After a local Michigan police agency released bodycam footage of officers shooting a 20-year-old man, the community responds with outrage. As the conversation continues about excessive force, officials question how to police effectively while “building public trust” and “engaging in tough conversations.” Screengrab bodycam footage On Thursday, April 28, the East Lansing Police Oversight Commission…

Source: FRANCOIS PICARD / Getty Journalist and former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth celebrated her first Mother’s Day with a fundraiser to help people access abortion services. As of 8 p.m. eastern Sunday evening, the Instagram post raised $10,345.69 for the National Network of Abortion Funds.  Welteroth has been joyously documenting her pregnancy journey on…

Social media phenomenon and self-proclaimed relationship guru Kevin Samuels’ death has invoked a bevy of emotions ranging from celebration to deep-seated bereavement. His unexpected death, shrouded in a cloak of mystery, has drummed up all kinds of conspiracy theories about his untimely demise and the woman who spent his last living moments with him. A…

Source: stellalevi / Getty After posting a heartbreaking message to social media, Arlana Miller, a 19-year-old freshman at Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana passed away this week. Screenshots of Miller’s troubling Instagram post, which was quickly taken down following the tragic news, appeared to show the young teen expressing frustration about the struggles…

Cast members from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” are taking control of the promo this season, and it’s only just begun. Season 14 of “RHOA” features veterans Shereé Whitfield, Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora and the newest housewife, Olympic track and field gold medalist, Sanya Richards-Ross. Before Sunday’s premiere, the cast allegedly self-funded their promo campaign that challenged amounts…

Hochul is among several U.S. governors to test positive in recent months. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, saying she will isolate and work remotely this week.  “Thankfully, I’m vaccinated and boosted, and I’m asymptomatic,” Hochul, 63, wrote on Twitter. “A reminder to all New Yorkers: get vaccinated and boosted, get…

Jean-Pierre is set to become the first Black, openly LGBTQ+ White House press secretary in history on May 13. Karine Jean-Pierre, who is set to become the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as White House press secretary, was honored with a warm welcome from the crowd at GLAAD’s 33rd Media Awards in New…

A Black British boy was on the verge of being deported after London police detained him and misidentified him as an illegal immigrant. The mother wonders how the authorities could create a name, nationality, and story surrounding the teen despite him being nonverbal and having no identification to dictate that information. Protesters hold a banner…

Critics of the list, which tracks gun violence suspects, worry people of color may be disproportionately surveilled. After a New York City chief detective testified in 2018 that the city police department’s widely criticized gang database was 99% people of color, a four-year investigation was launched and is set to conclude later in 2022, Gothamist…

Singer Macy Gray, whose real name is Natalie Renée McIntyre, has been known throughout her three-decade career for an outlandish afro hairstyle and spacy but incredibly endearing disposition. While her signature quirk is still there, she took to social media in celebration of Cinco de Mayo to show her fans her new 2022 hairstyle and how…