Voters have rejected a ballot question that would have reimagined public safety in Minneapolis replacing the city’s police department, which has been at the center of racial justice protests following the murder of George Floyd last year. Fewer than 50 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of replacing the Minneapolis Police Department, a…

Dame Dash and Jay-Z could be one step closer to repairing their decades-long rift. The multi-hyphenate mogul was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 30, and gave props to a list of people that affected his career along the way, which surprisingly included his former business partners Damon “Dame”…

The Las Vegas team released Ruggs, their 22-year-old wide receiver, after he was officially charged in the fatal accident. Henry Ruggs III has been charged with DUI with serious bodily harm and reckless driving with death or serious bodily harm after the NFL star’s involvement in a fatal car accident early Tuesday morning.  According to…

Judge Randy Jinks was removed from the bench in a rare decision made on Friday, Oct. 29, after the Alabama Court of the Judiciary said the Talladega County probate judge violated several of the state’s Canons of Judicial Ethics rules. The guidelines direct the judges to uphold the honor of the judiciary, maintain decorum and…

Serena Williams and her family’s story of how an impassioned father helped mold his daughters into the world’s greatest tennis players is nearing its November release. The story, told in a feature-length film format titled “King Richard,” recounts several of the fundamental moments of Venus and Serena’s childhood while in pursuit of greatness under the…

Singers and musicians Robert Wilson, Charlie Wilson and Ronnie Wilson from The Gap Band pose for photos backstage at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago in January 1985. | Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Ronnie Wilson, the older brother of “Uncle” Charlie Wilson as well as a co-founder and one-third of the legendary Gap Band, has…

Sears, an immigrant from Jamaica, said her historic election was living proof that the United States is not a divided country. Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, has made history as the first Black woman to be elected as Virginia’s lieutenant governor. She joins Glenn Youngkin — who defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday’s gubernatorial race…

Source: Allison Dinner / Getty Tuesday night’s elections were a mixed bag, with some surprising victories and losses rippling across the country. Elections can be a mixed bag, and it’s important to reflect on the outcomes and not just dwell on the disappointment.  A couple of things to remember is that runoff elections are happening…

In 2020, Black Virginians voted 89% for Biden and voted 87% for McAuliffe during Tuesday’s contest. Among the several key races across the nation on Election Day, many observers had their eyes fixed on the Virginia gubernatorial contest. Former Democratic Party governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican Party businessman Glenn Youngkin stood tall on their campaign…

The initiative would have changed the city charter to remove a requirement that the city have a police department with a minimum number of officers Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety, an idea that supporters had hoped would bring radical change to…