The Atlanta Police Department has released a metro Fulton County man from jail, clearing him of charges related to a 2020 shooting over a Fourth of July holiday weekend. The young man’s mother says her son was a victim that night and may require counseling for the trauma he experienced while incarcerated for almost the…
Al Roker feels an intense “sense of gratitude” for everyone who has sent the 68-year-old well-wishes following the his blood clot scare that caused him to be re-hospitalized just days after getting released. The “TODAY” show weatherman virtually joined his co-workers Monday, Dec. 12, to give an update on his recovery journey. Roker has been a…
A former Louisiana police officer will spend over six years in prison after he kicked a Black man whose hands were behind his back in the face while he thought a fellow officer’s body camera was turned off. The Department of Justice announced a plea agreement between Jared Preston Desadier, a former Monroe Police Department…
It seems one particular Hollywood beauty is eyeing the latest anchor to fill in for T.J. Holmes on “GMA3,” the third-hour broadcast of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Holmes was suspended from the top American morning show, amid an alleged affair scandal with co-host Amy Robach, but not everyone is upset about the change. Garcelle Beauvais…
Students walk about on the campus of the University of Missouri – Columbia on November 9, 2015, in Columbia, Missouri. | Source: Michael B. Thomas / Getty A white college student is under fire for a racist and wistful social media post about killing “more” Black people following a mass shooting at the University of…
An ex-Seattle city worker is suing his former employer, alleging he was discriminated against because of his white race. Joshua Diemert claims he was forced to work in a “racially hostile work environment,” and working for the municipality was unbearable because he was forced to attend training sessions about ending “institutionalized racism and race-based disparities…
Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk was booed loudly and continuously when Dave Chappelle unexpectedly brought him out at a comedy show in San Francisco on Sunday night. But it was the comedian’s reaction to the audience’s response that may have caught more people off guard. Chappelle was performing the…
Hertz Global Holdings LLC, the rental company, accused of falsely reporting vehicles stolen, resulting in the wrongful arrests of hundreds of mostly Black customers, will pay $168 million to settle 364 outstanding claims. Some of the customers were arrested at gunpoint. Many were accused of failing to return rentals, and in some instances, the vehicles…
Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs just announced the birth of his fourth daughter, Love Sean Combs, to the surprise of many familiar with his love life. The new baby shocker comes as the child was not with his current and very public love interest, Caresha “Yung Miami” Brownlee of the hit female rap duo The…
Source: Justin Engelhardt for Urban One Earlier this month marked the 34th anniversary of World AIDS Day. But conversations about HIV and AIDS and its ongoing impact on Black communities and families aren’t relegated to specially designated days. In honor of World AIDS Day, Urban One and Gilead partnered on an engaging dialogue, “CREATING EQUITY,…
