Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men’s 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) OPINION: Technically, Lyles is correct about presumptuous America and “world champions,” but mainstream sports stars needn’t be so sensitive. Editor’s note: The following article is an…
A New Jersey Black man will spend at least two and a half years behind bars after fatally punching a racist white man who called him the N-word after assaulting his wife with his bicycle, which happened after the white man had allegedly been harassing his family for months. Anthony Collins, 41, was sentenced Thursday…
Photo: AdobeStock Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world. So why are some women choosing to do it alone? A growing trend among some women is choosing to do motherhood by themselves, taking on all the responsibilities, both mentally, emotionally, and financially. Single motherhood is still considered by many to…
Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old Black woman suspected of shoplifting, was sitting in the driver’s seat of her car in front of the store when she was confronted by two Ohio police officers ordering her out of the car – including one officer standing directly in front of her car in violation of departmental policy. Body…
Simone Biles‘ biological mother says that she hosted a watch party in her backyard in Ohio for her friends and family to join her as she cheered for the daughter she allegedly abandoned at the Paris Olympics. The 4-foot-8 athlete did not disappoint, walking away from the international competition with three gold medals and one…
Ta’Kiya Young. | Source: Church of Christ Newly announced murder charges against a former police officer in Ohio marked the second time in as many months that a white cop is being prosecuted for killing a Black woman in instances that were both preventable. Most recently, former Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb was charged…
Tyler Perry is letting the numbers clap back at movie critics who dogged him out for exploiting Black women’s pain following the unprecedented success of “Divorce in the Black.” The film starring divorcees Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict premiered on Amazon’s Prime streaming platform on July 11. And like the rest of his catalog of…
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a Nov. 2021 news conference in Houston. The former mayor was picked Tuesday as the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. (Photo: Michael Wyke/AP, file) Sylvester Turner will appear on the November ballot after securing the most support from local Democratic precinct chairs during…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in August 2023 in Atlanta. (Photo: John Bazemore/AP, file) When Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis secured the indictment a year ago Thursday, it was the fourth and most sprawling of the criminal cases against the former president. ATLANTA (AP) — A year after…
Source: Marion County Sheriff’s Office / marion county sheriff’s office The manslaughter trial for the 60-year-old woman who killed Ajike “A.J.” Owens began this week, but some activists are concerned that the all-white jury selected may lead to her acquittal. Opening statements trial of Susan Lorincz began Tuesday, as jurors listened to prosecutors paint the…
