Louisiana Supreme Court rules on Doe v. Mckesson
By Fritz Esker Contributing writer On March 25, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on two state law questions certified to it by the Fifth Circuit
The Black Press of America celebrates 195 years
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On March 16, 1827, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded the first Black-owned newspaper
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will likely become the first Black woman to sit on the U. S. Supreme Court, faced harsh questions from Republican ... Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges
By Sharon D. Wright Austin Contributing Writer (TheConversation.com) — Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court ... Most HBCU bomb threats may be coming from one juvenile, FBI official tells Congress
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A top FBI official told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the agency believes a single juvenile is behind most of the ... New federal anti-lynching law confronts ongoing legacy of racial terror
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – President Biden is set to sign into law a bill that enhances penalties for lynchings, which it defines as hate crimes that ... Eyewitness: Growing up in a Klan household
By Josh Archote Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series where sons of a LA Ku Klux Klan member talking candidly about what it was like growing ...
By Josh Archote Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series where sons of a LA Ku Klux Klan member talking candidly about what it was like growing ... House has votes to pass Reparations bill, says Rep. Sheila Jackson
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — For several years Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has picked up the mantle to lead efforts to create a commission to study reparations for ...
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Although the federal Fair Housing Act was passed more than 50 years ago, housing discrimination unfortunately continues. Racial steering, redlining, and failures of lenders to finance homes ...
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