Emanuel Fair stayed in the King County Correctional Facility for nearly nine years for a crime he did not commit based on a botched and “bizarre” murder investigation driven by racial discrimination, a recent lawsuit alleges. On Oct. 30, 2010, Fair was placed in a Seattle holding cell while detectives gathered more evidence against him…

Locke was staying on a couch in the apartment when authorities entered it without knocking as part of an investigation into a homicide Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in a downtown apartment in February. Locke,…

Over the past few weeks, Gabrielle Union has shown her millions of followers her talents as a dancer in addition to being a successful actress. Her most highlighted moments featured her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, and singer Lizzo.  On April 1, Union, who wore a beige ensemble including a criss-cross top, matching pants and jacket, picked up her dancing shoes…

Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, the bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, says the flags symbolize messages that don’t align with Catholic teaching. A Catholic diocese outside of Boston has ordered a Jesuit middle school to remove flags representing gay pride and Black Lives Matter. WGBH is reporting that Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, the bishop of…

WCCO News in Minneapolis, Minnesota has released old news footage from a teachers strike in 1970, which captured an 11-year-old Prince speaking out for the underpaid teachers. The footage was found by accident by WCCO managing producer Matt Liddy, who’d been looking at old footage of Minneapolis’ architecture for nostalgia. What he found was a…

Yvette Moyo founded MOBE in 1992 to connect Black entrepreneurs in marketing, business and entertainment, providing support and guidance. A conference that brings together Black entrepreneurs to discuss trends and opportunities in business celebrates its 30th anniversary this month with a two-day virtual gathering. MOBE — which stands for “marketing opportunities in business and entertainment”…

A Black history teacher at a predominately white high school in Newport News, Virginia, is gearing up to sue his former student for committing a series of racist pranks on him using a banana. The teacher says the white teenager was caught on camera performing the acts that seemed intended to harass the educator based…

  Source: Anissa Wakefield Wines / iOne Digital   Last week, NASA engineer and bustling winemaker Rada Griffin captivated NEWS-ONE with her unique story of becoming the first certified Black female winemaker in Alabama. Well, we actually had a chance to catch up with the Huntsville-based entrepreneur to hear more about her unique work as…

  Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty We will always be in the business of giving Black women their flowers during peak accomplishments, especially when that includes reaching new financial heights on the road towards success. Thankfully for Stacey Abrams, Democratic hopeful in the upcoming 2022 Georgia governor election, her riches have come the honest way…

Marlon Wayans is receiving his flowers after flooring fans with his performance on the series “Bel-Air,” a dramatic reimagining of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Spoiler Alert: For those who have yet to watch the show, major storyline plot points will be revealed. In the show’s season finale Will, played by new up-and-coming actor Jabari…