As the election cycle deepens and Americans tighten their pockets due to financial strain, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will travel to Atlanta on Thursday to shed light on Joe Biden’s economic investments in Black communities. Adeyemo spoke with Atlanta Black Star on Tuesday ahead of his trip to the metropolitan area,…
Source: Milko / Getty If you are struggling to process and heal from grief this Valentine’s Day, I encourage you to write, and more specifically, to write from the heart. As a psychotherapist (and human), I have witnessed the benefits of this practice. There is also significant research on the health benefits of writing. That’s…
A woman whom Washington state authorities thought was drunk or high when they arrested her was actually suffering a life-threatening medical emergency and had to spend a day in jail without medical attention, according to a new civil rights lawsuit. Nicole McClure reportedly spent a day lying on a jail cell floor suffering from a…
Mo’Nique and her husband Sidney Hicks did not waste any time before responding to the comedian’s eldest son Shalon Watkins’ remarks refuting claims that she is actively seeking to mend their relationship. Instead of directly addressing his 9-minute video response, the couple revealed that the 33-year-old suffers from “challenges with mental illness” and that people…
Source: Pool / Getty Mississippi is prioritizing public safety in the state’s capital city of Jackson to control violent crime and drug Trafficking. On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced plans to partner with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to launch Operation Unified, an initiative that will target drug traffickers and violent criminals with increased…
The Kansas City Police Department says they’re investigating after a cellphone video surfaced showing the rough arrest of a Black woman on the ground by several of its officers last month. The Jan. 28 video captures the heated arrest of 25-year-old Daysheion Renee Ponds, which the Kansas City Star published on its website. It shows,…
The exterior of the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which is the headquarters of the FBI, in Washington, D.C. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty In the early 1960s, young Black activists, including John Lewis, Dianne Nash and Julian Bond came together to fight back against injustice, advance social change, and win civil rights. This…
Me’Arah O’Neal has the best of two worlds. The high school basketball star has the athleticism of her dad, Shaquille O’Neal, and the beauty of her mom, Shaunie Henderson. In addition to her mom’s good looks, she has the fortune of having a stepfather, Pastor Keion Henderson — who loves and supports her. Their worlds typically…
A TikTok video that’s racked up more than five million views over the past day purports that six Nigerian billionaires died in a helicopter crash in California. TikToker @aja_ba shared details about a crash that happened last Friday in a remote part of the Mojave Desert that killed prominent Nigerian banking executive Herbert Wigwe. The…
Wendy Williams’ ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, believes her upcoming documentary, “Where is Wendy Williams?” is another way for people who do not have her best interest at heart to exploit the television host. The raw and unprecedented look at her life after departing her eponymous talk show in 2021, her battle with alcoholism, financial status, and…
