The case attracted national attention because of Mississippi's history of racial violence and lynching. Jackson police chief RaShall Brackney-Wheelock wouldn't discuss a motive, but did say that the suspect is a 51-year-old Black man who knew the victim.
President Donald Trump sparked the ire of some Irish leaders shortly after his arrival in Dublin Saturday when he expressed an interest in seeing a unified Ireland.
Trump's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving to end the decades-old collection of workforce data on gender, race and ethnicity– a vital tool for exposing systemic discrimination in the workplace. Former EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum says the move sends employers a broader message: stop tracking data that might "raise flags that discrimination may be happening."
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass might not have the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America, but she does have the backing of Gavin Newsom for her re-election bid. The California Governor could be eyeing the White House for his next move. If he does, Mayor Karen Bass isn’t a guaranteed endorsement. She told Jacob Soboroff it's “way too early.”
How might have Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, lived his life, if given the chance? It’s the central question explored in “If Emmett Till Lived: A Creative Monument,” an exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography. When Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley “forced open the casket to show his mutilated, abused, tortured body, she opened our eyes,” says Sarah Lewis, the exhibits curator. “We’re honoring the work that she began.”
FEMA has come under fire over workforce cuts and lack of strategic planning, as a new government watchdog report warns the agency may not be prepared for future disasters. On top of that, wildfire survivors in California are now dealing with cuts to a key recovery lifeline, after FEMA stalled federal funding. CORE Response’s Ann Lee said in reaction to the cuts, “if the funding does not come through, there's thousands of families that we are not going to be able to continue to support.”