Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. Her death just over six weeks before Election Day...

DEAR BLACK MAN: Twenty-one Black men pen open letters of encouragement and brotherhood to Black men As far back as history can take us Black men have always been a part of our story—some good and some challenging. Far before the hashtags, Black men’s names and narratives have been written for them and at times by them. In the following letters, 21 Black men openly share...

Amazon to provide computer science education for more than 550,000 K-12 students amid COVID-19 pandemic Amazon announced Tuesday that the megaretailer is expanding its computer science education program, Amazon Future Engineer, to more than 5,000 schools, benefitting over 550,000 students in need each year. The expansion more than doubles Amazon Future Engineer’s reach, adding more than 3,000 new schools across the U.S. Nearly all Amazon Future Engineer schools serve a...

States face pressure to ban race-based hairstyle prejudice A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from discriminating against Black and Native American women’s hairstyles. It’s...

City of Louisville to pay $12 million to Breonna Taylor’s family, reform police The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Tuesday. Taylor’s...

United Negro College Fund to host nationwide, virtual ‘Walk For Education’ on Sept. 19 How do you stay safe during a pandemic, raise money for a great cause, and get some exercise in on the side? Through the UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) Virtual Walk for Education, of course! The new digital fundraiser replaces the annual in-person walk events that many of the UNCF...