Civil Rights & Social Justice

Twenty-nine laptops and pieces of sound equipment were stolen from Simmons College of Kentucky and officials have identified the culprits from surveillance footage, but the HBCU isn't going the legal route and instead offered to enroll them in exchange for the returned property.

Crime

Six white people in Kentucky were arrested for allegedly using last week's devastating tornado as an opportunity for looting homes and vehicles. Now officials, including Attorney General Daniel Cameron, warn that anyone caught engaging in that kind of activity will be prosecuted to the extent of the law.

Around the region, people are filling in the gap to meet the overwhelming need of the moment.  

A pair of Facebook Live videos filmed by Kyanna Parsons-Perez showed the extent of what candle factory workers experienced in Mayfield, Kentucky when a tornado hit. But they also showed the heroic role the Black woman played during the extreme weather event.

After 2020 saw a second consecutive Black beauty crowned as Miss USA with Mississippi's own Asya Branch, it's now happening for a third time in a row with the new champ for 2021, Elle Smith of Kentucky.

Despite defending the no-knock search warrant that led to the police killing of Breonna Taylor, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is leading a Search Warrant Task Force he said he hoped would make the state "a national model for search warrants."

In a very on-brand move, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is trying to overturn the governor's mandate for children to wear masks in schools as the COVID-19 delta variant ravishes the state.

Attica Scott pledges to represent all corners of Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, prioritizing the needs of traditionally vulnerable communities.

The new law does not go as far as House Bill 21 introduced by State Rep. Attica Scott, also known as Breonna’s Law.

National

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, famously called out by Megan Thee Stallion, did the absolute minimum when it came to seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, the innocent Black woman killed whiles sleeping in her bed during a botched police raid. So much so, that members of the Grand Jury are calling for his impeachment.