“We have been killing, and banking on the death of Black lives for as long as we’ve been a country.” I woke this morning to familiarly disgusting news. George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchmen who was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin in July of 2013, was again trending as the result of purportedly …

Contraceptive Equity Act makes birth control and vasectomies free statewide. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, the moderate Republican who has come out strongly in criticism of GOP front-runner Donald Trump and the emergence of his party’s extremists in the mainstream, signed into law a bill this week that is being hailed …

Responding in the wake of the Department of Justice’s counter-suit against North Carolina, NC Gov. says federal government should undo hallmark legislation of the 1960s. This is how it starts. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is still refusing to admit that his “bathroom bill” – the law known formally as …

James Comey continues to cling to “Ferguson Effect” false narrative to rationalize improper policing while fellow officers denounce the claim as unproven and divisive The director of the F.B.I. once again referenced the controversial “Ferguson Effect” Wednesday, saying that he believed “less aggressive policing was driving an alarming spike in …

Kevin Matthews was unarmed and killed in an encounter with Dearborn Police on Dec. 23 Kevin Matthews, a Detroit man who was killed by Dearborn police two days before Christmas, was shot 5-6 times, including one from “very close range” according to a private autopsy report obtained exclusively by the Detroit …

Original police report claims victim hit patrol car with his skateboard, dash-cam footage proves otherwise. A Carlisle police trooper previously charged earlier this year with assault is facing increased scrutiny after dash-cam footage was released Monday showing him kicking a defenseless skateboarder in the face while he sat on the …

London’s Muslim mayor says “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe.” Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor and the first actively affiliated member of the Islamic faith to become mayor of any major Western capital, issued a stern response Monday to Donald Trump’s suggestion …

Files suit in response to the Justice Department’s notification that HB2 violates Civil Rights Act, Title IX Responding to an official letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) notifying North Carolina that House Bill 2 (HB2), more commonly known as the “Bathroom Bill,” was in direct violation of the …

Soldier fatally shot Palestinian assailant who was wounded and detained. The trial for an Israeli soldier who fatally shot a wounded Palestinian assailant in Hebron as he was detained and lying on the ground officially began Monday, highlighting a rare case within the Israeli justice system focusing on allegations of excessive …

Top GOP leaders say they aren’t phased by DOJ’s threat to pull upwards of $800 million annually in federal funding State GOP leaders in North Carolina said Thursday that they are refusing to back down from the now infamous HB2 (more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill”), a law regulating …

Department giving officials until Monday to address “the situation” U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) officials notified Governor Pat McCrory earlier today to officially inform him that House Bill 2 – more commonly referred to as the “Bathroom Bill” – violates the U. S. Civil Rights Act of 1964. In their notification, the …

16-year-old in custody after allegedly stabbing transgender woman of color in her home Sunday night A 16-year-old boy was apprehended Monday night and is facing second-degree murder charges after officials say he allegedly stabbed a 32-year-old transgender woman to death in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday night. As first reported by …

Woman wearing hijab outside of Starbucks in Washington DC viciously harassed. A video and interview has emerged detailing a black, Muslim woman being attacked by a Donald Trump supporter while sitting outside a Starbucks in Washington DC in late-April.  The woman’s name is being kept confidential. As first reported by …

Bipartisan bill which passed overwhelmingly would have banned employers from paying women less for “substantially similar” work as men. New Jersey lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took an important step forward earlier this year towards creating a more equitable workplace, requiring employers to pay women the same as …

“Despite the Sheriff’s Department’s many recent efforts to fortify public trust, this incident reminds us that we and other law enforcement agencies still have work to do.” Tom Angel, chief of staff of LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, has resigned amid widespread denouncement over emails he sent mocking Muslim-Americans, Black …