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The investigation into the disappearance of a Black mother has come to a close with a frightening discovery: Shakeira Yvonne Rucker was not only found dead, but her remains were discovered in the storage unit belonging to her estranged husband, Cory Hill. Read More

The woman seen getting punched by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers in a now-viral video spoke out for the first time since the incident. Her account of the incident starkly contrasts that of the department. Read More

Updated 11/21/2023 at 9:31 p.m. ET:

Although we are nearing the end of 2023, the list of Black celebs we’ve lost continues to grow. From talented athletes to beloved entertainers, here are the Black celebrities we’ve lost in 2023. Read More

Salvatore Bonaccorso, the long-time problematic mayor of Clark, N.J., was exposed for trying to cover up the leak of his recorded racist remarks. However, upon the probe into his shenanigans, the New Jersey Attorney General found cause to bring criminal charges against him in an alleged landscaping scam. Read More

It seems the cops flipped the script in the case of Stephen Perkins, the Black man who was fatally shot by Alabama police during a towing dispute. The department initially claimed Perkins refused to obey orders but the police chief found the responding officer was the one in the wrong. Read More

Thought the Morgan State University homecoming shooting investigation was over? Not so fast.

Nearly a month after a 17-year-old juvenile was arrested and charged with several counts of attempted murder, a second suspect connected to the shooting has been charged and arrested. Read More

Sean “Diddy” Combs may have settled the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, but another scandal revolving around a former Bad Boy executive is already making headlines. According to Rolling Stone, a former assistant has filed a lawsuit accusing the company’s former president, Harve Pierre, of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Read More

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 20: People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 In Minneapolis, Minnesota. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd May 25, 2020. After video was released of then-officer Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds, protests broke out across the U.S. and around the world. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges.

More than a year after the historic sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal to overturn his second-degree murder conviction over the death of George Floyd. Read More.

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