Advocates of the CROWN Act reflect on its impact and the many remaining challenges on changing beauty standards Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th Two years ago, California became the first state to sign a bill expanding anti-discrimination protections to hair textures and styles like afros, braids and locs …

According to court documents, a former officer who participated in the January 6 insurrection violated his pre-trial release restrictions by purchasing 34 firearms and having a loaded M4 carbine and a half-built pipe bomb at his residence. Thomas Robertson, a former officer with the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia, …

The Ohio police chief who was caught on video placing a note with the words “Ku Klux Klan” on top of a raincoat on the desk of a Black officer has resigned following the incident to avoid facing termination. According to People, the 33-year veteran officer, Anthony Campo, who worked …

President Joe Biden hosted a July Fourth event at the White House to celebrate the nation’s achievements in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic while commemorating the lives they lost to it. Some 1,000 essential workers and military families were hosted by the president and first lady Jill Biden on the …

Congressmen Mondaire Jones of New York and Ruben Gallego of Arizona have introduced the Inclusive Elections Act of 2021, legislation to restore Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bars states and localities from adopting election laws that disparately burden the voting rights of people of color and linguistic minorities. The …

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is said to be proposing a new policy that would require airlines to refund checked-baggage fees if they fail to deliver passengers their luggage quickly enough. According to the AP, a department official disclosed that the agency would officially issue the proposal in the …

The FBI said Sunday the “scale” of a major ransomware attack against a US IT company could mean investigators won’t be able to work with every victim individually. Hackers hit Kaseya, a firm that provides IT services to other companies, with a ransomware attack that could have targeted as many …

Employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That compares to 559,000 jobs in May and forecasts of a 700,000 increase. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate was slightly changed at 5.9%, up from its 5.8% rate in May. “Notable job gains occurred in …

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday imposed a moratorium on all federal executions amid a review of the Justice Department’s policies. The announcement comes nearly one year after the beginning of a federal execution spree under former President Donald Trump that critics panned as “out of step” with previous administrations. …

Following a two-year investigation, Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and the company were charged by the Manhattan district attorney with financial crimes, including scheme conspiracy, grand larceny, criminal tax fraud, and falsifying business records. Both the organization and Weisselberg have pleaded not guilty on all charges. The 73-year-old was pictured …

The U.S. House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which a mob of pro-Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. The 222-190 vote was almost entirely party-line with just two Republicans joining Democrats in passing the resolution, which calls for a probe into “one …

A special grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict former President Donald Trump‘s namesake firm, The Trump Organization, and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg. The charges contained in the indictment are expected to be unsealed Thursday afternoon, the sources said, when Weisselberg and a representative of the Trump …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday night, vetoed a measure that would have paved the way for tens of thousands of minors to get their criminal records erased after completing a behavioral program. The veto was unexpected by lawmakers who said the proposal moved through the legislative process with little …

The House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in support of legislation that would remove statues of Confederate officials from the Capitol as well as the bust of the Supreme Court chief justice who penned the 1857 opinion in the Dred Scott ruling that said Black people weren’t citizens. In a 285-120 vote, …

Tom Perez, who recently completed his term as chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced last week that he is running for governor of Maryland. Perez announced his bid on social media, sharing a campaign video in which he vowed to build a Maryland where all residents have access to quality …