Gun-Related Deaths In Children Dramatically Increased In Recent YearsMale and Black children and adolescents are more likely to die by “pediatric firearm deaths.” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter In 2020, gun violence became the leading cause of death for youth after jumping 28.8% from the previous year. The rise… Aug 21 23August 21, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Arkansas Bars Students From Getting Graduation Credit For AP African American StudiesThe state’s Department of Education called the Advanced Placement class “indoctrination.” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Arkansas Department of Education is prohibiting high school students from receiving credit toward graduation for taking AP… Aug 17 23August 17, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Montana Violated Youth’s Right To A ‘Clean And Healthful Environment,’ Judge Rules In Historic CaseThe verdict may serve as a stepping stone for other legal decisions regarding climate change and the environment. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Sixteen youth climate activists were awarded a victory in a milestone case on Monday solidifying that… Aug 14 23August 14, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Police Violently Arrested Wrong Black Man Inside An Applebee’s, Charged Him AnywayVideo of the incident shows police repeatedly punching the man on or near his head as he lay on the floor while another officer restrained him. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are conducting an internal investigation… Aug 11 23August 11, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Police Hold Black Family At Gunpoint After Typo Misidentifies Their Car As StolenThe Frisco Police Department in North Texas released the distressing body camera footage of guns drawn on the driver, her husband and two boys. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A police department in a suburb north of Dallas pulled over a Black family… Aug 01 23August 01, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Police Officer Fired After Releasing Dog That Mauled Black ManBody camera footage showed the officer yelling, “Get your ass on the ground or you’re going to get bit!” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Ohio police officer who discharged a dog that mauled 23-year-old Jadarrius Rose has been fired from the… Jul 27 23July 27, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Missouri Woman Tells Congress How She Self-Managed Her AbortionRev. Dr. Love Holt spoke before a House committee about the harm that a national abortion ban could cause. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A woman from Missouri testified in front of a congressional committee this week about the harrowing details… Jul 19 23July 19, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Why A Victim Of Police Brutality Chose Restorative Justice For The CopA Portland, Oregon, police officer released a video apology three years after beating a photojournalist who sought restorative justice. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A Portland, Oregon, police officer issued a public video apology to a woman he… Jul 14 23July 14, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Advocates argued that the bill would erase the legal identities of trans, nonbinary, two-spirit and intersex people.Advocates argued that the bill would erase the legal identities of trans, nonbinary, two-spirit and intersex people. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed a bill into law that advocates say will legally eradicate… May 23 23May 23, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Atlanta Wants To Build An 85-Acre ‘Cop City.’ These Groups Are Trying To Stop It.Black, Indigenous, environmental and abolitionist activists have come together to block a training facility that they say will militarize police and endanger the community. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The plan to build an 85-acre police training… Apr 08 23April 08, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Idaho Republicans Call Free Tampons In Schools Too ‘Woke’ — And Block ThemOnly 15 states and Washington, D.C., have passed legislation to provide students with free access to menstrual products in schools. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Dissenting Republicans decried the bill as “woke” and overly generous. The cost of the… Mar 24 23March 24, 2023Article at huffpost.com
Takeoff's untimely death in November sheds light on the music industry's role in the unfortunate trend of Black men dying youngTakeoff, one part of the Migos rap trio, was fatally shot on November 1. His murder reflects a troubling trend of popular hip-hop artists dying young — many violently. Cultural critics and music scholars have weighed in on the serious problem.… Dec 31 22December 31, 2022Article at insider.com
Child labor, malnutrition, and education restrictions have put the future of Afghanistan's youth in peril: 'This is not the right moment to forget the people of Afghanistan'Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule for about a year now. Surrounded by the country's economic collapse and lack of resources, the children of Afghanistan are suffering. A humanitarian aid director said that with forced labor, malnutrition, and… Sep 16 22September 16, 2022Article at businessinsider.com
Russia's war on Ukraine has increased human trafficking across the war-torn region, humanitarians sayRussia's war in Ukraine has grown the booming human trafficking industry. Ukrainian refugees are especially vulnerable as they seek shelter and safety. While reporting has increased, it's also impossible to track to its full extent. More than six… Sep 04 22September 04, 2022Article at businessinsider.com
To sex workers, navigating the world without medical access to abortions or reproductive care is nothing new. But the overturning of Roe V. Wade puts their livelihoods further at risk.Sex workers have long found ways to get abortions despite limited access to traditional healthcare. Their use of unconventional medicine for unwanted pregnancies offers a window into a post-Roe world. Sex workers told Insider they fear for their own… May 22 22May 22, 2022Article at insider.com
Nearly 1,500 unhoused people died on the streets of Los Angeles during the pandemic, according to a new reportThere are approximately 40,000 unhoused people in the city of Los Angeles. A new report found that 1,493 unhoused people died on city streets. An organizer and co-author of the report called it "a failure of the state." An estimated 1,493 unhoused… Dec 04 21December 04, 2021Article at insider.com
Black creators say TikTok's algorithm fosters a 'consistent undertone of anti-Blackness.' Here's how the app has responded.23-year-old Ziggi Tyler has over 422k followers on TikTok. But Tyler, who is Black, says the app is anti-Black and doesn't value Black creators. TikTok's quick rise in popularity since its inception in 2016 has introduced an entirely new realm of… Aug 24 21August 24, 2021Article at insider.com
Teyana Taylor tells us what it means to be the first Black woman Maxim named 'Sexiest Woman Alive'Teyana Taylor is the first Black woman to be named 'Sexiest Woman Alive' by Maxim. Taylor told Insider that sexiness is about your charisma and how someone chooses to carry themself. History was made on June 7, when Maxim announced Teyana Taylor as… Jul 15 21July 15, 2021Article at insider.com
