Utah

Utah School District Settles For $2M With Family of Bullied Black Girl Who Died By Suicide

Officials ignored Izzy Tichenor’s complaints in what federal investigators said was a pattern of unchecked racial harassment in Salt Lake City schools.
08/10/2023

Trial Begins For Woman Who Was Beheaded At Utah's Arches National Park

Esther Nakajjigo was a 25-year-old human rights activist who married three months before her death.
12/07/2022

Students At Utah University Are Protesting Homophobia

The TikTok group Black Menaces is leading the charge.
10/06/2022

Black Utah High School Football Player Won’t Accept Being Called N-Word, Gets Punished For It

The incident happened in a school district with a history of not punishing white students for their racist behavior.
12/06/2021

Family Wants Answers After Girl With Autism, 10, Commits Suicide After Racial Bullying At School

A federal probe found a pattern of the Utah school district ignoring complaints of racist taunting.
11/10/2021
Young students walking down hallway of elementary school

Parents In Utah Request To Have Children Skip Black History Month Curriculum

The request caused outrage over the very notion.
02/08/2021

Utah BLM and Proud Boys Leaders Give Joint Press Announcement Explaining What They Have ‘In Common’

The groups both say they are working together.
10/01/2020

Attorney Says Utah Police Department Keeps Changing Story About Officer Pulling Gun On 10-Year-Old Black Boy

The statement was made after police pulled a gun on a child.
06/13/2019

Utah Police Chief Defends Officer Who Pulled Gun On 10-Year-Old Black Boy

Officer Mike Daugherty pulled his gun on DJ Hrubes.
06/12/2019

White Utah Mother Demands Investigation After Cop Allegedly Pointed Gun At Her Black 10-Year-Old Son's Head

Jerri Hrubes said her son, DJ, is also mentally delayed.
06/10/2019

Video Shows Biracial Utah Boy Trapped In School Bus Doors And Dragged 175 Feet By White Driver

The student's mother filed a lawsuit.
05/09/2019