Melissa Noel
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Maryland Couple On ‘Lifelong Dream Trip’ Among Hundreds Who Died During Extreme Heat On Religious Pilgrimage To Mecca
A couple from Maryland died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat. The deaths of Isatu Tejan Wurie, 65,...
Black Homeowners File Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit After Allegedly Being Harassed By White Neighbors For Years
Homeownership is often seen as the epitome of the “American Dream.” However, for Angela and Prince Floyd, one of the first Black families to move...
Sha’Carri Richardson Secures Spot On Team USA For Paris Olympics
Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for her first Olympic Games after triumphing in the 100-meter final on Saturday at the Olympic trials held at Hayward Field...
Supreme Court Upholds Law That Bans Domestic Abusers From Owning Guns
The Supreme Court has ruled that people under restraining orders for domestic violence do not have the right to own guns. This 8-1 ruling upholds...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore Pardons 175,000 Marijuana Convictions With Historic Executive Order
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed an executive order pardoning 175,000 Marylanders who have low-level convictions related to the possession of marijuana. The executive order...
Meet Michigan’s Youngest And First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice
Kyra Harris Bolden made history when she was sworn in as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court on January 1, 2023, becoming the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down By Racist Mob 85 Years Ago
Juneteenth was even more special this year for Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” The 97-year-old was handed the keys to her...
Here’s The One Thing You Need To Know About Juneteenth And The Emancipation Of Black People
Every year on June 19th, Black Americans around the country celebrate “Juneteenth” to commemorate the day Union Officer General Gordon Granger issued an order to...
A Black Woman’s Bid To Buy A Condo Stalls After White Homeowner Allegedly Refused To Sell Home Because Of Her Race
Dr. Raven Baxter is an accomplished molecular biologist and was ecstatic when she found her dream home, a condo in Virginia Beach on a hill...
40 Acres And A Lie
This project is a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Investigative Reporting Workshop. Read more here. Pompey...