The family of a 25-year-old Washington, D.C., Special Police Officer plans to file a civil lawsuit after she was killed by friendly fire during a police training session in 2022. A retired D.C. lieutenant who shot her was criminally charged and sentenced to three years in prison, but the family believes the city should share…
An independent oversight board that investigates complaints of police misconduct in England says several officers will face disciplinary action for administering a strip search on a 15-year-old Black girl at a northeast London school. In a statement released on Thursday, The Independent Office for Police Conduct, or IOPC, said the search involved “the exposure of…
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) at the U.S. Capitol on July 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Drew Angerer / Getty In what people rooting against Donald Trump likely took as a setback, a judge decided Thursday to delay the start of the former president’s criminal trial in Georgia for allegedly interfering with the state’s…
Erica Mena has publicly apologized for her “insensitive comment” that compared her “Love and Hip Hop” co-star, Spice, to a “blue money.” Spice is known for wearing various blue-colored wigs and hairstyles. Though the reality star has voiced her regret for her actions, she doubts the Jamaican dancehall artist will do the same. Erica Mena…
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has finally responded to the backlash she and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson received over the People’s Fund of Maui. Fans accuse Oprah Winfrey of gaslighting critics following backlash from her seeking donations for Maui wildfire victims. (Photo: Oprah Winfrey “CBS Mornings”/YouTube Screenshot) Many were upset about the two setting up the…
My younger sister lives in my shoe and clothes closets. She’s always been into fashion and especially finds interest in what I’m wearing, for sure. We happen to be roommates and have been for about three years. It’s working out for both of us because we are able to save money and handle the cost…
A Black man was on Thursday acquitted of murdering his cousin even though the victim was killed by police in Georgia in a case that defense lawyers characterized as an “overreaching prosecution.” Varshan Brown was found not guilty of killing Latoya James, who was shot to death during a botched police raid in Camden County…
Los Angeles County is set to pay nearly $5 million to a Black man who was allegedly brutally beaten by multiple sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop a few years ago. Christopher Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the L.A . County Sheriff’s Department and the deputies connected to the incident that resulted in…
Source: x / x The city of Atlanta was hit with storms that caused massive flooding at an HBCU on Thursday night. Students at Clark Atlanta University were shocked when they found their dorms were being submerged underwater due to flash flooding in the area. According to Fox 5 Storm team, more than two inches…
Amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, Emmy award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph took to the picket lines to support her fellow actors this week. With a little help from Rihanna, the “Abbott Elementary” star took a break from marching on Sept. 13 to rile up the Los Angeles crowd with an epic speech. Sheryl Lee Ralph…
