Source: Tory Russell When you hear the words “Bloody Sunday,” what comes to mind? Most likely, Dr. Martin Luther King, voting rights and a nonviolent march turned violent by white racist cops riding on horses beating marchers, right? And you would be so close and yet so far away from not only what happened but…
Source: Tory Russell As the nation paused last week to commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Selma marches for voting rights that began with a day in infamy widely known as “Bloody Sunday,” a closer look reveals an elaborate agenda for people who traveled to the south central Alabama city to observe and take part…
A 21-year-old Georgia woman died in a freak accident at her job at an industrial factory last week. The incident happened on Friday night before 10 p.m. at Club Car plant in Evans, which is about 10 miles from Augusta. Alyssa Drinkard, a contract worker, dropped her wireless earbuds under the machine, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office…
Two Alabama parents are suing a preschool for racial discrimination and retaliation after they say their then 2-year-old — the only Black pupil in his class at the time — kept getting disciplined far more often than other students and was eventually expelled. In 2021, Lee and Aletta Williamson enrolled their son in Heritage Preschools,…
Source: FOX / Getty If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts and need someone to talk to, please click here for support. The launch of NewsOne’s new special series, An American Crisis: Black Child Suicide, has helped renew attention to people who are considering and those who have taken their own lives. And…
Fans think Vanessa Simmons, or someone on her team, may need to brush up on their photo retouching skills. New images of the actress have aroused an array of reactions, including some scrutiny. The eldest of Rev. Run’s children stunned fans with her curvier figure and subtle glam look when she appeared on the red…
In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, former U.S. President Donald Trump poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on August 24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Handout / Getty A Fulton County judge has tossed out six of the 41 state charges against Donald Trump and his…
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk is facing backlash online after spouting off via X about what he considered a lack of recent news coverage of a shooting spree in Philadelphia that left eight students injured. “Seems to be hardly any coverage of this mass shooting,” Musk, who owns the social media platform, said in a post…
Source: Courier Journal / Handout Breonna Taylor was killed four years ago on Wednesday. Her life was taken by Louisville Metro Police officers who arrived and entered her home on the grounds of a “no-knock” search warrant. She was unarmed and just 26 years old at the time. Many of us remember the news story…
‘Before My Mother Lost Weight, She Was Loud. My Mother Was Fun’: Mo’Nique’s Son Shalon Says She Was a Different Person Before Husband Sidney Hicks Pushed Her to Became a Celebrity Comedian Mo’Nique and her oldest son Shalon Watkins have made headlines for weeks after the two made a series of accusations against each other….
