Amazon Attempts at Invalidating Union Vote

WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KHAMERON RILEY What You Need to Know: Last week, Christian Smalls, a Black man once unjustly fired from Amazon's New York warehouse, led Staten Island Amazon workers to successfully form the global mega giant's first union. Amazon considered...

Lone Black Man at Party Wrongfully Incarcerated

WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY COY MALONE What You Need to Know: In 2008, Emmanuel Fair was named as the lead suspect in the murder of a 24-year-old Indian immigrant woman named Arpana Jinaga following a Halloween party in Redmond City, WA that ended in sexual assault and...

Amir Locke’s Mom is Disgusted, But Not Deterred

What You Need to Know: The mother of Amir Locke is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate bringing federal charges in the murder of her son by police. Karen Wells, along with civil rights activists, attorney Ben Crump and the Rev. Al...

“We’ve Made It!” The Work Must Continue

What You Need to Know:Friday was a day of celebration at the White House as President Biden welcomed Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson, her family, friends and scores of supporters. Judge Jackson made history the previous day as the first Black woman confirmed...

The Spirit of Care and Hustle: I Get It From My Momma

WRITTEN & CONTRIBUTED BY COY MALONE What You Need to Know: Sometimes, I wonder if my mom was taught to work hard and take care of everyone…is this her personality…or both? So I asked her. “Maybe I got that from Mother. That’s what all the women I knew, did. Take...