Darius Lee, a senior at Houston Baptist University in Texas, was killed. He grew up in Harlem, attended St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Bronx and was back home for summer break. NEW YORK (AP) — A college basketball player was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday in an early-morning shooting…
Each had been charged with negligent homicide in the death of Tommie McGlothen SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge has acquitted four city police officers in the death of a Black man arrested in April 2020. Caddo District Court Judge Chris Victory ruled Friday that prosecutors failed to prove their case against Brian Ross, James…
50 Cent began dating his girlfriend Jamira “Cuban Link” Haines in 2019. Since then, the couple has given fans a glimpse into their relationship by sharing photos and viral clips on social media. On June 17, Haines was seen asking the mogul to go shopping following his recent performance in Paris. In the Instagram Story,…
Local governments or school districts with a record of discrimination in New York must gain approval from state officials in order to pass certain voting policies. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race….
“I was distraught. I was hurt. I was done, fed up,” Cherelle Griner told The Associated Press in an interview. WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone…
Fans of “‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago” were in stitches after star Charmaine Bey shared a video on Instagram of herself getting ready in the morning. Bey was on her way to work at the WGCI radio station for “Inside the Midday w/ Charmaine Bey,” and her 2-year-old daughter, Nola, was on hand to help her…
Source: Go Nakamura / Getty Across the country, Black people are basking in the joy of the Juneteenth holiday. Long before it was granted Federal holiday status, Juneteenth offered an opportunity for Black people to celebrate their freedom and self-determination. With the grant of federal recognition, it’s important to remember that this is a moment…
A Maryland pre-teen has made headlines as one of the top pool players in his town. While most kids are gearing up for pool time summers, the 11-year-old is chalking the end of his cue stick. D’Angelo Spain, whose nickname is Jawz, is the pool-playing youngster that is the pride and joy of Center Pocket…
Mike Epps’ dream of portraying legendary comedian Richard Pryor finally has come to fruition. This past spring, Epps appeared on HBO’s controversial Lakers series, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” bringing full circle speculation that he was working on a Pryor project a year ago when he shared photos of himself wearing an…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expected to make an announcement in the coming days chastising border patrol agents who reined in Haitian migrants with rope last fall. The news comes as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched an investigation into the manufacturing of a coin memorizing a photo of a white…
