Deondra Hawkins, a metro Atlanta mother of two, is accusing the police of wrongfully detaining her and her two children for alleged involvement in an armed robbery. Hawkins, her 14-year-old daughter, and her 18-year-old autistic son were misidentified, cornered, and placed in handcuffs by Cobbs County Police during an […]
Richard Williams, the man behind the film “King Richard” that earned Will Smith his first Oscar, breaks his silence on the heated exchange between the Academy Award winner and comedian Chris Rock. During Sunday night’s ceremony, Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock, who was presenting the next award, […]
Joe Rogan’s apology for repeatedly using a racial slur on his hugely popular podcast rang hollow for actor Samuel L. Jackson. In an interview with The Times of London published Saturday, Jackson questioned Rogan’s claim that his repeated use of slurs on his popular podcast — a compilation of […]
A young man who kept the memorial for deceased rapper Young Dolph tidy by regularly looking after it was shot and killed last week. According to Fox 13 Memphis, Jeremiah Taylor, who visited the site of Young Dolph’s memorial several times a week to keep maintenance up on it was shot […]
*Two generations of GOATness shared an embrace at the NBA All-Star Game Sunday evening and instantly went viral, before one of them went on to go viral again for his last second shot to win the game … on his hometown court. After the presentation […]
By Victor Omondi Authorities say a 6-year-old Chicago boy’s mother and two of his siblings were detained in connection with the child’s death after his body was discovered near an abandoned house in Indiana on Saturday. Three adult family members suspected of being involved in Damari […]
Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on federal sex trafficking charges, NBC News reports. The jury announced the verdict on Wednesday after six days of deliberations. Maxwell was associated with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sexually abusing teenage girls between 1994 and 2004, CNN reports. […]
Kiesha Nix is making history as the first Black woman to serve in the vice president role for the Lakers organization. Nix was promoted from her previous title of executive director for the Community Lakers Youth Foundation to the VP of Charitable Affairs, Sports Illustrated reports. After working on […]
Source: Pictorial Parade / Getty On this day 97 years ago, a political and womanist icon was born. Shirley Chisholm went on to make history in 1968, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. At only 43 years old, she represented New York’s 12th Congressional District, an office […]
Police also “shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths,” the panel found. A Nigerian judicial panel says that army soldiers “shot, injured and killed” peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in Oct. […]
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