ReportingBiden DOJ Sues Police Department For Not Making Its Application Process Easy Enough For Women, MinoritiesThe Biden-Harris administration is accusing another jurisdiction of discriminating against women and African Americans by creating law enforcement examinations that are too hard for them. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…Independent Journal ReviewJul 1, 2026💬Share
ReportingNAACP Claims Florida Is ‘Openly Hostile’ to African Americans in Travel Advisory – Black GOP Rep Fires BackA House Republican is firing back at the NAACP after it issued a travel advisory for Florida. Over the weekend, the NAACP issued its travel advisory as it claimed, “Under its current Governor, the State of Florida has…Independent Journal ReviewMay 22, 2023💬Share
Opinion‘African Americans Need Not Apply’: NFL Affirmative Action Backfires as ESPN Analyst Discourages Black CoachesFor decades, both the National Football League and sports media have been encouraging — in fact, begging — franchises to hire black coaches. In fact, for the past 20 years, the league has gone as far as to force teams…Independent Journal ReviewJan 12, 2023💬Share
ReportingGap in US Black and White Unemployment Rates Is Widest in Five YearsThe United States saw the widest gap in unemployment rates for African Americans and whites in five years in June, underscoring an uneven nascent recovery from historic job losses triggered by the coronavirus pandemic…Independent Journal ReviewJul 2, 2020💬Share
ReportingBiden Promises to Earn the Support of African Americans as Trump Stays in White HouseDemocratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised black community leaders in Delaware, on Monday he would earn their support amid nationwide police brutality protests, saying he would create a police oversight board…Independent Journal ReviewJun 1, 2020💬Share
ReportingHouse Democrats Demand Probes of Police Killings of Black AmericansThe Democratic-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of high-profile police killings of African Americans. The…Independent Journal ReviewMay 29, 2020💬Share
ReportingAfter Being Courted by Trump, African Americans, Latinos Face Economic Blow From CoronavirusThe financial hardship caused by the coronavirus outbreak could fall particularly hard on African Americans and Latinos, undoing economic gains President Donald Trump has touted in his outreach to those key voting blocs…Independent Journal ReviewMar 25, 2020💬Share
ReportingSanders Surpasses Biden Among African American Voters: Reuters/Ipsos PollU.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans – a voting bloc that until now has largely favored the former vice…Independent Journal ReviewFeb 26, 2020💬Share
