Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in April 2026
Black Nurse Details Terror, Heroism After Plane Crash on LaGuardia Runway
The Chilling Rise of the ‘Alpine Divorce,’ Where Men Take Their Wives to Hike— Then Purposefully Abandon Them
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Black Man Exonerated and Released From Nashville Prison After Serving 15 Years for a Murder He Didn't Commit
After spending 15 years in a Nashville, Tenn., prison, a Black man was exonerated of a brutal murder after a judge ruled that he was wrongfully convicted. CNN reports that 41-year-old Joseph Webster was released from prison Tuesday following a four-year effort by his attorneys to have his 2005 conviction overturned and the charges against…
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Judge Denies Greg and Travis McMichael Bond in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case After 2-Day Hearing
Greg and Travis McMichael, two of three men involved in the Feb. 23 pursuit and shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick in Glynn County, Ga., tried to get released on bond. But Friday, after two days of hearings, a judge denied their request, according to the New York Times. During a Thursday hearing, defense attorneys for…
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How Much Would You Pay to Watch a Secret Service Agent Drag Trump Out of the White House?
My parents and I used to play a game where one of us would think of some ridiculous dare, assign an arbitrarily low price to it, and then would keep increasing the ask until a “Yes” happened. Mom, to me and Dad: Would you walk to Get n’ Go butt-ass naked for 100 bucks? Dad…
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'Million Maga March,' (White) Women for Trump, and ‘Stop the Steal’ Marches to Descend on Washington, D.C. This Weekend
As Donald Trump continues his refusal to accept the results of this year’s presidential election, his supporters are ratcheting up their efforts to try and shout down and talk over the voice of the American people by marching in our nation’s capital on Saturday in support of their little friend who is basically fired but…
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Former Amazon Worker Files Lawsuit Claiming Company Put Black and Latinx Employees at Higher Risk for COVID-19
Christian Smalls, a former assistant manager at an Amazon warehouse who was fired after organizing a protest outside his workplace, filed a class-action lawsuit against the company on Thursday. The suit alleges that Amazon failed to provide protective gear to its “predominantly minority” workforce during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, but provided more…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes 'Anti-Mob' Legislation Allowing Citizens to Shoot Looters and Rioters
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) really wants citizens to be able to shoot people. The governor is reportedly proposing “anti-mob” legislation that would expand Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, allowing armed people to protect property by shooting looters, rioters or anyone else displaying nefarious intentions against businesses and other properties. What could go wrong, right?…
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U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Harvard’s Affirmative Action Policy
A U.S. appeals court has rejected a case challenging Harvard’s affirmative action policy. According to CNN, the case was brought forth by a group of Asian American students who felt the university’s policy disproportionately benefited Black and Hispanic students. Judge Sandra Lynch wrote the ruling for the appellate panel and found the university’s “limited use…
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Louisville Metro Police Accused of Hiding More Than 730,000 Records Related to Sexual Abuse of Minors by Officers
The Louisville Metro Police Department is accused of concealing at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of minors who participated in the Explorer Scouts Program—the department’s mentoring program for youth considering professions in law enforcement—by two police officers and then lying to keep the records from coming to light. The Courier-Journal reports that the…