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Kendrick Lamar releases track about accepting his trans relatives
Fans praised the rapper for dropping the "powerful" song as state legislatures nationwide consider a record number of bills targeting transgender people.
Kevin Samuels’ death raises a simmering debate between Black men and women
Some saw a man spouting brutally sexist ideas, while others saw a truth teller who pulled no punches.
Bodycam video shows deputies searching Black women’s lacrosse team’s personal items
A Georgia sheriff initially said his deputies didn’t search the Delaware State University lacrosse team’s luggage, but newly released bodycam video tells another story.
‘There’s no way to hide history’: Teachers react to Georgia law limiting discussion of race
The new law, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, seeks to prevent "divisive concepts and ideologies from invading the classroom” and removes “obscene materials” from school libraries.
Alabama shipwreck holds key for descendants of enslaved Africans
“The question is, give me a timetable. What’s the date for getting that boat out of that doggone water?” asked Africatown resident and activist Joe Womack.
$200K in loans: Black borrower hopes forgiveness could help reduce her 'insane' student debt
"This is insane,’’’ said one borrower. “I have paid a lot of money on them, and I still owe a whole lot more on the loans. It’s almost like, I didn’t even make payments.”
Senate confirms Lisa Cook as first Black woman on Federal Reserve Board
Cook was confirmed 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking vote.
Black women's lacrosse team pulled over in Georgia, searched for drugs
Sydney Anderson, who plays for Delaware State University, said she was “disappointed but not surprised.”
Stanford University investigates noose in tree as hate crime
It’s the third such incident in the last three years for the California campus.
Anonymous donor clears student debt of Wiley College graduates in Texas
The president of the historically Black college made the announcement during Saturday's graduation. The school's 1935 debate win inspired the 2007 movie “The Great Debaters.”
Daunte Wright's mother, officer clash after she stops to record police action on highway
Katie Wright said it was her "civic duty" to keep an eye on officers. Her son was fatally shot last year by an officer who said she intended to use a Taser.
