Black Man Who Saved Baby From Viral Pit Bull Attack in NYC Speaks out
New Details Emerge After ‘Lion King’ Broadway Star Found Fatally Stabbed Days Before Christmas
How Trump’s Power is Crumbling and The Resistance is Growing
Trump’s Christmas Day Airstrikes in Nigeria Spark Outrage and Divide
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DMX Reportedly Had to Be Revived Three Times After Heart Attack; Family, Ruff Ryders and Community Hold Prayer Vigil
As DMX (born Earl Simmons) is on-watch at the hospital following his heart attack, there have been a few more reports in regards to his medical care and health status. According to ET, a source has stated that medical staff attempted “to revive [DMX] twice in the house, and revived him again in the hospital”…
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Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings Dead at 84 After Battle With Cancer
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, the longest-serving member of Florida’s delegation to Washington, D.C., died Tuesday morning at age 84 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, the Sun Sentinel reports. Hastings was a civil rights lawyer, judge and congressman who was known for his many political comebacks and bravery against injustice. When he first became…
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Video Shows Danville, Calif., Cop Shooting Mentally Ill Homeless Man, His 2nd Killing in 2 1/2 Years
Video of a homeless man with a history of mental illness being shot and killed by a Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputy March 11 has just been released to the public, and the victim’s family wants answers, according to the Mercury News. The video, which was recorded by an eyewitness sitting in his car, shows the…
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Biden to Announce Vaccine Access for Everyone by April 19, But White Evangelicals Might Still Stubbornly Hold Out
As vaccines become more and more available across the country, the challenge of getting past this panny may hinge on convincing white evangelicals to take a dose for the common good. But first, the good news. President Joe Biden is slated to announce on Tuesday that everyone across the U.S. will be eligible to get…
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St. Louis Jail Faces 2nd Uprising in 2 Months as Those Incarcerated Demand Speedy Trials
Conditions in America’s jails and prisons weren’t exactly sterling before the pandemic broke out. In the year since, those incarcerated have dealt with lackluster efforts to mitigate the virus and have often been an afterthought when it comes to the nation’s response to the virus. With that in mind, it shouldn’t be terribly surprising that…
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‘I Absolutely Agree That Violates Our Policy’: Minneapolis Police Chief Rebukes Derek Chauvin’s Actions During Day 6 of Trial
Day six of Derek Chauvin’s trial largely focused on the testimony of the chief of the Minneapolis police and the various ways Chauvin’s actions may have violated the department’s use of force policy. According to the New York Times, the day began with the testimony of Dr. Bradford Wankhede Langenfeld, the doctor who pronounced George…
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Study Finds Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects the Health of Black People in California’s Bay Area
I’m just kind of tired of Black people being disproportionately affected by things, y’all. It’s never for anything good. It’s never anything like “Black people are disproportionately more likely to find 20 bucks on the sidewalk.” Instead, it tends to be situations like the one in Oakland, Calif., where a recent study found that Black…
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Former Cop Arrested for Storming Capitol Was Once Named 'Officer of the Year' After Falsely Accusing Black Man of Murder
A former Utah police officer who won one of his department’s highest honors for a false murder arrest has been charged with crossing the “thin blue line” in the Jan. 6 plot to overthrow the U.S. government. The FBI’s joint terrorism task force, along with Utah’s State Bureau of Investigation, arrested retired Salt Lake City…
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Pepsi Announces Deal as Part of Racial Equality Initiative With Southwestern Athletic Conference, Thanks to a Little Help From Deion Sanders
With the Jackson State Tigers playing on ESPN for the first time since the 1980s, coach Deion Sanders didn’t exactly have the weekend he had hoped for after his team got blown out 34-14 by Southern. But even though Jackson State caught a vicious L on Saturday, they still have plenty to celebrate. From USA…
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Not Just Firing: Marvin Scott's Family Wants Criminal Charges Against Texas Cops After 26-Year-Old's Death in Custody
Another Black family is mourning a loved one and calling on the justice system to hold police officers criminally accountable. The latest call comes from the family of Marvin Scott III, a 26-year-old Black man who died in March after being arrested by officers from the Colin County Sheriff’s Office in Allen, Texas, for marijuana…