How AI Puts Elections At Risk — And The Needed Safeguards
Photos: YouTube\Screenshots “In my day,” began a voice endorsing a laissez-faire approach to police brutality, “no one would bat an eye” if a police officer killed 17 or…
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Justice Department: Minneapolis Police Guilty Of Perpetrating Unconstitutional Policing
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a…
North Carolina: CPJ Condemns Trespassing Conviction Of Reporters Covering Police Activity
Photo: Twitter\Facebook Washington, D.C, June 16, 2023—In response to the Friday, June 16, jury decision finding Asheville Blade reporters Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit guilty of trespassing while…
Juneteenth: ‘The Black Disquisition’ Premieres As Part Of ‘AfroPoP Digital Shorts’
Photos: The Black Disquisition The newest episode of AfroPoP Digital Shorts will premiere on Monday, June 19, with The Black Disquisition by Quincy Ledbetter. From Black Public Media…
Soccer: FIFA Sets Up Anti-Racism Task Force
Photos: Instagram\YouTube Screenshot Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior will play a "prominent role" in a new anti-racism task force, the world football governing body, FIFA, said on Thursday.…
Mayor Adams Denounced For Policies, Rhetoric That Led To Jordan Neely’s Murder
Photos: Wikimedia Commons\Juan Vazquez\YouTube Screenshots New York, NY - Thursday, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a sign-on letter demanding comprehensive accountability for the killing of Jordan…
Governor Of DRC’s Equateur Province Defies Court Order To Reopen Radio Télévision Sarah
Photos: Steve Mwanyo\YouTube Screenshot Kinshasa, June 13, 2023—Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must comply with the court decision authorizing Radio Télévision Sarah to reopen and ensure…
Failing The Grade: Bill Introduced To Audit NYS Teaching Programs
Photos: NYCTEACHERPREP\YouTube Screenshots Albany, NY — Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon will introduce a new bill to require the New York State Education Department to survey New York’s teacher…
Congress: Bill To Increase Housing For Formerly Incarcerated Unveiled
Photos: Prison Policy Initiative\YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) unveiled the Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Reentry and Stable Tenancy (Housing…
International Groups To Biden: Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion Ahead Of September Climate Summit
Photos: Tim Aubry/Greenpeace/Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 500 groups from six continents and 63 countries sent a letter to President Biden today demanding he stop fossil…