The family of Ahamud Arbery, a Black man who was killed by three white men while running in a subdivision outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick last year, is devastated by the selection of a nearly all-white jury selected for the men’s high-profile murder case.  Despite acknowledging seemingly “intentional discrimination,” on Wednesday, Nov. 3,…

Albert Korir and Peres Jepchirchir made it a Kenyan sweep at Sunday’s New York City Marathon New York sought a comeback story for its 50th marathon, and Albert Korir delivered. And for a city whose sports fans don’t accept second best, Peres Jepchirchir came through with a memorable first. Korir and Jepchirchir made it a…

Source: PAUL RATJE / Getty Immigration is a Black issue. This phrase became a rallying cry for Black and immigrant communities last month, as the nation witnessed anti-Black racism on full display in Del Rio, Texas. But communities like mine have known the truth behind this phrase for far too long: Although Black immigrants comprise…

Los Angeles joins San Francisco, New York, other cities in requiring people to show proof of vaccination to enter various businesses and venues Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country, a measure taking effect Monday that requires proof of shots…

Comedian Amaru named the studio Greenwood District Studio after the Tulsa “Black Wall Street” neighborhood. On the lot at 921 Mall Drive West in Lansing, Michigan, used to sit the old Lansing Mall Cinema. It’s sat empty since the theater closed in 2014. Until now. The plot soon will be the set of Greenwood District…

Amongst the wave of historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country receiving an outpour of fiscal support is Morgan State University. The Baltimore-based school was granted a $2.7 million endowment to revive its wrestling program. Largest donation in Morgan State University Athletics history paves way for return of Division I Collegiate Wrestling, following 24-year…

“I ran for Congress because I believe in the resiliency of the community I love and call home,” Shontel Brown says Two vacant Ohio congressional seats were filled Thursday after Republican Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist from Columbus, and Democrat Shontel Brown, a Democratic Party leader from Cleveland, were sworn in as members of the…

Emergency stay halts vaccine mandate on businesses with 100 or more workers A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers…

Steve Harvey’s newfound fashion glow-up has everyone talking. The talk show host has shared several viral outfits of the day in tapered slacks and tailored coats that have plenty of fans exclaiming that he “looks like money.” While Harvey recently revealed his wife, Marjorie Harvey, is to thank for the overall revamped appearance, his flex…

Astroworld concertgoers describe chaos they’re still trying to understand Screaming. Suffocating. Panicked. Unconscious. The concertgoers at a highly anticipated Houston music festival Friday night say they were shocked to witness how the event brewed into pandemonium that left at least eight people dead. Rapper Travis Scott was the headliner for the sold-out Astroworld Festival in NRG Park,…