The city of Atlanta has designated formerly incarcerated people a protected class, granting them legal protection from discrimination. The city council unanimously voted in favor of the measure on Oct. 17. Advocates and those impacted said it could remove economic barriers for thousands of people, many of who are Black, and decrease recidivism. Interviewee sitting…
Source: ALLISON DINNER / Getty Here’s a question: Why is it so hard for school officials to just fire a demonstrably racist teacher? For example, a white high school teacher in Kankakee, Illinois, was caught on camera calling a Black student a “f****** n*****r” during class. According to Fox 32, school administrators viewed “several videos”…
Tina Knowles-Lawson brought out some of the entertainment industry’s notable Black celebrities for her and husband Richard Lawson’s fifth annual WACO Theater Wearable Art Gala. But, it is her grandchildren who have been the talk of social media. The event took place on Oct. 22 in Santa Monica, California. It was the first time the…
Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The ex-cop who participated in the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty. On Monday, J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the murder of Floyd. In the plea, Kueng agreed to 3 1/2 years in prison and will have his charge of aiding…
“They are human beings, they are someone’s son, someone’s brother,” yelled Penny Poole, president of the Gwinnett County NAACP, at a protest in front of the Gwinnett County jail. Pool was among a chorus of others people demanding answers from officials overseeing the Gwinnett County Jail, just outside of Atlanta, after at least eight inmates…
Fans of singer, dancer and actress Teyana Taylor are rushing to her defense after trolls called the multi-talented star out for allowing her daughter Junie, whom she shares with former NBA star Iman Shumpert, to participate in a recent high-fashion photo shoot. On Friday, Oct. 21, the “Bare Wit Me” singer shared a gallery of…
Tamar Braxton is returning to the small screen years after claiming the pressures of reality television contributed to her purported 2020 suicide attempt. Braxton, who has been a part of reality television since 2011, will join “The Surreal Life” reboot. “The Surreal Life” was broadcast on VH1 from 2003 to 2006 and follows a group…
Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department were captured on video allegedly assaulting a Black man said to be working as a security guard. The deputies are seen not only beating the man up but putting a gun to his head, leaving some to protest their use of excessive force. The clip was posted on…
Source: Morsa Images / Getty Winter is fast approaching. When the days get shorter and the temperature falls below freezing most of us just want to stay in the house. Who wants to be active during the colder months? It’s a struggle, but it’s important to find hobbies during the fall and winter seasons to…
Tamar Braxton is returning to the small screen years after claiming the pressures of reality television contributed to her purported 2020 suicide attempt. Braxton, who has been a part of reality television since 2011, will join “The Surreal Life” reboot. “The Surreal Life” was broadcast on VH1 from 2003 to 2006 and follows a group…
