Politics12/18/20Dec 18SavePolitics12/18/20PoliticsRep. Barbara Lee: To Mend African American Distrust in COVID-19 Vaccine, Let Black Communities Lead the WayAnne Branigin5As the historic campaign to distribute COVID-19 vaccines across the country kicked off this week, many lawmakers,…
Politics12/18/20Dec 18SavePolitics12/18/20PoliticsBlack Women Democrats Are Pushing Joe Biden to Cancel $50,000 of Loan Debt per Borrower, Citing Increasing Racial InequalityAnne Branigin20As the nation waits for congressional lawmakers to reach a resolution on a second stimulus bill—nine months after…
Sports12/17/20Dec 17SaveSports12/17/20SportsNFL Says It Won't Barge Ahead of Frontline Workers, High-Risk People to Get COVID-19 VaccineAnne BraniginThe National Football League says it doesn’t expect to get—and will not ask for—preferential treatment when it comes…
Politics12/16/20Dec 163Politics12/16/20PoliticsChicago Officials Attempted to Block Release of Anjanette Young Video; Mayor Lightfoot Denies Prior Knowledge of Erroneous Home RaidAnne Branigin25As a harrowing video of Chicago Police conducting an erroneous home raid circulated around the country yesterday,…
News12/15/20Dec 154News12/15/20NewsBodycam Footage Shows Chicago Police Handcuffing a Naked Black Woman During Botched Home RaidAnne Branigin93For nearly two years, Anjanette Young has been trying to get Chicago police to account for the harm caused to her…
News12/15/20Dec 151News12/15/20NewsDespite Nationwide Attention to Police Brutality, Arrest Rates for Cops Who Kill People On-Duty Remain Appallingly LowAnne Branigin10In some ways, 2020 has appeared to mark a turning point in the United States’ long ongoing racial justice movement.…
News12/14/20Dec 143News12/14/20NewsBLM Organizer Blames Mayor Bowser, D.C. Police for Pro-Trump Violence: 'They Were Coming to Harass Us'Anne Branigin48As police and city officials continue to investigate the chaos that broke out during last weekend’s pro-Donald Trump…
News12/14/20Dec 14SaveNews12/14/20NewsBlack Service Members Rally Around Defense Secretary Pick Gen. Lloyd Austin as He Faces Uphill Confirmation ProcessAnne Branigin16Black military groups are coming out in support of Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick as secretary…
News12/11/20Dec 112News12/11/20NewsBlack ER Doctor Says an Arizona Hospital Sidelined Him After He Tweeted About a Lack of Hospital BedsAnne Branigin12Dr. Cleavon Gilman, an emergency-medicine physician who has been outspoken about the dire conditions in American…
Media12/11/20Dec 113Media12/11/20MediaNaomi Osaka Stuns in Vogue Cover Debut, Centers Racial Justice: 'There Are Things Going on...That Really Scare Me'Anne Branigin2In many respects, tennis player Naomi Osaka has grown up right before our eyes. Known for being understated and shy…
News12/11/20Dec 11SaveNews12/11/20NewsBrandon Bernard Dies by Lethal Injection: 'I Wish I Could Take It All Back'Anne Branigin35Brandon Bernard died by lethal injection last night at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., becoming the…
News12/10/20Dec 106News12/10/20NewsDr. Anthony Fauci Appeals to Black Community: ‘The Vaccine That You’re Going to Be Taking Was Developed by an African American Woman’Anne Branigin225With skepticism about the safety and efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine running high among African Americans, Dr.…
News12/10/20Dec 102News12/10/20NewsMilitary-Grade Weapons Do Not Make Cops or Cities Safer, 2 New Studies FindAnne Branigin21Over the last forty years, state and local police budgets have increased at astounding rates, with billions of…
Politics12/10/20Dec 101Politics12/10/20PoliticsBlack Farmers, Civil Groups ‘Enraged’ After Joe Biden Selects Tom Vilsack Over Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head USDAAnne Branigin5Black farming and civil rights groups are giving President-elect Joe Biden an earful about his decision to bring…
News12/9/20Dec 9SaveNews12/9/20News'Natalie Represented Actual Black Women': Halle Berry Pens Moving Tribute to BAPS Co-star Natalie Desselle ReidAnne BraniginJust days before the unexpected death of actress Natalie Desselle Reid, Halle Berry shared a video of her and her B.A…
Dec 9212/9/20Feds Join Probe Into Police Killing of Casey Goodson, Who Family Says Was Shot While Carrying a SandwichAnne Branigin31The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey…
Politics12/9/20Dec 9SavePolitics12/9/20PoliticsBiden Picks Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary After Congresswoman Lobbied to Become 1st Black Woman to Lead USDAAnne Branigin18After openly campaigning to be the first Black woman to lead the Department of Agriculture, Ohio congresswoman…
News12/8/20Dec 81News12/8/20NewsThe Jurors Who Sentenced Brandon Bernard Say He Shouldn't Die. He's Still Scheduled to Be ExecutedAnne Branigin5Five out of nine surviving jurors who condemned Brandon Bernard to death at the age of 18 say they regret their…
Politics12/7/20Dec 71Politics12/7/20PoliticsCOVID-19 Exposed the Health Dangers of Air Pollution. Trump's EPA Still Refuses to Budge on Soot RegulationAnne Branigin1Public health experts and environmental justice advocates have been calling for years for the Environmental…
News12/7/20Dec 71News12/7/20NewsSlew of Data Shows Widening Inequality Among Students Due to Coronavirus PandemicAnne BraniginIn the last week, more data has come out showing the extent that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated an…