Yesterday (June 15), a conservative Supreme Court ruled that sexual orinetation and gender identiy is now included under Title VII, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex, race and national origin.  Previously, the LGBTQ+ community was not covered, meaning in over 30 states someone could be fired from their …

Photo: Robyn Beck (AFP via Getty Images ) In 1996, the state of California passed proposition 209 which prohibited race and gender from being a factor in university admissions. Now, some 24 years later, the University of California voted unanimously to restore affirmative action. The move was made in the …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. DOUG MILLS / THE NEW YORK TIMES / BLOOMBERG / GETTY The polls aren’t getting better …

Basketball star Asia Todd is leaving Liberty University after  the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., tweeted out a photo of blackface and the Ku Klux Klan.  Speaking with ABC11, Todd, who is Black, says she’s entering the transfer portal because she can no longer play for Liberty University’s girls basketball …

Mugshots (L to R): Donny Salyers, Dennis Salyers, Farrah Salyers, Christopher Sharp, Amanda Salyers Earlier this month, a Black Pastor in Virginia called the police for help when five people threatened him and used racial epithets. When the officers arrived, they arrested the pastor and let the five white …

Share0 Image via Screenshot from @ilhanomar/Instagram The spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic has devastated many families across the country. With millions being forced to go on unemployment and uncertain about their economic future, many are also still processing the lost of loved ones due to the public …

A 61-year-old employee of the Philadelphia Family Court was fired from his position after a viral video was shared online showing the man tearing down Black Lives Matter signs and verbally assaulting a woman. Michael Henkel was captured on camera ripping off multiple posters from a fence near a …

Running back Chuba Hubbard #30 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys scores on a 62-yard run against linebacker Garret Wallow #30 and defensive end Ochaun Mathis #32 of the TCU Horned Frogs on November 2, 2019 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU won 34-27. Photo: Brian Bahr (Getty Images) …

Scammers have illegally acquired funds meant for the unemployed (Photo: Adobe Stock) The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best in some, from compassionate doctors, nurses and health professionals to those who feel moved to give to businesses impacted by mandate closures. READ MORE: Stimulus checks sent to dead people must …

Photography: The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957, by Gordon Parks, published by Steidl In 1957, Life magazine sent one of its star photographers on a sprawling assignment: six weeks in four of America’s biggest cities to capture scenes of urban crime. The photographer was Gordon Parks, for 20 years the only …