A decision that sets back the Environmental Protection Agency will have a domino effect on Black people nationwide. As we near Independence Day, the freedom to breathe clean air is…
By Ali Ingersoll, WRAL Investigative Data Journalist RALEIGH, N.C. — Editor's Note: WRAL News initially reported the number of drownings in 2020 incorrectly. The correct number – 126 drowning deaths in North Carolina…
The term gaslighting, as you might already know, refers to a particular type of emotional abuse where someone is made to question the validity of their experiences, feelings, and beliefs. When…
The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer. A group of Texas educators have proposed to the Texas…
Rep. Judy Chu of California was among the more than 100 people arrested at an abortion rights protest in Washington, DC, on Thursday, according to a statement from her office. "When I…
Legislation that would establish a state committee on slavery reparations will wait another year after failing to make it out of committee in the state Senate. The legislation (A.9435/S.7215) was…
Georgia state Sen. Kim Jackson has pretty much given up on the idea that Black Georgians might some day receive reparations for past injustices. “In Georgia, the concept of reparations…
BY DAVID PAULSEN [Episcopal News Service] The 80th General Convention is set to consider a proposed $100 million churchwide budget for 2023-24 when it convenes July 8-11 in Baltimore, Maryland, after the convention’s budgetary…
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.- What was once a giant, empty wall covered in graffiti is now home to a new mural paying homage to the African American community of West Rehoboth…
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more…