Timothy Loehmann, ex-Cleveland officer who killed Tamir Rice, is sworn-in as police officer with Tioga Borough Police Department. | Source: Facebook.com/steve.hazlett.9 A town leader in rural Pennsylvania called Tamir Rice “dumb” and blamed him for his own killing years before Tioga Borough hired the disgraced former police officer who gunned down the 12-year-old Black boy…

President Biden called Griner’s wife, Cherelle, on Wednesday to tell her he is working to free the WNBA star as soon as possible. PHOENIX (AP) — They shared laughs, smiles, memories. There also were tears, fears, unease. Through the range of emotions, one common thread bonded them together: Brittney Griner. Wearing “BG” shirts and holding…

There’s a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure Griner’s release nearly five months after her arrest. MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after…

Warming waters forced tuna species to alter their migration patterns, making it harder for local fishers to catch them. VANGA, Kenya (AP) — “Tuna is not for everyone,” lamented 65-year-old Chapoka Miongo, a handline fisher on Kenya’s south coast, from his dugout canoe. He’s one of many artisanal fishers in Shimoni, a bustling coastal town…

A Georgia family is trying to cope with the sudden death of a 4-year-old who died in June during a swimming lesson, and they want to make sure if negligence was the cause that someone is held accountable. Dori Scott said she signed up her son for the water safety class to protect him from…

Derek Chauvin, who agreed to a 20 to 25-year sentence in his plea to a federal charge in Floyd’s killing, is learning his fate. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin will learn his sentence Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, with a deal in place that would extend the former Minneapolis police officer’s time behind…

  Source: William Nation / Getty‘ It’s always good to be reminded when our heroes from the past are on the right side of history.   MORE: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Could Soar For Black Women Now That Roe V. Wade Has Been Overturned When controversial U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas first assumed office on October 23,…

Martin Lawrence is the cover star for Ebony’s July issue, where he dishes on his iconic film “Bad Boys.” In the 1995 cop film, Lawrence played married Marcus Burnett, while Will Smith played the field as Mike Lowery. Their jobs as narcotics detectives are risky, involving high speed chases, protecting witnesses and being shot at…

Source: Keith Lucas/NCAA Photos / Getty Former Grambling State University volleyball head coach Chelsey Lucas says she was wrongly fired and is planning to lawyer up after only being employed in the position for less than six months. In a move that sparked a ton of discussion around in the HBCU Community, Grambling announced that…

Emmett Till is shown in this undated photo. | Source: Bettmann / Getty Brooklyn-based filmmaker Keith Beauchamp has spent the last 27 years of his life obsessively trying to get an old racist white woman put in prison before she dies, like her accomplices did. That woman is Carolyn Bryant Donham, who is now 88…