On Facebook, Gregory Foster II reportedly shared an image of the Tops market, where 10 people were fatally shot, referencing a request for “clean up” in its aisles. Gregory Foster II, an officer with the New York Corrections Department, is likely to be fired after joking online about the state’s recent mass shooting in a…
The suit described what happened as “outrageous” and sought unspecified damages against the 3,500-student Kearney school district. Administrators at a Missouri school district that is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation failed to protect a Black teen from repeated racial taunts that culminated with him being threatened with a lynching, a lawsuit alleges….
As a Black progressive, Lee has been a standout candidate who voters seem to agree will fit well with left-wing Democrats on Capitol Hill. Tuesday night, Pennsylvania State Rep. Summer Lee won her primary race to fill an open seat in her state’s 12th Congressional District. The seat is one that was safe for Democrats, but…
Four years after being paralyzed by a gunman’s bullet at an outdoor gathering, a former athlete graduated from a historically Black university. Beating all odds, he managed to matriculate through the institution after learning how to complete his studies through the use of technology. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, Howard Boone Jr. graduated from Saint Augustine’s University…
The Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan is the largest in the United States and the source of leading brands like Similac. WASHINGTON (AP) — At the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage is a single factory: Abbott Nutrition’s plant that has been closed for more than three months because of contamination problems. On Monday,…
OPINION: Virginia woman thought it would be a good idea to go on Fox News to explain how she is making it harder for her son to grow up as a Black man and understand who he is. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on…
As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a…
Fans can’t believe how big Tamera Mowry’s daughter, Ariah Talea Housley, has gotten after seeing a photo the former child star shared of the 6-year-old on her social media page earlier this week. Appearing in a blue-and-white polka dot two-piece jumpsuit, folks on Instagram couldn’t stop gushing over Tamera’s baby girl, spotted donning a warm…
Source: Erik S. Lesser / Getty American students who have graduated over the last two years have been fraught with difficult circumstances due to the pandemic and the economy’s rocky landscape. While the job market does appear to be promising for recent Black graduates, the unemployment rate is still significantly higher for the community….
Local elected officials must redo thousands, a laborious process that may delay results in some closely contested races. Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday’s primaries. In Pennsylvania, where GOP primaries for…
