Source: Mark Makela / Getty Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According to the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 schools referred nearly 230,000 students to law enforcement during the school year that…
Concerned parents of Black and biracial students are calling for a Michigan school district to take action to protect their children against racist verbal and physical attacks. Over the past month, the urgency has heightened after one of the students not only threatened to kill all of the Black students but listed them by name….
Jason Lee wants everyone to win except for Jennifer Hudson. As a result, he is facing backlash for his history of dogging Black women after taking shots at the EGOT winner. The blogger-turned-media personality was a guest host on “The Breakfast Club” on Dec. 5, when he delved into Jeannie Mai’s interview on “The Jennifer…
An Alabama police officer is facing disciplinary action after using a Taser on a handcuffed man during an arrest. The incident happened in Reform, about 30 miles from Tuscaloosa, on Dec. 2 and was captured on video. Officials said the unidentified local police officer was placed on administrative leave, and the department has turned over “all materials…
Monica is over receiving flak from fans about her relationship with C-Murder, so much so that she would rather people stop mentioning their names together. Rumors that the incarcerated rapper, who has been serving a life sentence in New Orleans since 2002, rekindled his romance with the singer surfaced in early 2020. Around that time,…
While the number of young people intending to vote in next year’s presidential election has fallen compared to four years prior, the decline among young Black voters is the one that is “most pronounced,” according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Harvard Youth Poll found stark differences in voting intentions among all young…
Shona Garner-White, the mother of Alegend Jones, a 17-year-old girl who passed away while in the custody of a Tennessee group home, is seeking answers regarding the details of her daughter’s death. Witnesses shared with the family and its representatives that male counselors beat the girl, a claim the facility vehemently denies. Garner-White has hired…
Actor Will Smith has provided a bit of insight regarding his life and life choices while reflecting on his past. He shared about this and his upbringing as well as upcoming projects at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia earlier this week. During the Dec. 2 festival, Smith expressed that he…
Source: Reddit screenshot An Alabama police officer with the ironically named Reform Police Department has just been placed on administrative leave after tasing a handcuffed Black man for no discernable reason outside of her fragile blue ego getting bruised. On December 2, the Reform, Alabama, cop stopped 24-year-old Micah Washington of Tuscaloosa. It’s unclear what…
It’s a routine practice within many Black households to discuss the state of race relations in the United States. This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone when news cycles consistently pore over the increasing number of police shootings of unarmed Black people, instances of racial harassment in schools, the changes in school curriculums to make…
