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#FreeChrystulKizer
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KWYN TOWNSEND RILEY What You Need to Know: Chrystul Kizer is awaiting charges for allegedly killing her sex trafficker when she was 17. Randall P Vollar II, who had been arrested previously on sexual trafficking charges, was shot in...
The Black “Land-Back” Movement May Have Gotten Its Spark
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KHAMERON RILEY What You Need to Know: Kavon Ward, a Black woman and co-founder of a group called “Where is My Land,” aimed at advocating for other Black people’s rights to reclaiming stolen land, lead the successful fight on behalf of the...
Feds Charge Texas with Discrimination in Political Maps
What You Need to Know: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice this week against the state of Texas, for violation of the Voting Rights Act. The DOJ charged the Republican-majority state legislature drew voting maps that...
Black Man Shot and Killed By White Neighbor Who Was His Friend
Justin King, a 28-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by his White 42-year-old neighbor at their trailer park community on November 3 in Bourbon, MO. The shooter was taken into custody by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department and released without charge. The...
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