealing drugs.

The new federal indictment accusing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby of lying on a COVID-19 loan application comes after a failed investigation partially rooted in racism that is desperate to make any charges stick, her defense attorney said.

The case of one man who was seeking release from Rikers Island due to what he alleged was increasingly violent and inhumane conditions is at the center of a New York Times article, supported by surveillance footage that showed inmates being forced to fight each other, and a gang leader holding court over a housing unit without any prevention from correctional staff.

She's accused of filing misleading information and paperwork for loan applications relating to the purchase of two vacation homes in Florida.

The track and field community suffered a tragic loss recently with the death of Deon Lendore, a three-time Olympian from Trinidad and Tobago that died this week as a victim of a three-vehicle car crash in Texas.

White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond said Senators straddling the fence need to remember that voting rights are the bedrock of democracy.  

If convicted, Shingler could spend up to a year in prison and/or a $500 fine. He's due in court in February. 

Houston County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Urhahn was only suspended and not immediately fired after calling Ahmaud Arbery's tragic killing "the death penalty" despite showing behavior that suggests he has an implicit bias against Black people.