A teenager is now facing charges after he was detained twice in 10 days by police. Now the community is trying to decide if the officer’s actions were justified. The new Battle Creek Community Oversight Board met last Wednesday to discuss the viral body camera video. Atlanta Black Star previously reported on 16-year-old Jeremiah Spearman….
Source: andreswd / Getty Buying a home has become increasingly difficult for many Black families, especially in cities where large investment firms have been buying up single-family homes at an alarming rate. On a better note, a new federal law could begin to shift the playing field. Read five things Black homeowners need to know…
A political convention is usually the finish line of a campaign. This fall, however, President Donald Trump is flipping that script. Months before Americans cast ballots in the midterm elections, he is staging a national Republican convention of his own, betting that one massive rally can keep his party energized at a moment when history suggests…
Source: Family of Kohen Kartier Wiley / Family of Kohen Wiley You would think that an officer shooting and killing a one-year-old would have the Senatobia Police Department working to compile the most accurate information possible about the shooting and everything that led up to it. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, that’s not the case. The Senatobia…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 04: (L-R) Karla Cheatham Mosley and Tamara Tunie attend the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 04, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for ESSENCE) From Tamara Tunie& Karla Mosley to Sherri Shepherd, Tamron Hall,…
Getty Images Fans noticed apparent audio issues during Taylor’s appearance at Jay-Z’s final “Extra Innings” concert — here’s how she responded. Teyana Taylor’s appearance at Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium finale became a trending topic after the singer addressed audio problems that surfaced during her set. Taylor said technical difficulties affected the sound and her in-ear monitors,…
A group of Black teens was playing with BB guns inside an abandoned house in Oklahoma City in 2019 when cops arrived and shot a 14-year-old Black boy, claiming he was armed. But Lorenzo Clerkley did not have a gun, not even a BB gun, just a gray hoodie, which evidently made him suspicious in…
Kohen Wiley (Photo provided by Family) The report omits key details about the officers involved and how the encounter escalated, fueling the family’s calls for transparency. It has been a month since police shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi. Wiley unfortunately became a fatality during a police…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s adopted daughter, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, led the pack among her siblings in distancing herself from her father. Five of her six siblings have demonstrated allegiance to their mother by choosing not to use their father’s last name. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Zahara, takes extra steps to remove her dad’s last name. (Photos…
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center has agreed to host funeral services for Nolan Wells. Wells, an Ocean Springs, Mississippi native, was celebrating the Fourth of July with a group of friends at Horn Island. His body was found near the northwestern tip of the island on July 6. The 18-year-old’s funeral will be…
