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Legislation that would provide compensation for the wrongfully convicted has passed the Michigan House of Representatives. People who are exonerated would receive $50,000 a year for every year they were incarcerated under one bill that […]

TJars of soil from sites where blacks were lynched. The names of lynching victims are printed on the jars. Soil from over 300 lynching sites has been collected By Frederick H. Lowe The Equal Justice Initiative, […]

By Melissa Kimble Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for racial and gender equality. But when you think of the work of leaders such as Shirley Chisholm, Amelia Boynton Robinson and Anna Julia Cooper, Height […]

A huge group of women’s rights advocates plans to descend on Washington the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest his comments about women throughout his contentious campaign against Hillary Clinton. After initially being referred […]

Jury selection began today in the trial of Dylann Storm Roof By Frederick H. Lowe U.S. District Court Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled on Monday (today) that Dylann Storm Roof, a white supremacist who is […]

Recruiters talk to those looking at employment opportunities at a job fair in Pittsburgh, March 30, 2016. States that voted for Hillary Clinton in last week’s presidential election reported stronger job growth in the previous […]

By nbcnewyork.com President Barack Obama is presenting 21 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, actor Tom Hanks, NBA legend Michael Jordan, MLB announcer Vin Scully […]