Mayor of Dallas Eric Johnson speaks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Announcement at the AT&T Discovery District on June 16, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. | Source: Omar Vega / Getty The mayor of Dallas will become a Republican just months after he successfully ran for reelection as a Democrat, he wrote in…
A Texas county has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a man who died in jail custody three years ago, according to reports. The settlement comes after 28-year-old Javonte Myers’ mother filed a lawsuit against Tarrant County Jail in April 2022. In addition to the county, two former jailers, identified as Eric…
Zimbabwe will be among the countries represented at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant on Nov. 18 after selecting its first crowned beauty in 22 years. The African country’s return to the competition is an exciting fete, but not everyone is pleased with the woman chosen as the nation’s representative for the global stage. Brooke Bruk-Jackson,…
A judge dismissed the case of a 70-year-old man who wrongfully spent decades behind bars in Oklahoma for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Glynn Simmons was convicted for the killing of a woman identified as Carolyn Sue Rogers that occurred during an Edmond, Oklahoma, liquor store robbery in 1974, according to ABC News. He was…
A woman filmed at a Georgia Target going on a profanity-ridden outburst messaged a popular Atlanta-area social media account demanding the removal of the video, claiming it was unlawful to record it in the first place. ATL Uncensored posted a video to their social platforms this week of a woman yelling and swearing at a…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Apparently, there are a number of legal and political experts who believe Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should have just kept on turning his state into a white nationalist utopia (OK, they didn’t say all that) instead of setting his sights on the presidency, because, now, his waning popularity as…
Percy Harvin was one of the more electrifying players in football during his college days, and the former Florida wide receiver did enjoy a decent career in the NFL as well for many years. But according to him, he did it all while stoned. The 35-year-old former receiver spoke with Bleacher Report about his career…
NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. is making headlines off the field after his ex-girlfriend Lauren “Lolo” Wood, the mother to his son, shared a cryptic message following rumors about Beckham being connected to Kim Kardashian. Odell Beckham Jr.’s ex shares cryptic message on social media following Kim Kardashian rumors. (Photos: @obg/Instagram; @kimkardashian/Instagram) On Tuesday, Sept….
My mother and father are both proud Hampton University graduates. I come from a lineage of family members who have mostly all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities. So, it was no surprise to me that when I was growing up, I was encouraged to attend an HBCU. I do, however, have a favorite aunt…
What role will race play in determining who gets the job? Cecilie_Arcurs/E+ via Getty Image Because names are among the first things you learn about someone, they can influence first impressions. That this is particularly true for names associated with Black people came to light in 2004 with the release of a study that found…
