Officials are investigating how one New York correctional facility has had ten deaths over the last seven months, questioning why certain protocols were not followed when disciplining inmates, compromising and sometimes violating their civil rights. The recent death of a Black man left in isolation longer than the state mandate has caused some prison stakeholders…
New episode of “United Shades of America” highlights Black Appalachia Source: Amanda Edwards / Getty Black people in Appalachia are finally getting the recognition they deserve. The second episode of the W. Kamau Bell series “United Shades of America” travels to Central Appalachia to share the stories of Black people living and thriving in the…
Gabrielle Union is back with another one of her transparent analogy posts. The actress uploaded a video of her daughter Kaavia struggling to ride a bike with Gabirelle in the back coaching her through it. @gabunion/Instagram In the video, she created an analogy labeling Kaavia as “me” and labeling herself as, “my therapist.” Though Kaavia…
TikTok sensation Akua Page is educating a new generation of social media users with her viral videos on Gullah Geechee culture by dispelling stereotypes and stigmas one video at a time. Page, 28, is the creator behind the popular TikTok channel Geechee Godddess, and she’s using the social media platform to break down stigmas and…
Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty In the wake of one mass shooting after another, many people rightly wonder what can be done to ensure an end to the violence. As many applaud the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, we offer caution and frustration that this legislation increases funding for police in schools, threat assessments and school…
Reginae Carter proved she’s a woman of her word. In an Instagram post shared on July 11, the 23-year-old revealed — sharing her progress in a compilation video — that she was able to stick to the commitment she made regarding her weight-loss journey. Reginae Carter shows off her weight loss by sharing a compilation…
Former Baltimore Police Sgt. Keith Allen Gladstone has admitted to planting a BB gun on an innocent man, stealing money from drug dealers, orchestrating a drug deal and letting a suspect go free in exchange for an assault rifle, but he will spend less than two years in federal prison. Former Baltimore Police Sgt. Keith…
Comedian Kevin Hart and wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have appeared in a handful of movies together and, over the years, have created a friendship filled with jokes often shared on social media. While on a press run for their new film “DC League of Super-Pets,” the bromance display continued after the “Fatherhood” star trolled…
n her daughter, Shai Moss. Shai Moss and Joie Chavis. (Photo: @joiechavis/Instagram) There is a new Tiktok trend where parents tell their child an adult and their kid are trying to fight them and the child has to step in. The prank is used on kids to see their reaction and if they have their…
American soprano Angel Blue performs an aria (‘Vissi d’arte,’ from Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Tosca’) at the eighth annual, season-opening concert in the Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series at Central Park SummerStage, in New York City on June 22, 2016. | Source: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images / Getty An Italian amphitheater has spoken out after a blackface controversy…
