The son of Oscar-winning actress Regina King has died by suicide after celebrating his birthday on Wednesday, January 19th. Ian Alexander Jr. was 26-year-old. The young man, a deejay and rising musician under the moniker “Desduné,” was the only child of King and her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr. The young star had released…
Arguments delivered behind closed doors Friday A federal judge closed his courtroom to the public Friday to hear attorneys debate whether “racially insensitive” text messages should be allowed as evidence in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery. U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheesbro spent more than two hours hearing…
Source: KingWu / Getty The Arizona legislative cycle just started, and a Republican legislator wants to make it illegal for people to record the police with limited exceptions. The AZ Mirror reported Rep. John Kavanagh, a former Port Authority officer in New York and New Jersey allegedly introduced the bill to improve public safety. …
The resilience and bravery of trailblazing abolitionist Harriet Tubman will reverberate for generations to come, and the city of Philadelphia is immortalizing her legacy through the addition of a monument, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Daily News | Temporary Harriet Tubman statue unveiled at City Hall, celebrating her Pennsylvania connections https://t.co/GPneR55nHH — Philly Daily News (@PhillyDailyNews)…
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema could face a vote of no confidence or censure when the Arizona Democratic Party meets Saturday U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many Democrats consider essential to preserving democracy….
D.A. Graham’s resignation was accepted Wednesday and is effective immediately The interim vice provost for diversity at the University of Kansas has resigned after acknowledging that a message he sent out to the campus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was largely plagiarized. D.A. Graham’s resignation was accepted Wednesday and is effective immediately, Provost Barbara…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is furious over criticisms he’s receiving this week after seemingly implying that Black people were not American. The “inadvertent omission” occurred when the Republican politician was asked on Jan. 19 what he would tell Black voters who may be worried about their right to vote if Congress failed to pass…
“I think some of the critics know it’s totally nonsense,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Friday Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called suggestions that he doesn’t think African Americans are real Americans “deeply offensive” on Friday after receiving widespread criticism for remarks he made earlier in the week. The 79-year-old minority leader from Kentucky…
Shane Lee Brown seeks $50,000 in damages A 25-year-old Black man is suing two police agencies in Nevada after he was misidentified as a white ex-felon nearly twice his age, arrested, and held for six days in jails in two Las Vegas-area jurisdictions. Shane Lee Brown claims civil rights violations, false imprisonment, negligence and other…
From LeBron James’ Akron-based I Promise School to Russell Westbrook’s education-focused initiatives, NBA players are showing up for their communities in impactful ways and the latest basketball star to join the collective of athletes driving change is Maurice “Moe” Harkless. The Sacramento Kings forward is giving back by providing support for young adults who are…
