The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office has charged a former Minneapolis police officer with violating a Black man’s civil rights during the 2020 summer of civil unrest. The state’s top attorney, Attorney General Keith Ellison, alleges the cop used unnecessary and excessive force when detaining a suspect, even though the man surrendered to them after he…

Source: Sean Rayford / Getty One of the final missing pieces to completing the jigsaw puzzle of justice for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery could finally be realized in 2023, a time span that will likely end up exceeding three years since the shocking racist vigilante shooting in the small, coastal town of Brunswick, Georgia….

After courts found two police officers guilty in connection with the death of her son, a Washington, D.C., mother found herself in handcuffs and arrested for disorderly conduct. Karen Hylton confronted the men as soon as the ruling was rendered and is now accused of assaulting a federal police officer. Karen Hylton, left, was arrested…

Blond tresses have become part of Phaedra Parks’ signature look. In most cases, fans swoon over the star’s bold fashion and beauty choices, but a recent holiday photo proved that sometimes even she does not hit the style mark. Parks and her two sons, Ayden and Dylan, were all smiles as they donned holiday pajamas…

Source: Variety / Getty Barbara Walters, the pioneering journalist who died Friday at the age of 93, conducted some of the most legendary interviews on record. That is a fact. It just so also happens to be a fact that a seeming fraction of her interview subjects has been Black. Names like Katherine Hepburn and…

Nick Cannon fell in love with cars at a very young age. The “Masked Singer” host was only 15 when he began working at an auto repair shop. This same shop would later be the place where he purchased his first car, which he describes to Jay Leno as an “old Volkswagen Bug, that didn’t…

Source: filo / Getty As 2022 draws to a close, we remember those we lost. Here are some of the influential people who touched our lives and shifted the culture with their timeless contributions.    Mary Alice Smith – Actress Award-winning actress Mary Alice Smith died at the age of 85. Known for her role as…

For Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur, cycling symbolizes a sense of freedom and perseverance; exploring paths less traveled, finding a rhythm in the midst of change, and opening his eyes and mind to new sights and realizations along his life’s trail. The outdoor pastime he developed an affinity for while riding through the city as a…

Kel Mitchell is getting hit from both sides amid a court battle with his ex-wife, Tyisha Hampton. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, Mitchell’s eldest daughter, Allure Mitchell, shared shocking revelations in TikTok videos and posts she later deleted. The first video featured conversation bits over a photo of Allure and the Nickelodeon star. “I’m not a normal…

The Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the cause of death of a college student found dead on her New Jersey campus a suicide. On Wednesday, Dec. 28, an update on the death of Misrach Ewunetie, whose body was found on Princeton University’s grounds on Oct. 20, was released by the Office of the…