A group of Black immigrant advocates has filed a civil rights complaint to the Department of Homeland Security alleging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents placed African asylum seekers in a medical constraint to torture them. According to the complaint, ICE agents used a full-body restraint called the WRAP on five Cameroonian immigrants during mass…
“What we want everyone to be is angry, disgusted,” said SEPTA’s police chief, “and join us in being resolute to continue to make the system safe.” In a disturbing story out of the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia police are alleging that SEPTA train passengers witnessed a woman being raped, and instead of helping her…
Yandy Smith-Harris shocked fans on Monday, Oct. 18 ,after uploading an Instagram Live video she did with Queen Naija. The purpose behind the post was to wish the singer a happy birthday with clips of the pair spending time together during an undisclosed time. In the recordings, Smith-Harris and Naija were seen harmonizing one of the 26-year-old’s…
The suit targeting HB 1775 was filed in federal court against the Oklahoma State Board of Education, its Regents for Higher Education, Gov. Stitt and others. The state of Oklahoma has been hit with a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union in a challenge to its ban of critical race theory being taught in…
Nas is reflecting on a special moment he shared with late rapper DMX. The Crown Heights native recently appeared on an episode of “Desus & Mero,” where the trio discussed Nas’ latest project “King’s Disease II,” which was released in August. During the conversation the 48-year-old also divulged some memories he has of X from…
Source: Erik McGregor / Getty Faced once again with an opportunity to take action on voting rights, the Senate is scheduled for a procedural vote on the Freedom to Vote Act on Tuesday. Led by Sens Amy Klobuchar and Joe Manchin, the Freedom to Vote Act is a compromise born out of the necessity…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Jury selection for the trial of the three men who were charged in killing Ahmaud Arbery continues this week as eight potential jurors have qualified to advance. Although selected, this does not mean they will be seated on the final jury. The process is still in its infant stages as…
Meghan McCain left “The View,” last August after four often combative years on the show. However, unlike many of her exchanges with fellow co-hosts over topics like immigration and politics, the lone conservative’s exit was calm, without any frills or fuss–at least on her end. Yet in her forthcoming new memoir “Bad Republican,” McCain appeared…
Naturi Naughton may be decades removed from her time in the girl group 3LW, but that doesn’t mean she’s done spilling the group’s tea. While promoting her latest acting gig, a role on “Queens” alongside cast mates Eve, Nadine Velazquez and Brandy, Naughton shared some surprising insight on the smoke and mirrors 3LW presented to…
Source: boonchai wedmakawand / Getty Washington state officials are taking action against a local sheriff after investigating profiling a Black newspaper carrier. But local activists say that’s not enough. The Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance wants Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer to resign. “Sheriff Troyer’s statements to witnesses that night—that Mr. Altheimer was trying to…
