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  • Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Knew Him From High School, Family Says 

    Sylville Smith, the 23-year-old man who was gunned down by a Milwaukee police officer over the weekend, and the officer who fatally shot him knew each other from high school, Smith’s family says, according to CNN. “The officer knew him personally from high school, and he still shot him,” Sherelle Smith, Sylville Smith’s sister, told…

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  • Nonprofit BMe Deposits $1,000,000 in Black-Owned Bank, Calls on Others to #BankBlack

    In the #BankBlack movement, one organization is putting its money—$1 million—where its mouth is. BMe Community, a national network dedicated to strengthening communities with the help of black men, is redirecting $1 million of its deposits into OneUnited, the nation’s largest black-owned bank, making BMe the “preferred nonprofit” for the bank, while OneUnited has become…

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  • Mom Who Went Viral After Dragging Son Out of Baltimore Protests Seeks Help After Fire Destroys Home

    Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother who went viral during the April 2015 Baltimore protests over the death of Freddie Gray when she was seen on video hitting her son and trying to pull him away from the unrest, says her family is homeless after an accidental fire over the weekend, WBFF reports. According to the report,…

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  • Milwaukee Officer Threatened Online After Fatal Shooting of Sylville Smith 

    A Milwaukee police officer was the target of online threats from people identifying him as the cop who fatally shot Sylville Smith in an incident that sparked outrage and violence in the city over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports. As the report notes, the authorities have yet to identify the officer who killed Smith…

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  • Simone Biles Finishes Rio Olympics With 4 Gold Medals

    Simone Biles didn’t become the first female gymnast to win five gold medals in a single Olympics. However, the 4-foot-9-inch powerhouse joined a very small group of elite gymnasts when she snagged her fourth gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Games after coming out on top for the floor exercise, Time magazine reports. According…

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  • Noose Display Along Okla. Highway Shocks Drivers

    A controversial warning that included three nooses put up on private property along Highway 75 in Oklahoma was taken down after social media began to take notice of the display, NewsOn6 reports. According to the report, the nooses, which were hung on a tree, accompanied a sign that read, “It’s best not to be hanging…

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  • Vanderbilt University to Pay $1,200,000 to Rename Its Confederate Memorial Hall 

    Vanderbilt University has agreed to dole out $1.2 million to the United Daughters of the Confederacy to settle a long-running lawsuit and move forward in its bid to rename its Confederate Memorial Hall, WPLN reports. According to the report, the $1.2 million is considered the current value of the original $50,000 donation that the United…

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  • Simone Biles Medals Up Again, Secures Bronze for Balance Beam 

    Simone Biles is taking home yet another medal from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, securing the bronze Monday for the balance beam, the Washington Post reports. The bronze is Biles’ fourth medal of the Rio Games and the only nongold medal she currently has in her possession. The third-place finish marks an end to…

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  • At Least 2 Injured During 2nd Night of Milwaukee Protests

    Shots were fired during a second night of protests in Milwaukee over the police shooting of Sylville K. Smith, a black man who was gunned down, authorities say, as he fled a traffic stop Saturday afternoon, CNN reports. According to the report, during unrest in the early-morning hours of Monday, one person was shot. That…

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  • Simone Biles Continues Gold Streak, Wins Women's Vault

    Simone Biles, the world’s best gymnast, walked away Sunday from the women’s vault event with her third gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Huffington Post reports. Biles led the U.S. women’s team, dubbed the “Final Five,” to a team gold Wednesday before snagging the all-around gold by a 2-point margin. Her win…

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