The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin was arrested on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records. New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin…
This year’s Equality Index shows that Black people still get only 73.9 percent of the American pie white people enjoy in this country. ATLANTA (AP) — The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday, and its findings are grim. This year’s Equality Index shows Black people still…
From left: Patrick Lyoya and Christian Obumseli. |Source: GoFundMe It’s a tale of two GoFundMes. Two Black men who were each killed in recent brutal slayings for which there has been no accountability are receiving different monetary responses to their deaths as both of their families grieve, demand justice and seek financial assistance for mounting…
American schools are racing to make up for time lost during the pandemic by budgeting billions for tutoring, summer camps and longer days. Schools across America are racing to make up for time they lost during the pandemic by budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days and trying to untangle…
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo’s mobile art installation will be on display at the Montgomery, Alabama center today through July 5. Blank Slate: Hope for a New America, a mobile art installation that challenges people to examine the Black experience in America, will be on temporary display starting today at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, Alabama. The 7-foot…
Howard University Hospital is pictured in 2016 in Washington, D.C. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty Tensions ran high at Howard University Hospital as approximately 300 nurses and medical personnel held a strike on Monday in the latest protest demanding more from the prominent HBCU in Washington, D.C. According to reporting from 7News, personnel…
The family of a Congolese immigrant is asking for the Kent County prosecutor to reverse his decision not to release footage of their loved one’s slaying during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Relatives want answers about what they claim was a case of an officer shooting the 26-year-old in the back of his…
Source: NBC / Getty Funnyman Kenan Thompson has been making fans laugh for more than a decade on television. The Atlanta, Georgia native primed his acting and comedy chops in the 1990s as one of the original cast members of Nickelodeon’s All That. Thompson garnered praise for his slapstick humor and funny celebrity impressions of…
It seems like most celebrities can’t avoid being asked about the infamous slap heard around the world, in which Will Smith walked onstage and smacked Chris Rock while he was presenting the next category at the 94th Annual Academy Awards, not even Smith’s longtime friend DJ Jazzy Jeff. During an appearance at Dorian’s Through The…
Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty Celebrating its fifth year, Black Maternal Health Week kicked off Monday with a series of events and conversations raising awareness about health and wellness concerning Black mamas, Black families and Black communities. Led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Week is celebrated…
