A special education teacher in Oklahoma sued the state Department of Education and the superintendent of public schools after she and multiple other educators were ordered to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses that the state claims were sent out by mistake. The plaintiff, Kay Bojorquez, an employee with Epic Charter Schools, was…
The city of Aurora, Colorado, has reached a $1.9 million settlement with the family of four Black girls who were mistakenly handcuffed at gunpoint by police in August 2020. Source: tumsasedgars / Getty According to the Associated Press, the settlement comes after the families of the young girls, ranging in age from 6 to 17,…
Turkey Leg Hut co-owners Nakia and Lyndell “Lynn” Price are closing yet another chapter, months after it was revealed that the Texas duo were headed for divorce. Now, it seems that the former husband-and-wife’s working relationship has also concluded. Lyndell shared a screenshot of an e-mail notifying him that his role in the business had…
Source: General / Radio One The police shooting of a Black woman in Texas this past weekend is “reminiscent” of the shooting of Breonna Taylor, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in announcing he is representing the victim of law enforcement violence. Deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office shot Eboni Pouncy early Saturday morning…
The district attorney of Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit against a district property management company after it allegedly facilitated a hostile housing environment that subjected Black women tenants “to persistent pervasive race-based and sex-based harassment, including threats of physical violence,” according to a news release from the district attorney’s office. The civil complaint filed…
Podcast hosts and cultural analysts Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson passionately addressed a controversy on their “Nightcap” Instagram show, taking issue with a recent New York Times article that they claim attributed the popular fade haircut solely to NFL star Travis Kelce. The storied newspaper published a story in late January headlined: “Barbers, in…
Source: Michael Owens / Getty A Mississippi state auditor says Brett Favre still owes the state nearly $730,000 for his involvement in the Mississippi welfare scandal. According to AP, Auditor Shad White filed court papers Monday, calling for Favre to repay the state $729,790 in federal welfare funds he allegedly improperly spent on personal projects. “Favre…
Amid the 2024 presidential race, one thing many Republicans have in common is that they struggle with addressing racism in the United States, a key issue that could wreak havoc on the Republican Party. Many GOP past and present candidates for various offices have long been hesitant to acknowledge issues surrounding prejudices and discrimination against…
The attorney for the 10-year-old who was charged with public urination has announced that the case against his client has been dismissed. The decision comes after Quantavious Eason was arrested and charged with a child in need of supervision for urinating behind his mother’s car last August as his mother was inside visiting her lawyer’s…
The 66th Grammy Awards have come and gone, and one of the night’s biggest moments was a surprise appearance from the Carter family — Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Beyoncé, and their 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy. While Jay-Z’s Global Impact Award speech has surely prompted a lot of discourse, there’s also been some unnecessary chatter surrounding his…
