A plaque describes the 1965 Voting Rights Act at the base of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. | Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce…
A Georgia woman has won more than a $3 million judgment in a racial and discrimination lawsuit against Tidal Wave Response, LLC and its owner, John Myers. According to Channel 2 Action News and the law firm Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP, Tiphony Marshall won the largest single-plaintiff verdict in the Northern District of Georgia’s history….
A mistrial was declared for the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black and Hispanic man in Austin, Texas back in 2020. Christopher Taylor was charged with the first-degree murder of Michael Ramos. According to KVUE News, a judge declared a mistrial after the jury deliberated for more than 34 hours over four…
Source: Moses Robinson / Getty Bishop Carlton D. Pearson died Sunday night at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. The news was posted on his Facebook account. “We are saddened to inform you that Bishop Carlton D’Metrius Pearson, one of the most popular and influential preachers in America and around the world,…
Comedian Chris Tucker says “it feels good” to be given his flowers while opening up about his celebrated career in an exclusive interview with People magazine. The 52-year-old is currently touring the U.S. for his stand-up comedy show, aptly titled, “The Legend Tour,” and he’s finally ready to accept the “legend” title. Chris Tucker on…
A Mississippi family says a funeral home put the wrong body inside the casket during their loved one’s wake, leaving them disappointed. When Georgia Robinson arrived at People’s Funeral Home in Jackson earlier this month, she didn’t recognize the person inside. However, the unidentified person surprisingly had on her sister’s belongings, WLBT reported. A Mississippi family says…
Source: Julie Bennett / Getty The trial for the Black riverboat co-captain who was attacked during the Montgomery riverboat brawl has been scheduled. According to AP, the co-captain, Dameion Pickett, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge filed by one of the white boaters who attacked him. In November, Pickett was charged after Zachary Shipman…
Popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat found himself in some hot water after he had controversial rapper Lil RT join him on a livestream and the 9-year-old uttered a word no child should during one of his raps. Cenat, 21, and Lil RT had a fairly wholesome stream as the New York native showed off his…
A video circulating on social media captured a group of Marines brawling with civilians outside the Voodoo Room nightclub in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 19. The street brawl appeared to get physical after a woman arguing with a Marine grabbed a cellphone from him and threw it. As several bystanders looked on, one man wearing…
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Alabama A&M University’s marching band will make history as the first HBCU to lead the highly anticipated Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Keep reading to learn more about this legendary moment and how thrilled the Marching Maroon and White band is to take part in the festivities. Alabama A&M University’s Marching…
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