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Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

In addition to working on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin,...

Assistant Prosecutor Says Thanks by Giving Back to Detroit

By Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press The date was Aug. 26, 1979. The venue was Cobo Hall. And a 17-year-old east-sider named Opolla Brown very...

New California “Strike Force” Gives Teeth to State Housing Laws

By Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ To advance housing access, affordability, and equity, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced earlier this month the...

Florida clears Groveland Four of 1949 rape of white woman

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A judge on Monday officially exonerated four young African American men of the false accusation that they raped a white...

Subdivision’s social posts reflected fear before Arbery shot

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Russ Bynum, Associated Press Months before Ahmaud Arbery was killed, shooter Travis McMichael wrote a simple, chilling response to a Facebook...