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New details suggest an off-duty police officer who killed unarmed Black man Jason Walker in in Fayetteville, North Carolina, didn't need to use lethal force - or any force at all - even though his 911 call shows he was determined to use his gun.

Harris' remarks, couched in the civil rights movement's legacy, push back on the idea that people can wait for a better time to pass voting rights legislation.

Donald Trump and the Trump Organization are big mad that New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving forward with her civil investigation. Eric Trump and attorney Alina Habba took to right-wing media to air their grievances.

The family of Jason Walker, an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by off-duty police officer Jeffrey Hash, has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump following the questionable shooting in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Two former LAPD cops fired in 2017 for ignoring a call about a robbery in progress so they could continue playing Pokémon GO have had their appeals to be reinstated denied.

William Cunningham, a racist white man in Washington state, is facing a felony hate crime charge after a video shows he used racial slurs and threatened to kill a Black student at Monroe High School who was in a physical altercation with Cunningham's allegedly racist daughter and her boyfriend.

Barbie will release a doll honoring trailblazing journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.

Spelman College has received a $12 million endowment for the creation of an innovation and arts center.

Considering the mounting opposition to critical race theory, it's important to put the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in its proper historical perspective and document the decidedly racist elements that fueled the riots and helped define that moment's legacy.

Entrepreneur Arrion Long created Femly, a brand that supports women during their period and postpartum.

James McLeod, aka Roman McClay - the gunman behind the deadly mass shooting in and around Denver - has been described on social media as a "white supremacist" who also harbored hatred toward women. And the folks making these claims came with receipts.

Here's a list of 21 of the most devastating deaths of notable Black people that rocked an entire diaspora in 2021.