Lawsuit: Minority NYPD Officers Pressured To Arrest Black And Latinx New Yorkers
There is an unofficial New York Police Department arrest quota, a number of arrests officers feel is necessary, that targets Black and Latinx New Yorkers.
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Black Founder of Kairos Was Fired From His Company After Raising $13 Million; Returns As An Advisor
Brian Brackeen, founder of Kairos, was fired by his company's board of directors in 2018. Now, a new leadership team voted to bring him back as an advisor to fight algorithmic bias.
Black History: Never Stop Telling Our Story
Thirty-five years ago, the landmark television mini-series Roots first aired on ABC for eight consecutive nights.
Washington Report: Small Business Tax Credit Bill; USDA to Clean Up Discrimination; U.S. Hits Debt Ceiling
Small businesses get a boost, while Black farmers fight for equality and the US maxes out its debt
Treasury Acknowledges Lost Black Wealth By Renaming Freedman’s Bank
The overall economy had begun to crumble leading to the first ‘Great Depression,’ called the Panic of 1873. Historians say the North was so preoccupied with the troubling economic condition of the nation--the failure of 18,000 U.S. businesses in just two years, due in part to the failure of railroad companies in their efforts to expand--that efforts to address racism in the South were largely abandoned, further distracting from the bank’s mandate.