The class-action lawsuit focused on Wayne County, Michigan, where nearly three-quarters of those jailed are Black. Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay….
A South Florida woman shy of 100 years old is being celebrated as the oldest Black woman to graduate from college in the U.S. Violet Edwards, 96, is the fifth-oldest person in the world to receive a college degree. She broke the record at Mercy College in New York on June 25, graduating with an…
First lady of the United States, Jill Biden, speaks during the press conference for the 2022 Met Gala celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty By now, many of you have heard about First lady Jill…
Ray J’s fans aren’t the only ones left unimpressed by his recent attempts at proving he can actually sing. Even the “One Wish” singer’s eldest child has had it with him blasting her eardrums with his vocals. Ray shared what could have been an adorable bonding moment with Melody, 4, on social. In the video…
The two-time Grammy-nominee will release his single, “MAIN ONE,” on Friday Mario is following up his “Verzuz” appearance with a controversial announcement. The singer posted that he will release a song with Tory Lanez, who has been charged with felony assault in the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion. What’s more curious about the pairing…
Last week the seven-time Olympic medalist became the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Simone Biles was mistaken for a child during a flight to her home state of Texas after accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom last week in Washington, D.C. As reported by the New York Post, the Olympic medal-winning…
Gregory Robinson was asked in 2018 to take over as director of a long-stalled NASA project that had cost nearly $8 billion; he saved it. In 2018, Gregory Robinson was asked to take over as director of a long-stalled NASA project that had cost the space program nearly $8 billion with a launch date that…
A Missouri man dying of stage-four renal failure and on the shortlist for a kidney transplant was wrongly detained and beaten by security at the hospital where he was being treated. Less than a year after the altercation, the patient succumbed to his illness. Now his daughter has picked up the fight for justice. A…
Russell Wilson shared a video of him post working out with his stepson Future and choreographer Jamaica Craft’s son Kingston. The Denver Broncos quarterback switched positions up and let the two boys take his job as quarterback while he caught the football. Future Zahir was first up and he followed the instructions of his stepfather…
The lawsuit filed in Iowa District Court claims that Johnnie Hogan, hired in September 2010, was called a racial slur on his very first day. John Deere is the target of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black man who worked there for 12 years and alleges he was harassed from Day One. The…
