Charles Sherman Neal says he was retaliated against and fired in 2016 A jury has found that school officials in Boston retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution, awarding him $1.7 million. The Boston Globe reports that Charles Sherman Neal was the only Black…

Bryce Young’s wins Heisman award after passing for 4,322 yards and 43 touchdowns to lead Alabama football to an SEC championship Bryce Young didn’t just meet the standard set by the star quarterbacks who preceded him at Alabama, he exceeded it and gave the Crimson Tide a rare Heisman back-to-back. Young became the first Tide…

Lack of answers to decades-old, nagging questions has created a void for Emmett Till’s family The investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago ended as it began, with a mystery that might never be solved. All these decades later, it’s still not even clear whether the gruesome homicide was…

T.I. and Killer Mike are continuing their mission to give back to Atlanta communities by moving ahead with their previously announced plans to revitalize local restaurant Buckhead Seafood. After purchasing the business in 2018 shortly after its original owner closed the doors, the duo announced plans to reopen in January 2020, just a couple of…

“I am so proud and humbled to call myself your next Sheriff,” Susan Hutson says in Facebook post after being elected Orleans Parish sheriff There’s a new sheriff in town in New Orleans and her name is Susan Hutson. Voters in Orleans Parish made Hutson the first Black woman sheriff to be elected in Louisiana’s…

Several Amazon workers are currently unaccounted for At least two Amazon workers have died and others were confirmed injured on Friday night following the collapse of an Amazon warehouse near East St. Louis, Illinois. The facility collapsed after tornadoes and strong storms hit the area. According to police, the two bodies were found after rescuers…

Source: halbergman / Getty While the economy is gradually rebounding, a new poll found that some Black people are still struggling. According to the November Temperature Check Poll from Black to the Future Action Fund, 42 percent of Black adults described their financial situation as “bad.” And one-third of respondents reported their financial situations have worsened.  Partnering with…

Ashanti responded during a Dec. 10 appearance on “The Breakfast Club” to Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti‘s viral comments about her re-recording her debut album. Last month, Gotti claimed that he owns the singer’s earlier albums and their masters while commenting under a post of Ashanti’s past interview with Angie Martinez where she discussed the…