The funeral for a Black man Akron police fired at least 80 bullets at and who died after 60 of them riddled his body invoked a painful memory in America’s troubled relationship with race. The man’s family took a page out of civil rights leader Mamie Till-Mobley’s book and showed the public the victim’s minimally…
Source: Heritage Images / Getty There is a time in every person’s life when they begin to search for themselves. Breaking down your name is a great place to start. Your first name is like the gateway to your future. It’s how you build atop the foundation of the legacy your family created for you. …
Nancy New, in court filings, pecifically mentions former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant regarding $1.1 million in money paid to Favre for “Favre speaking at events, keynote speaking, radio and promotional events.” JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case said in a court document she directed $1.1 million in welfare money…
“My behavior on my Twitter, Instagram and TikTok are consistent with a young millennial who is in office and challenging norms,” Rhode Island Se. Tiara Mack said. BOSTON (AP) — A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she twerked while doing a handstand in a bikini says…
Lauren London sat down for another rare interview on the Angie Martinez “IRL” podcast, where she discussed death etiquette and losing her longtime partner, Nipsey Hussle. The artist born Ermias Joseph Asghedom was shot and killed on March 31, 2019, outside of his store The Marathon Clothing in Los Angeles. London gave a heartfelt speech…
“It was layer upon layer upon layer of police misconduct. It was a truly egregious case,” said David Moran, director of the Innocence Clinic. DETROIT (AP) — Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to pin a murder on him in 1992. Desmond Ricks was released…
Carolyn Bryant Donham and Emmett Till. | Source: Getty Images / Getty “It is my fervent desire that my story will shed light on what happened, at least as I knew and remembered it, and illuminate my small part in this tragedy.” So writes Carolyn Bryant Donham — in an unpublished memoir that has just…
Sheree Zampino has stolen fans’ hearts after being in the last few episodes of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” The entrepreneur made her first appearance on the show as a friend of Garcelle Beauvais in episode 9. In Garcelle’s confessional on episode 10, she described their relationship as, “Easy, we have a great time, there’s…
Daniel Kaluuya almost gave up on his dream of acting. The British born actor is known for his U.S. breakout role in “Get Out” and his Oscar-winning performance in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” His talent and seemingly fast-track to stardom makes it hard to imagine there was a time when Kaluuya had turned his…
He was remembered in a service attended by approximately a 1,000 people as a quiet, kind and humorous young man. On a citywide day of mourning declared by the City of Akron, Ohio to coincide with the homegoing of Jayland Walker — the 25-year-old who was killed following a traffic stop in a hail of…
