The violence just blocks from California’s Capitol highlights the successes and challenges many U.S. urban centers are facing. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The mass shooting that police say was a gun battle between rival gangs that left six dead and 12 wounded earlier this month shook the downtown core of California’s capital — and created…
Source: U.S. Minnesota Department of Corrections and Hennepin County Sheriff’s / U.S. Minnesota Department of Corrections and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office It’s been nearly two years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer and while the most concerning aspects of his case have been resolved—because Derek Chauvin has been thoroughly brought to…
T.I. and Tiny Harris’ talented son King Harris, wants the world to know he graduated high school earlier this year. The 17-year-old rapper revealed the big news by posting a photo of himself in his cap and gown on Instagram. The caption was aimed at critics who believe he’s missing a few credit hours. “So…
Preliminary information indicated that a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask. NEW YORK (AP) — At least five people were shot and injured Tuesday at a subway station in New York City during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform. Fire personnel responding to…
The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin was arrested on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records. New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin…
This year’s Equality Index shows that Black people still get only 73.9 percent of the American pie white people enjoy in this country. ATLANTA (AP) — The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday, and its findings are grim. This year’s Equality Index shows Black people still…
From left: Patrick Lyoya and Christian Obumseli. |Source: GoFundMe It’s a tale of two GoFundMes. Two Black men who were each killed in recent brutal slayings for which there has been no accountability are receiving different monetary responses to their deaths as both of their families grieve, demand justice and seek financial assistance for mounting…
American schools are racing to make up for time lost during the pandemic by budgeting billions for tutoring, summer camps and longer days. Schools across America are racing to make up for time they lost during the pandemic by budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days and trying to untangle…
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo’s mobile art installation will be on display at the Montgomery, Alabama center today through July 5. Blank Slate: Hope for a New America, a mobile art installation that challenges people to examine the Black experience in America, will be on temporary display starting today at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The 7-foot…
Howard University Hospital is pictured in 2016 in Washington, D.C. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty Tensions ran high at Howard University Hospital as approximately 300 nurses and medical personnel held a strike on Monday in the latest protest demanding more from the prominent HBCU in Washington, D.C. According to reporting from 7News, personnel…
