The state of Oklahoma has declined to discuss a settlement for the lawsuit filed by the last living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a move that’s not shocking to the attorney representing them. “It’s no surprise that the state, which took part in a lawless massacre of American citizens, has refused to settle,” civil…
EGOT winners Jennifer Hudson and Common have been rumored to be dating since late 2022. Fans first began to speculate about their relationship after the two were spotted having dinner in Philadelphia in July. The following month they attended a back-to-school event in their hometown of Chicago. Jennifer Hudson and rapper Common have been rumored…
A painting shows George Washington (1732 – 1799) talking to a slave on his Mount Vernon estate. | Source: MPI / Getty If there was anyone who knew the rewards of slavery, it was George Washington. Over a period of about 50 years, the nation’s first president enslaved about 577 Black Americans, starting when he…
A 68-year-old woman says she is being evicted from a Kansas City, Missouri, senior care center and is stressed about potentially being homeless, according to a report. Vivian Jackson is getting kicked out of the Emanuel Cleaver II Senior Living Community, where she resided for three years, The Kansas City Star reported. She said that…
A parole board recommended that a woman who was sentenced to life in prison nearly 20 years ago for the malnutrition death of her infant child who was fed cow’s milk instead of baby formula should be freed. Tiffany Woods, 43, pleaded for her release in front of the Louisiana Board of Pardons after spending…
DJ Akademiks decided to fire back at Erykah Badu once again in another misogynistic rant during his live stream on Twitch. In a five-minute clip reposted on YouTube on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the former “Everyday Struggle” host can be heard tearing into the Grammy winner, suggesting that no one protected her after his initial roast. …
The House of Representatives met on Aug. 17, 1965, to affirm the seating of its Mississippi members, as Civil Rights demonstrators massed in silent support of their claim that the State’s elections were illegal because blacks were barred from the polls. Three members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party’s contestants for the state’s five seats…
A viral video shows a man yelling and hurling racial slurs at a Black man in what appears to be a road rage incident in the metro-Atlanta area. In the 56-second video posted on X, the man wearing a gray work shirt and backward cap approaches the Black man’s window at a freeway exit in…
Source: MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images / Getty Three police officers from Antioch, California were charged with civil rights violations following a long FBI investigation into the Antioch and Pittsburg Police Departments. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, officers Morteza Amiri, Eric Rombough and Devon Wenger were…
O’Shea Jackson Jr. caused quite a stir on social media after revealing he once turned down an acting role in solidarity with his father, Ice Cube. The 32-year-old revealed the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, after responding to a post asking, “What’s the quickest you’ve ever quit a job??” O’Shea Jackson Jr. (left)…
