#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...
Uh… Someone Left Their Confederate Collectables in the Court Room
Tim Gilbert was found guilty of an aggravated assault that happened in 2018 and was sentenced to six years behind bars in June of 2020. But Gilbert's defense attorney has successfully argued the Confederate symbols openly displayed in the Giles County courthouse,...
Civil Rights Groups Fight to Keep “Build Back Better” in Tact
The successful passage by the Senate of the House-passed Build Back Better bill appears to be far from resolution. There are a number of elements blocking President Biden’s signature legislation in the Senate, not the least of which are disagreements between...
Racist Attacker Convicted After His Fourth Hate Crime
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY COY MALONE What You Need to Know: Ole Hougen, a 45-year-old White man of Santa Cruz, CA, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison with an additional three years probation for a federal hate crime against a Black man. According to the...
Black Women Making Political History
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY BLACK WOMEN'S PAC TX What You Need to Know: 2021 has been a great year for Black women in political office. At the federal level, we elected our first Black female Vice President Kamala Harris. In the last decade, more than 17 Black women...
Black Election Workers Fight Back Against Conservative Lies
What You Need to Know: Two Black women have filed a lawsuit against a conservative website charging defamation and emotional distress in relation to the 2020 election in Georgia. Mother and daughter, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, claim they were threatened...
Barbados Says ‘Cheerio’ to Queen Elizabeth ll
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KWYN TOWNSEND RILEY What You Need to Know: After nearly 400 years, Barbados has its own independence. The Caribbean Nation cut its ties with Queen Elizabeth ll as of November 30, 2021. The celebration of the republic’s separation from the...