London/Berlin (CNN Business)Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi officials of committing crimes against humanity in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and the detention of 34 other journalists.The Paris-based media advocacy group said in a statement that […]
An independent investigation into the deadly 2019 arrest of 23-year-old Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo., has found that police used force on the young man with no justification and that paramedics who later came to the scene dosed him with ketamine based on an “inflated […]
‘So, what we’re trying to do is talk about restorative justice as lawyers — try to pursue relentless justice,’ Attorney Ray Hamlin says Lawyers representing Malcolm X‘s estate are requesting his case be reopened in light of new evidence that may reveal that the New York […]
Producers halted production on an upcoming Netflix series after sources disclosed that The Proud Boys were planning a protest at the shoot location. TMZ reported that Colin Kaepernick’s project, Colin in Black & White, was forced to add heightened security because the bigoted organization prepared an anti-Black Lives Matter protest. […]
Trevor Noah on Wednesday tore into conservatives shamelessly blaming Texas power outages on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her Green New Deal proposal to address the climate crisis. “The Daily Show” host noted that unprepared and poorly maintained coal, natural gas and nuclear plants were primarily to blame blackouts that […]
Since taking office in her first television interview, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized the importance of vaccinating educators. “Teachers should be a priority,” said Harris on Wednesday. “They must be able to teach in a safe place … Therefore, teachers must be a priority along […]
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Northern Valley Press Just eight years after a landmark case based the race-based segregation of public schools was finalized in the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), a U.S. District Court lawsuit was filed against a local East Coast public education authority, which […]
Some good will follow all the unrest and sadness that took place in 2020. Part of that unrest were the many protests against racist violence, which included the long-overdue downing of several Confederate statues and monuments across the country. Last year was also characterized by sadness for the many lives lost, […]
After celebrating the life of Henry Louis Aaron, who recently passed away at the age of 86, the Atlanta Braves organization has formally announced the formation of The Henry Louis Aaron Fund. The purpose of the Henry Louis Aaron Fund is to provide the necessary resources to […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Gen. Austin the first African American to serve in […]
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