New York City radio host Shalia Scott, who was terminated from her role at R&B station WBLS after nearly three decades on air, is firing back at her former employer with a lawsuit for discrimination and retaliation. A complaint was filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court […]
Source: Boston Globe / Getty Michael Cox, the officer who was viciously beaten by Boston Police in the 90s, will now help to “revitalize” the city’s controversial Police Department as commissioner, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday morning. Cox, who currently serves as the Ann Arbor Police Chief, […]
The war on drugs is one that isn’t exclusive to America, with many of the narcotics used stateside coming as imports from other regions in the world. Over in Colombia, authorities have for a long time practiced getting rid of confiscated drugs by way of […]
Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Black women have been leaving an undeniable mark on the film and television industry over the last year, and now that hard work appears to be paying off. On July 12, the Emmys announced their nominations for September’s award ceremony, […]
*Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police in Akron, Ohio, had 46 gunshot wounds on his body, according to an autopsy report from the Medical Examiner’s Office. ‘Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington’ Out Now […]
*LOS ANGELES — On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the color barrier in the National Football League (NFL). In Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington (July 13, […]
1954’s Brown v. Brown of Education decision may have made state laws intentionally separating students of different races by school unconstitutional, but gentrification and other economic factors have kept segregation going. As NPR reports, while the entirety of America’s student makeup is more diverse than ever, segregation is still prevalent […]
Two Minneapolis police snipers fatally shot 20-year-old Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg after an hours-long standoff, according to CBS News. What prompted the officers to shoot remains unclear but the officers involved were part of the SWAT raid that led to Amir Locke’s killing in February. According to CBS’ report, Tekle fired multiple shots inside a […]
*(CNN) — A mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday in a suburb outside Chicago, Illinois, left at least six people dead and wounded more than two dozen others, Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill said. Caring Father Cuts His 10-Year-Old Locs to Support Young Daughter in Chemotherapy | […]
Pauli Murray Source: Bettmann / Getty July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church but to social justice in the United States. […]
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