Source: ljubaphoto / Getty When you think of an opioid overdose victim, you are likely to assume it is a white man from the mid-west, because that’s what we see on television and documentaries about drugs in America. But the truth is the opioid epidemic doesn’t see race and older Black men are losing their…
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy in middle Georgia has been “suspended without pay pending termination” after allegedly calling murder victim Ahmaud Arbery a “criminal” on social media. In addition to labeling the slain jogger as a criminal, he is accused of smugly writing, “he still got the death penalty.” Houston County Deputy Paul Urhahn commented on…
OPINION: President Joe Biden has a chance to cement his legacy and preserve our democracy by using his position and power to ensure the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. “This is our challenge—not to hesitate, not to pause, not to turn about and linger over…
The pair suspected of fatally shooting the Memphis emcee — and targeting his brother — are now behind bars, officials say. The two men wanted in connection with the murder of rapper Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton Jr. are now in police custody, according to law enforcement officials. Justin Johnson, the 23-year-old man publicly named last…
The White House announced Wednesday that a dedicated stream of 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests will be made available to schools starting this month The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open amid the omicron surge. The White House announced…
Prices have risen sharply for cars, gas, food and furniture during a rapid recovery from the pandemic recession Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7 percent spike from a year earlier that is pushing up household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden…
Class is in session at Kaavia James’ school and she will not accept anyone skipping out on her class. On Monday, Jan. 10, Gabrielle Union posted a cute video of her attending her daughter Kaavia’s class. Her husband, Dwyane Wade, and two other unknown adults were also present as Union’s classmates. The four adults sat…
Snoop Dogg is yet again expanding his business presence into new territory with the reported development of his brand of hot dogs and sausages. Fans of the “Gin and Juice” rapper can look forward to “Snoops Doggs” after the hip-hop legend applied for federal trademark registration on the term with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy Jeffrey Hash fatally shot Jason Walker, 37, on Saturday, according to investigators. State authorities in North Carolina are investigating the fatal shooting of a Black man who was killed during an encounter with an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in the city of Fayetteville on Saturday. Jason Walker, 37, has been identified as…
Justice for 8-year-old Fanta Bility, who died at the hands of police, begins in court on Jan. 13, but the people charged with murdering her did not kill her. The details surrounding the case have many community members in the Philadelphia area, including activist Jamal Johnson, concerned police may escape culpability for the girl’s death….
