May 31, 2021 | History, Justice
Loula Williams ran a popular theater and candy store in the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Okla., during the 1910s, making her one of the most prominent businesswomen in the neighborhood. Williams Dreamland Theatre was doing so well that she started two other theaters...
May 31, 2021 | History, Justice, Racism
For 100 years, the World War I memorial in Durham served as a constant reminder of a different and more unequal era in American history. The stone pillar was both a monument to those who lost their lives, and to a time when not even their ultimate sacrifice could make...
May 31, 2021 | History, Justice
Bureaucracy has a way of perpetuating injustice. A perfect, unfortunate example is the ongoing injustice that has kept the Medal of Honor nomination of retired U.S. Army Col. Paris D. Davis bouncing around the Army and the Pentagon for a half century....
May 31, 2021 | History, Justice
Pvt. Albert King’s body was still warm when his killer’s trial began at 3:02 p.m. on March 24, 1941. Sgt. Robert Lummus faced the charge of manslaughter — of willfully, feloniously and unlawfully killing King. Outside the court-martial room at Fort Benning, Ga., under...
May 10, 2021 | Justice, Music
Sony Music Group is set to provide funding to over 90 additional international, national and regional non-profits via its $100 million Global Social Justice Fund, the company announced today. The fund, which was unveiled last June, was established to support...
May 10, 2021 | Business, Justice
San Francisco will redirect $3.75 million from its policing budget to support local Black-owned businesses, Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday (May 5). The reallocation of the funds will be a multi-partner investment by the city’s Office of Economic...
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