An Arkansas family is demanding answers and accountability after an 8-year-old boy was severely burned. Jayceon Charles was at a friend’s house in Warren, Arkansas, in August, preparing to go to Magic Springs the next day. However, he left the home with 80 percent of his body burned, according to his family. Jayceon and his…
Emmett Louis Till, 14, with his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, at home in Chicago. | Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty After 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped, severely beaten and killed in the Mississippi Delta on Aug. 28, 1955, his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, made the courageous decision to reveal her son’s corpse for all to see. Till-Mobley’s…
Acting legends Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are able to say that they have been married for a quarter-century! The influential couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary surrounded by friends and family, and even gave fans the pleasure of witnessing a glimpse of their joyous festivities in an Instagram video. @im.angelabassett/Instagram “25 years… When…
Mike Tyson earned the nickname “Iron Mike” earlier in his career, partly thanks to his stocky and powerful physique and ability to effortlessly knock out his opponents. During a recent appearance on the former heavyweight champion boxer’s podcast “Hotboxin’,” Styles P of The LOX recalls when the legendary hip-hop trio almost fell into fisticuffs with…
Source: Mark Makela / Getty In today’s episode of Peak Whitesplaining, we examine a phenomenon that has existed throughout American history—white people thinking they know more than Black people do about what’s best for Black people. Meet Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz. Now, Oz, known professionally as Dr. Oz, is a Muslim man of…
Faith Evans may not be missing Stevie J anytime soon; the singer reportedly is continuing with her plans for a divorce from the music producer. Court documents, RadarOnline report, state, “Faith, 49, has turned over her financial records to Stevie, 50, including a list of her assets and debts. The move is a necessary step…
In November, voters in five states will decide whether to close a gap in their constitutions that allows forced captive labor. The 13th Amendment banned slavery in 1865 except for instances of criminal punishment. On Nov. 8, citizens in Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont will vote on ballot measures in their states to close…
Source: Getty Images / Getty The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has dedicated more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS—kind of on the nose, right?), or more specifically, COPS Hiring Program (CHP). “The awards provide direct funding to 180 law enforcement agencies across…
In an effort to save his 6-year-old brother’s life, a Florida teen sacrificed his own. Both boys died, drowning in a local canal. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, during the throes of Hurricane Ian, Tahjon Burrowes, 17, noticed his little brother Tahjir was missing from the family home. A week after the storm touched, the young…
Source: Jena Ardell / Getty Disclaimer: This article is not encouraging carousing or drunken revelry, but it is recognizing how exhausting this election season has been. Now that we’re inching closer to the finish line that is Election Day, it’s time to celebrate the incremental progress being made toward citizens voting in the next wave…
