A letter to Garland comes days before Jason Van Dyke is scheduled to be released from prison after serving less than half his prison term The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Laquan McDonald. A…
A total of at least 13 Black colleges and universities across the country reported receiving intimidating messages about explosives being planted on their campuses Tuesday morning — on the first day of Black History Month The number of HBCUs receiving bomb threats this week continued to grow on Tuesday. A total of at least 13…
“What happened to Ronald Greene is inexcusable and should never happen to anyone. His family and the citizens of the state deserve to know the truth,” House Speaker Rep. Clay Schexnayder says Louisiana’s top GOP lawmaker weighed taking legislative action Monday against Gov. John Bel Edwards for “gross misconduct and the highest level of deceit”…
The 30-day campaign seeks to nab 100,000 signatures from across the globe to elicit an official White House response. A new campaign is renewing the decades-long calls for a posthumous presidential pardon of Black revolutionary leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The global effort — which launched on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month…
Tamar Braxton left fans in shambles on Monday, Jan. 31, after revealing the struggles she faced dating over 40. Braxton was previously married to music executive Vincent Herbert from 2008 to 2017. The singer filed for divorce, and the divorce was legally finalized in 2019. One year after the divorce filing in 2018, Braxton began dating her most recent…
Actress and brand ambassador Washington co-hosted the TikTok-streamed event, as well as executive producing films submitted for the initiative. Neutrogena is hoping to make the world of skincare more equitable. On Monday, January 31, the skincare and cosmetics brand streamed the first-ever ‘Heroes of Skin Health Equity’ Awards on TikTok Live, co-hosted by brand ambassadors…
Damara Holness was ordered to report to federal prison by noon on April 25 to serve a 20-month sentence for the Paycheck Protection Program fraud The daughter of a former South Florida mayor who recently ran for Congress has been sentenced to prison for lying to obtain $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Damara Holness on…
Source: Twitter / Twitter A white man in Volusia County, Florida, (yes, this is another “Florida man” story) was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly went on a racist rampage physically and verbally attacking two Black high school students and a third teen. MORE: Self-Proclaimed ‘White Nationalists’ Go Door-To-Door Urging People To ‘End Systemic Racism’ And…
OPINION: I was fortunate to survive my attempt. And to those people who find themselves in a dark place, I send love, compassion and a light that I sincerely hope you are able to see shine through the darkness. “No one knows what it feels like until they’re in it. That the darkness can be…
Sustainable fashion, or eco-fashion, is a growing movement in the fashion world. It encompasses ecological integrity and social justice, meaning products are made as environmentally friendly as possible and that workers are not exploited in the process. Creating sustainable fashion is the mission of a Brooklyn, New York-based fashion boutique called The Byas & Leon Shoppe. Rony…
