Inequality in America

Misinformation and disinformation campaigns are specifically targeting Black voters, working to confuse people into not voting, experts tell News4. Aaron Gilchrist and Tracee Wilkins speak with diversity strategist Shireen Mitchell and NAACP organizer Wisdom Cole about what to know and what to do.

A judge has heard arguments and witness testimony but didn’t immediately issue a ruling in a lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia’s governor from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E

In News4’s fourth special this year in our series “Inequality in America: A Call to Action,” we looked at voting rights and voter suppression, particularly of communities of color. Here’s a big-picture look at disenfranchisement over the decades and what we see now.

Many seniors who usually work the polls decided to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. Across the country, high school students — some too young to vote themselves — are stepping up to fill the gap. News4’s Aaron Gilchrist spoke with 17-year-old election judge Rohan Rajesh.

Voting rights advocates across Maryland are working to protect voters in Prince George’s County, which is majority Black and the largest Democratic voting block in the state. News4’s Tracee Wilkins looks at the mail-in ballot process, long lines and ballot rejections.

More than half of the nation’s poll workers are over the age of 60, and in the midst of a pandemic, many feel it’s safer to sit out this election. News4’s Aaron Gilchrist reports high school students, some who can’t even vote themselves, are answering the call.

As Election Day approaches, News4 is working for you to examine efforts to suppress the vote in communities of color.  A special broadcast called “Inequality in America: A Call to Action” aired Sunday morning and looked at voter suppression, your rights and how you can protect your vote. We took a big-picture look at disenfranchisement over th...

The founder of the DC Black Repertory Company, which helped Black actors get roles, will be honored virtually next week. Broadway actor Robert Hooks was good friends with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After King was assassinated, Hooks wanted to do something to uplift Black actors like himself, many of whom had a tough time getting auditions.  “I...

Here’s info on what the NAACP and others are doing to make sure your vote is counted. Mail-in voting can be especially confusing. Check on your fellow voters, Lauren Poteat of the NAACP’s D.C. chapter told News4’s Aaron Gilchrist.

A group of eight women from the Washington, D.C., area is retracing Harriet Tubman’s trek for freedom, walking 116 miles from Maryland to Pennsylvania. They say the journey holds special meaning now as many Americans stand divided.  The hikers set out on the Tubman Byway on Saturday, starting in Cambridge, Maryland, and making their way north ...

A school district in Maryland says it was “inappropriate” for a high school teacher to assign students to list the names of Black people killed by police without placing the assignment into context. An English teacher at Henry E. Lackey High School in Indian Head, Maryland, gave the assignment on Wednesday via an online learning platform.  “I want ...

Montgomery County officials are looking at whether it’s time to take steps to remedy racial bias in traffic stops by taking traffic enforcement away from the police.

Nearly 60 years after the March on Washington, civil rights activists will gather in D.C.and virtually this week for the 2020 March on Washington, also called the “Get Off Our Necks” Commitment March.  News4 aired a special broadcast Thursday called “Inequality in America: A Call to Action.” We spoke with Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luth...