The sudden death of Amanda Sylvester, a promising 15-year-old volleyball player, has ignited fierce scrutiny over emergency response practices in College Park, Georgia. Amanda collapsed during practice at the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex, and while fire department medics arrived promptly, an ambulance was delayed for […]
OPINION: We live in a time when racial vigilantism is offered once again to eliminate Black lives. Some white people believe taking Black life is acceptable when Black people make them feel uncomfortable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed […]
Barack Obama’s paternal step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at the age of 99. She died on Monday at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya, a close relative confirmed, according to BBC News. The family did not reveal the cause of death, but said she had been ill for […]
(CNN)Diego Maradona is lying in honor for public viewing at Argentina’s presidential palace, Casa Rosada, following his death aged 60. Hoards of fans congregated at the palace in Buenos Aires after the doors opened for the general public at 6 a.m. local time on Thursday. […]
According to a recently published report from the CDC, Black, Latino and Native American children are dying at a disproportionately higher rate than their white counterparts from COVID-19. The study, published on September 18, documented 391,814 known cases and 121 deaths among people under the age of […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighborhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other parts of the state as families slept. At least 24 people were killed, some in their beds, authorities said. […]
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