New Jersey now offering Gender 'X' option on driver licenses
Gender "X" will indicate a gender is unspecified. It will be offered alongside the existing "M" for male and "F" for female gender options on licenses and IDs.
Mother creates safety app to help Black drivers alert loved ones during traffic stops
The app is called Just Us, and it allows drivers to alert their contacts with a simple voice command if there’s a potential danger during a traffic stop.
Parents of Aledo ISD boys in 'slave auction' Snapchat speak out at school board meeting
The incident happened on Snapchat and involved some students discussing how much they would pay to buy their Black classmates. The mock slave auction and the district’s response to it has ignited a firestorm in the town.
Adam Toledo Video: Chicago police release police shooting video of 13-year-old
Chicago's police oversight agency on Thursday released bodycam and third-party video of police fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month in Little Village.
Daunte Wright: Doting dad, ballplayer, slain by Brooklyn Center police
Daunte Wright became a father while he was still a teenager, and seemed to relish the role of a doting young dad, his family and friends said.
Soldier charged with assault after viral video shows confrontation with Black man
An Army NCO is behind bars and charged with assault after a viral video showed him shoving and threatening a Black man who was walking in a South Carolina neighborhood. The US Army is now investigating the incident.
Protesters march in Dallas over Daunte Wright's death
Protests over Duante Wright's killing are taking place in North Texas as well.
Parents, civil rights leaders demand tougher response to Aledo students’ ‘slave auction’
FOX4 obtained Aledo ISD's initial response to the racist social media posts -- what some parents complained was a ‘softball approach.’
Aledo ISD students punished for ‘slave trade auction’ on Snapchat of Black classmates
After an investigation, the district says it disciplined the students involved for cyberbullying and racial harassment. They noted the incident caused a lot of pain for the victims, their families and other students of color.
NASA reveals Artemis program will land 1st person of color on the moon
NASA’s Artemis program, which is already set to send the first woman to the moon in 2024, will also send the first person of color to the moon.
Fort Worth activist pushes to posthumously pardon George Floyd for 2004 Texas drug conviction
Sixteen years before George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody, he served prison time in Texas for a 2004 drug possession case. The charge itself was later determined to be bogus. One North Texas activist has been pushing to clear Floyd's name.
MLB moving All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to voting law
Major League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia's controversial voting law, the league announced Friday.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD superintendent apologizes for racist quiz question about Asian Americans
A North Texas superintendent is apologizing for the hurt caused to Asian Americans by a racist question on a middle school social studies quiz.
Dallas ISD working to get more Hispanic male teachers to better reflect their student body
Dallas ISD has a new initiative to hire teachers that reflect the heavily Hispanic student body and help provide role models that students may not be getting at home.
Plano ISD leaders say they are working to improve bullying prevention
The Plano school district is taking on allegations of racism after being pressured into action by a terrible story that got national attention.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD teachers suspended after racist question about Asian Americans used on quiz
The quiz asked, “Which one of these Chinese norms is true?” It was followed by answers referring to etiquette in a restaurant, punishment for children who steal candy and the consumption of certain animals.
Blinken ends Trump-era global rights plan that promoted conservative agenda, dismissed LGBTQ rights
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to reverse a Trump-era global rights blueprint that promoted conservative causes while dismissing reproductive and LGBTQ rights.
Petition to change Keller High School’s mascot garners thousands of signatures
Advocates of the change spoke out during Monday night's school board meeting. They argued the name Keller Indians is offensive.
‘Is this patriot enough?’: Ohio official of Asian descent shows war scars from US Army career
An elected official in Ohio, of Asian descent, removed his shirt to reveal his war scars during his speech about the discrimination plaguing Asian Americans.
#StopAsianHate: 26 governors and over 60 former bipartisan officials condemn anti-Asian attacks
Governors and former top officials across six presidential administrations issued a pair of statements Friday condemning the violence and harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.