An Ohio resident is facing charges after she had a miscarriage — the latest incident connected to a wider concern about the criminalization of pregnant women and postpartum women. Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, Ohio, was charged with felony abuse of a corpse, and her case will be presented before a grand jury, WKBN reported….
Source: Camden County Sheriff’s Office A pair of civil rights attorneys have signaled their intent to sue a Georgia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop in October. Leonard Allan Cure, a 53-year-old who was enjoying freedom after being exonerated in 2020 from a wrongful life sentence for…
Northwestern University, ranked as the ninth-best college or university in the country, maintains a 7 percent acceptance rate, making it one of the most competitive institutions to gain admission to. Students accepted into this prestigious university typically achieve SAT scores of 1500 and above. Now, 16 incarcerated persons from the Illinois Department of Corrections have…
Woodhull Hospital, a member of the NYC Health + Hospitals system, has been hit with a $41 million lawsuit after one of its patients died following an emergency Cesarean section. The family of the victim says that the hospital not only ignored her original birthing plan but also ignored their advocating on the young mother’s…
The Los Angeles Lakers outmuscled the Houston Rockets in a double-digit loss over the weekend. But Rockets coach Ime Udoka actually stole the show after he got into a verbal spat with the Lakers’ Lebron James. Udoka got the coaching job after his infamous ousting from the Boston Celtics in late 2022, one season removed…
Source: GIORGIO VIERA / Getty A Republican party leader in Florida has been accused of rape. His wife—one of the founding members of the right-wing group for parents who are on a mission to eradicate gender studies, sexual orientation studies and non-whitewashed Black studies from the classroom, Moms for Liberty—is claiming the sex was consensual,…
An Asian student is standing up for a University of Pennsylvania law professor who faces losing her tenured position due to racist viewpoints that sparked massive protests on the Ivy League campus in recent weeks. Despite her growing reputation for sparking racial controversies by suggesting the superiority of white culture, professor Amy Wax has found…
A Black man who was assaulted by a Georgia county correctional officer while in custody last year is considering legal action, his attorney said. Tremar Harris of Baxley, Georgia, was allegedly assaulted by an Appling County jail officer, identified as 60-year-old William Rentz, on Jan. 29, 2022. Harris, 37, was restrained during the incident. According…
Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 100m final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. | Source: FABRICE COFFRINI / Getty Sha’Carri Richardson has just earned herself yet another award! Over the weekend, the 23-year-old star athlete was honored…
Rockstar Lenny Kravitz shared his views on a past unwanted sexual encounter he had as a teenager during a recent interview published by Esquire magazine. The “American Woman” crooner said he “wasn’t traumatized” by the kind of incident that has caused many emotional and physical reactions and consequences for others. Kravitz originally shared the encounter…
