Content Warning: This story shares statistics with details about domestic violence, rape, and violence against women.
Domestic violence is a problem everywhere across the nation. According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), “nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.”
Homelessness is an issue around the country, but in the wealthiest major cities, like Seattle, New York, and especially San Francisco, it’s particularly bad.
Kevin Battle was shot in Fort Worth, Texas while he was holding his grandson’s hand. The man who killed him, Mark Jabben, told authorities he killed Battle in “self-defense,” but for many that reasoning doesn’t add up.
The shooting occurred on March 25th on the doorstep of their shared duplex. Battle’s son, Kevin Battle II, revealed that a week before the shooting, he’d heard Jabben call his father a racial slur.
John E. Reid & Associates, the consulting firm responsible for a popular (but controversial) police interrogation method known as the “Reid Technique,” is suing streaming platform Netflix and director Ava DuVernay for defamation, based on her recent Netflix miniseries, “When They See Us.”
Being ranked a top five world tennis player isn’t easy. The pressure to deliver is always on as fans cheer in the stands and from home.
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka had a tough call to make on October 16th, her 22nd birthday. Osaka holds dual citizenship in both Japan and the United States, and Japanese law requires that dual citizens choose between their two nationalities once they reach that age.
Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president to much fanfare, and her performance in the first debate was praised by many. It seemed like she was a major front-runner. But in the months since, she has fallen significantly in the polls.
Join actress, philanthropist, and activist Kerry Washington as she hosts a critical discussion among young scholars and the surrounding community on the topic of political engagement. The SHEROes of Democracy: A Discussion About Voting, Activism, & Democracy event will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at 3:00 pm on the campus of Norfolk State University, and is sure to expect a packed house!
Allyson Felix has a lot to be proud of.
To add to the nine Olympic medals around her neck - six of them golds - she now has a world record twelve World Championship gold medals. With this achievement, she breaks Usain Bolt’s record for most World Championship gold medals.
Among prisons and jails that notoriously have a bad reputation, New York’s Rikers Island facility stands out. It’s a jail made infamous by its danger, poor conditions, and the long-standing movement to shut it down.
With the recent popularity of affordable, at-home DNA testing, many Black Americans are, for the first time, getting a chance to learn a bit about the heritage from which their ancestors were forcibly separated during slavery. But they can only learn so much.