The fear that Black motorists feel is rooted in generations of adversarial relations with police. The video seems clear: Patrick Lyoya disobeyed an officer during a traffic stop, tried to run, then wrestled with the officer over his Taser before the officer fatally shot him in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For a number of Black men and women,…
Homeland Security estimates 11,700 Cameroonians may be eligible. The Homeland Security Department said Friday it will temporarily shield people from deportation back to Cameroon, saying extreme violence between government forces and armed separatists in the African nation made it unsafe for them to return. The department also cited increasing attacks by the Boko Haram extremist group…
Karen Carter Peterson resigned after 12 years in the Senate to address a nearly 30-year struggle with depression and gambling addiction. A special election will be held in November to fill a state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Karen Carter Peterson, officials said. Qualifying will be July 20-22, with the primary election to…
By playing in Russia, some WNBA players can earn another $1 million to $1.5 million. For the elite athletes in the WNBA, spending the offseason by playing in Russia can mean earning more money than they can make back home — sometimes even two or three times as much. But those who have done that…
DaBaby won’t be tolerating trespassers on his property. The rapper made headlines when reports of a shooting taking place at his North Carolina home began circulating on social media and several news outlets on April 14. It was soon confirmed that a person had been shot. DaBaby apparently was the one who pulled the trigger. …
Only three executions in the United States have been carried out by firing squad since 1976. A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents…
Mogul and music artist Ludacris will be celebrated by Georgia State University for his innovative contributions to the entertainment industry. The institution announced the Grammy award-winning rapper—whose real name is Christopher Bridges—will be bestowed with an honorary degree. We are excited to announce that Georgia State will be awarding multi-platinum GRAMMY® award-winning artist, actor and…
“We have seen so much corruption, we’ve seen lawsuit after lawsuit filed against the city,” said Kayla Griffin, first vice president of the Cleveland chapter of the NAACP. Griffin says the East Cleveland Police Department has kept the Cleveland NAACP chapter busy with numerous complaints lodged against the department. “Men and women are being gunned…
Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty When the news came out that a Texas woman had been arrested and jailed for a self-managed abortion, we were not surprised. Lizelle Herrera sought medical care and was reported by a health care worker as violating Texas’s atrocious 6-week abortion ban. Lizelle Herrera was held on a $500,000 bond…
Black entrepreneurs are cultivating businesses designed to transform their communities and drive social impact. Amongst the collective of changemakers is Tennessee-based couple Ursula Martin and Jerrell Spencer who opened a grocery store to combat food insecurity within the South Memphis neighborhood, The Commercial Appeal reported. BL Grocery aims to bring ‘old-school grocery store feel’ to…
