“Environmental racism — I’m not sure what to do with that term,” said an official with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. A group of Houston residents awoke at 4 a.m. and boarded buses to travel more than 160 miles to discuss environmental racism — and the issue seemed to confuse an official with the Texas Commission…
A Florida man who was exonerated after serving 31 years in state prison for a crime he did not commit will not be compensated for the years he lost behind bars. Under Florida law, Thomas Raynard James should qualify for more than $1.5 million for his 1991 wrongful conviction for the murder of an elderly…
The Department of Health and Human Services is expediting the travel of trucks that will drive about 1 million pounds of Gerber Good Start Gentle infant formula to the United States. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby…
The federal sentence would run concurrently with the 22 years Chauvin is serving for his state conviction in Floyd’s death. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating the rights of George Floyd, saying Derek Chauvin’s actions were cold-blooded and needless as he…
Ferguson was drafted by the Ravens in the third round in 2019 and played his whole pro career with them. He appeared in 38 games and had 4 1/2 sacks. Jaylon Ferguson, who set an FBS record for career sacks while at Louisiana Tech and then played the past three seasons in the NFL with…
Most of those who were killed by the racist mob were male, according to a forensic scientist . Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago, a forensic scientist said…
Jussie Smollett appeared in his first sit-down interview on June 22 with “Sway in the Morning” months after being released from jail. The “Empire” star — who was found guilty last year for five out of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for staging a hate crime against himself — was sentenced on March 10 to 150 days in…
In a lawsuit, Patrick Rausch claims two parents of students in the class soon after began a social media campaign against him by posting false statements. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A white school teacher in Rochester accused of telling his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton during a history lesson…
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OPINION: The author breaks down writing a book about an icon and adding to the legacy of one of the greatest rappers of all time. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Admittedly, I’m pretty against the over-academicization of hip-hop. As a genre, it’s…
