Photo: Shutterstock At this point, the fact that the country is currently in upheaval over racist policing shouldn’t be lost on anyone. Unsurprisingly, this hasn’t stopped police from engaging in the same behavior that has inspired nationwide protest. WREG reports that Steve Sanders, the sheriff of Lauderdale County in Tennessee …

Senior Republican leadership has remained largely silent. A few senior American military figures—including President Trump’s former defense secretary, James Mattis—have spoken out against the president. In our latest cover story, Anne Applebaum explores why some people speak out, and why others don’t. “What would it take for Republican senators to …

Nick Cannon is a famous celebrity and shares children with one of the most recognizable women on earth, but that doesn’t mean he has been able to escape the need to have “The Talk” with his kids. The actor and host is opening up about the tough conversations he’s had …

(Photo: Getty Images) The coronavirus pandemic had a chilling impact on the American economy as entire industries were shuttered to stop the spread of infection and the Black community is bearing the brunt. READ MORE: Latinx, Blacks and women hit hardest by unemployment caused by COVID-19 It had an even more …

Elected officials are hearing the voices of millions of people around the world pleading for police departments to be defunded after the recent deaths of black men and women killed by police officers. In response to civil unrest caused by excessive force and the over-militarization of officers, San Francisco Mayor …

Photo: JASON CONNOLLY (AFP via Getty Images) Nearly three months after 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by the Louisville Metro Police Department in a botched drug raid, no officers have been charged in her killing. In fact, since her death, another black person, West Louisville barbecue caterer …

Towanda Braxton attends WE tv Celebrates The Return Of “Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta” at Club Tongue & Groove. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for WE tv) Towanda Braxton wears many hats in the entertainment industry. The 46-year-old is mainly known as a TV personality in the WE TV reality …

Read: Teachers vs. prisons Looking at cities, the numbers are at least sometimes similarly skewed: Oakland spends 41 percent of its general-fund budget on policing, Minneapolis 36 percent, and Houston 35 percent. Cops and courts are not just a cost for local governments, though. Fines, fees, and forfeitures are a …

Kanye West is reportedly donating $2 million to support the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. According to TMZ, representatives for the rapper/producer says he’s setting up a college fund for Floyd’s six-year-old daughter, Gianna, as well as help with the legal bills for the three families. …

Photo: Brett Carlsen (Getty Images) The Louisville Metro Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Breonna’s Law, an ordinance that would mandate all officers have to wear body cameras while executing no-knock warrants. Mayor Greg Fischer has suspended the use of the warrants, but the ordinance would cement …