Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Kim Godwin, the first Black woman to lead a major broadcast news network, has exited ABC News. She had been in the post since May 2021. As I read coverage on her departure, I noticed the language felt familiar in terms of how high-profile Black women are covered in the…
A Georgia business owner says the mother of a terminated employee confronted her at the establishment with a gun at her side in order to intimidate her. Video of the confrontation, posted on the shop’s social media pages, shows the angry mother inching slowly behind the counter at FRIO Rolled Ice Cream shop in Covington,…
The Monroe School historic site of Brown v Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas. | Source: Mark Reinstein / Getty May 17 marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared “separate but equal” schools unconstitutional. Decades after that ruling, Black children continue to be locked out…
Former Nickelodeon actor Kel Mitchell is facing backlash after his “Club Shay Shay” interview, like many of the guests on Shannon Sharpe’s platform, for mentioning certain individuals during the discussion. In addition to blasting network writer and producer Dan Schneider for what Mitchell said was speaking to him in a disrespectful manner and contributing to…
Senior Airman Roger Fortson. | Source: U.S. Air Force Roger Fortson‘s funeral is scheduled to be held on Friday morning as unanswered questions continue to mount more than two weeks after the 23-year-old U.S. Air Force Senior Airman was gunned down by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy in his own Florida apartment under controversial circumstances….
Former NFL star Cam Newton is offering words of wisdom to Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice following weeks of off-the-field issues that could lead to a possible suspension. Rice has been on the police’s radar in the months since he fled the scene of a multi-vehicle car crash in Dallas on March 30. Rice,…
Source: Montinique Monroe / Getty Texas officials on Thursday formally recommended the gubernatorial pardon of a suspected white supremacist who was convicted of murder after driving his car into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters and shooting one of them to death. You just can’t make this stuff up. Daniel Perry, a sergeant in…
A grieving grandfather in Norfolk, Virginia, whose son and daughter-in-law are facing murder charges in the death of their newborn baby, claims he warned hospital staff not to release the infant into the couple’s care, alleging they were unfit to be parents. Hilary Johnson Sr. said his pleas were ignored, leading to the heartbreaking loss of…
Taye Diggs is in hot water after sharing a video on Instagram in which he compared himself to an animal after shaving off his facial hair. Diggs shared the video on May 15 with a monkey emoji in the post’s caption. In the video, the “Best Man” actor sang a musical number to note his…
Newly sworn in Denver City Council member Shotel Lewis is pictured outside of the council chambers at the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado, on July 17, 2023. | Source: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty You know a person is dedicated to living the loathsome life of…
