Harry Johannes Knoesen, 61, was also found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms by the Middelburg High Court. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has convicted a pastor of plotting to overthrow the government and to kill thousands of Black people in the country. Harry Johannes Knoesen, 61, a leader of the National Christian…
Tamar Braxton fans are wondering if she may be making more than sweet melodies with the likes of fellow singer Mr. Keith Sweat. The “Love & War” singer ignited dating rumors on June 5 after the pair performed in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Legacy Arena as part of The R&B Music Experience tour. Other acts included Monica,…
Tyler Hall which houses student services at Morgan State University opened during the pandemic and looks out over Holmes Hall and other buildings on campus on February 7, 2022, in Baltimore. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty For far too many Black college graduates, finding employment after school can be an extremely difficult task….
Daytime Emmy Award-winning television talk show “The Real” aired its final episode on Friday, June 3, following a nearly nine-year run. The ever-changing series starred co-hosts Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai Jenkins, newcomer Garcelle Beauvais and former co-hosts Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tamar Braxton and actress and comedian Amanda Seales, who was noticeably left out of…
The ruling keeps the governor’s redistricting map in place, breaking up the district represented by Congressman Al Lawson, a Black Democrat first elected in 2016. The Florida Supreme Court will allow the state to keep in place a redistricting map the critics say will likely disenfranchise Black voters. The high court elected not to hear…
The board of Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, issued a rare public rebuke of the project, saying it was a dangerous idea that went far beyond the initial proposal. WASHINGTON (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped…
A young man whose parents were told because he was born too early and weighed around 2.2 pounds at birth he might be legally blind or have developmental delays, has graduated with a doctorate in medicine. Now the New Yorker has dedicated his life to serving in the neonatal intensive care unit, helping babies the…
Source: Jim Vondruska / Getty Police brutality was one of the primary issues that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, with many people nationwide calling for law enforcement departments to be defunded altogether. Sadly, officers like Waukesha County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Mensah have made a strong argument against having trust in authorities. After killing three…
OPINION: In a series for Black Music Month, Panama asks one of the all-important questions about Black movies: Is the soundtrack actually better than the movie? It’s June in Black America, which means that it’s also Black Music Month, or as it’s known more contemporarily for federal celebration and proclamation purposes, African-American Music Appreciation Month….
The shift has been mostly supported by law enforcement officials around the country. But some worry that leniency has emboldened a small number of young criminals. David Harrington spent a tense eight months in a Philadelphia jail when he was a teenager — the result of a robbery charge in 2014 that automatically sent his…
