School officials at a Benicia, Calif., middle school are apologizing after a teacher held a “black students only” Black History Month assembly, KTVU reports. “It looks like segregation. Certainly does. It was,” Benicia Unified School District Superintendent Janice Adams said, according to the news station. “I understand how it looks and I’m very sorry for…

A small child lost his life over the weekend after reportedly finding a loaded gun in his babysitter’s home and somehow shooting himself, KHOU 11 reports. According to the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office, the boy was not breathing when emergency responders arrived, and he could not be revived. The boy’s parents were not in…

As the Deerfield Beach City Commission in Florida debated whether to allow a black cemetery to become a town house development during a special meeting Tuesday night, a few residents had a different question: Where are the bodies? The Sun Sentinel reports that family members of those buried at the cemetery are raising questions after several…

A 33-year-old bus aide was arrested after she allegedly stole bagged lunches and lunch money from students ranging in age from 3 to 5, NJ.com reports. Rosa M. Rios, from Millville, N.J., was charged late last week with robbery and theft after bus security cameras allegedly recorded her going through the children’s backpacks. Officers were…

The Broward Sheriff’s Office in Florida is conducting an investigation after one deputy was caught on video dragging a woman suffering from mental illness through a courthouse hallway by her ankle shackles, the New York Daily News reports. In the video, the woman, 28-year-old Dasyl Rios, can be hearing screaming (though not resisting), “Stop! You’re…

New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton called out the police for their responsibility in the “unequal nature of the relationship” between African Americans and police, pointing out that they were responsible for “many of the worst parts of black history,” DNAinfo New York reports. Bratton made his remarks while addressing the crowd at a…

Several Boko Haram terrorists were caught in Nigeria after attempting to evade security officials by dressing in feminine clothing while maintaining their thick beards, the Daily Mail reports. According to the report, after Nigerian forces helped free the town of Baga from control of the terrorists on Monday, they set up a barrier to capture…

Remember that Alaskan television reporter Charlo Greene who made news after very publicly (and abruptly) quitting her job on air with a resounding “f—k it” to further her work in legalizing marijuana as the president of the Alaska Cannabis Club? Well, Greene’s dream came true on Tuesday when Alaska became the third state in the…

On one hand, Esther Okade is like any other 10-year-old, crazy about Disney’s Frozen and playing with her dolls. On the other hand, The Telegraph reports, this math genius is also studying to complete a math degree from Open University despite her young age. According to the news site, Esther is one of the United…