Racial Justice

Texas Black Student Who Got Suspended Over His Hair Locks Sues Governor And AG

A 17-year-old black high school student who got suspended from school over his hair locs and his mother sued Texas…

2 years ago

A Texas High School Student Is Suspended Over His Hair Locs

Darryl George, a 17-year-old black student got suspended from school over his hair locs. The hairstyle reflects Black culture, but…

2 years ago

Houston Struggles With High Black Maternal And Infant Mortality Rates

Houston struggles with racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates with Black women and infants facing disproportionately high risks.…

2 years ago

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Harms Racial Justice

The Supreme Court ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions last June 29.…

2 years ago

US DOJ Settles Probe Of Illegal Dumping In Houston’s Minority Neighborhoods

WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice secured a settlement in its environmental justice investigation into Houston's…

2 years ago

Tesla Faces New Race Bias Trial From Employee Whose $137 Mln Verdict Was Cut

March 27 (Reuters) - A trial kicked off in San Francisco federal court on Monday to determine how much money…

3 years ago

Beto O’Rourke Honors Juneteenth

Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke showed solidarity with African American communities in Texas by participating in the celebration of Juneteenth and…

3 years ago

Dallas hair salon shooting suspect had delusions about Asians, police say

May 17 (Reuters) - A Dallas man suspected of shooting three women in the city's Koreatown neighborhood last week harbored…

3 years ago

‘Rest In Power:’ Arbery’s Killers Guilty On All Federal Hate-Crimes Charges

BRUNSWICK, Ga., Feb 22 (Reuters) - The three white men convicted of chasing down and murdering a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbery,…

4 years ago

Biden To Continue Push For Voting Rights Bill As He Honors King’s Legacy

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Sunday to honor the legacy of slain…

4 years ago

Family Of Martin Luther King Jr. To Lead Washington March For Voting Rights

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Descendants of the slain civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and their supporters plan to march on Washington on…

4 years ago

Minneapolis Ex-policeman Chauvin Convicted of Murder in Floyd Case

MINNEAPOLIS, April 20 (Reuters) - Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and…

4 years ago