A police scanner clip in which a lieutenant can be heard saying ”F*** [N – words]” was condemned by the police union and city officials. The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is investigating a white lieutenant’s alleged use of an anti-Black slur during a phone call with a 911 radio dispatcher. Anthony McFadden, a veteran lieutenant…
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are deadlocked in a new poll of Georgia voters, paving the way for a tense rematch between the two candidates. Forty-eight percent of voters said they would vote for the incumbent Kemp, and 48 percent said they would vote for Abrams in the November election,…
The tone appears to have shifted in the brief feud between rapper and actor Xzibit and ViacomCBS after the host of the popular reality series “Pimp My Ride” claimed the network edited his music out of several episodes to avoid paying the “My Name” rapper. The “Best of Things” emcee told TMZ he’s “willing to…
A British colonial expedition looted vast quantities of treasures in 1897 from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Germany and Nigeria on Friday signed an agreement paving the way for the return of hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa more than 120 years ago — an…
A Connecticut man is facing a plethora of charges for allegedly knocking an 11-year-old boy off his bicycle and telling him to go back to where he came from. The boy’s mother believes her child was targeted because of his race, saying a form of this kind of bullying happens to their family on a…
Pauli Murray Source: Bettmann / Getty July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church but to social justice in the United States. Saints exemplify “what it means to follow in…
Former reality star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Nene Leakes claimed a potential talk show she would have hosted with comedian Tom Arnold was canceled because of things she said to Wendy Williams, including calling her “Wendell,” according to Page Six. Leakes told the outlet she referred to the former talk show host in…
The transit agency’s dress code banning political and social expressions was ruled a violation of employees’ right to free speech. Pittsburgh Regional Transit employees’ right to wear Black Lives Matter masks during shifts has been upheld following a federal appellate court ruling that deemed the agency’s previous ban unconstitutional. Three PRT employees initially accused the…
Usher performs at the 2022 Something In The Water Music Festival Source: Paul Morigi / Getty Black Music Month closed out with a bang. Iconic R&B superstar Usher visited NPR’s office studio and performed a six-song, 25-minute set to close out their Black Music Month series. Accompanied by his band and singers Eric Bellinger and…
All major Democratic campaign committees reported a surge in contributions after the ruling, but fundraising is concentrated at the national level In the first week after the Supreme Court stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion, Democrats and aligned groups raised more than $80 million, a tangible early sign that the ruling may energize…
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