A Mississippi judge declared a mistrial in the criminal case against two white men who chased and shot at a Black FedEx worker as he was delivering packages in January 2022. The ruling, in which the judge cited errors by a detective in the investigation, comes a week after a judge dismissed a $5 million…
Clarance Avant passed away at the age of 92 at his home in Los Angeles on Aug. 13, and Sean Diddy Combs recently shared a lengthy tribute on Instagram to the man once known as “The Black Godfather.” Avant was an executive behind some of the greatest musicians of all time and was inducted into…
Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder speaks to guests during a campaign stop at the Pottawattamie County GOP Executive Council Social Hour on July 6, 2023, in Neola, Iowa. | Source: Scott Olson / Getty Welp, that’s it. I’m throwing away my 2023 Bingo card. I was ready to throw it away when Anita Baker started…
The state of Oklahoma has declined to discuss a settlement for the lawsuit filed by the last living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a move that’s not shocking to the attorney representing them. “It’s no surprise that the state, which took part in a lawless massacre of American citizens, has refused to settle,” civil…
EGOT winners Jennifer Hudson and Common have been rumored to be dating since late 2022. Fans first began to speculate about their relationship after the two were spotted having dinner in Philadelphia in July. The following month they attended a back-to-school event in their hometown of Chicago. Jennifer Hudson and rapper Common have been rumored…
A painting shows George Washington (1732 – 1799) talking to a slave on his Mount Vernon estate. | Source: MPI / Getty If there was anyone who knew the rewards of slavery, it was George Washington. Over a period of about 50 years, the nation’s first president enslaved about 577 Black Americans, starting when he…
A 68-year-old woman says she is being evicted from a Kansas City, Missouri, senior care center and is stressed about potentially being homeless, according to a report. Vivian Jackson is getting kicked out of the Emanuel Cleaver II Senior Living Community, where she resided for three years, The Kansas City Star reported. She said that…
A parole board recommended that a woman who was sentenced to life in prison nearly 20 years ago for the malnutrition death of her infant child who was fed cow’s milk instead of baby formula should be freed. Tiffany Woods, 43, pleaded for her release in front of the Louisiana Board of Pardons after spending…
DJ Akademiks decided to fire back at Erykah Badu once again in another misogynistic rant during his live stream on Twitch. In a five-minute clip reposted on YouTube on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the former “Everyday Struggle” host can be heard tearing into the Grammy winner, suggesting that no one protected her after his initial roast. …
The House of Representatives met on Aug. 17, 1965, to affirm the seating of its Mississippi members, as Civil Rights demonstrators massed in silent support of their claim that the State’s elections were illegal because blacks were barred from the polls. Three members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party’s contestants for the state’s five seats…
