Iowa’s Ottumwa Community School District has resolved a civil rights complaint that alleged a Black child in one of the district’s middle schools was a victim of racial harassment. An investigation by the Office of Civil Rights determined for two school years the child was repeatedly called racist and derogatory names by his peers and…
“Braxton Family Values” star and singer Towanda Braxton is in a world of financial trouble after a federal judge recently dismissed her bankruptcy case following a finding that the 49-year-old actress neglected to report the scope of her finances as part of her bankruptcy agreement. According to court documents filed last month and obtained by…
Source: Davel5957 / Getty It’s starting to look like BYU all over again for high school athletes in Kansas who were victims of alleged racial taunting by fans in the stands during a sporting event, according to their coach. According to the Associated Press, two Kansas high schools are investigating an incident in which students…
Whoopi Goldberg is challenging anyone brave enough to make a biopic about her life and career after her inevitable passing. The EGOT winner recently claimed that in her will there are stipulations surrounding any future effort to tell her story. The Academy Award-winning actress shared the interesting tidbit during a recent episode of “The View” during…
Dr. Umar Johnson on “The Breakfast Club” on Dec. 9, 2022. | Source: Youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FM Notable pan-Afrikan psychologist Dr. Umar Johnson‘s recent visit to “The Breakfast Club” yielded one of his signature unfiltered opinions when the discussion turned to the controversial topic of Deion Sanders‘ recent decision to stop coaching football at a historically Black university…
Southern University is mourning the loss of Human Jukebox band members killed in a crash after a tractor-trailer collided with their Jeep. A spokesperson for the historically Black university confirmed 19-year-old Broderick Moore, of Cedar Hill, Texas; 19-year-old Tyran Williams, of Irving, Texas; and 21-year-old Dylan Young, of Dallas were in a fatal two-vehicle crash…
Source: David McNew / Getty Reparations Task Forces are popping up in states all over America, but some are concerned that white people could take advantage of any state programs that might be created. On March 30, California’s reparations task force, which was established back in 2020, voted to make state compensation eligible to Black…
Christmas is slowly approaching, but it seems as if fans believe singer Ciara had already been given a present. The “Like a Boy” songstress uploaded a Christmas video onto Instagram which prompted fans to begin speculating that she is expecting for the fourth time. Ciara posted herself in a red velvet v-cut bodysuit with white…
Columbus, Ohio, has reached a deal to pay a settlement to a Black man violently arrested in 2018 for an unpaid traffic ticket. Attorneys for the city and Cameryn Standifer made the agreement as a jury deliberated the outcome of a federal civil trial in late November. Standifer’s lawyers said that when Columbus Police officer…
Source: SUZANNE CORDEIRO / Getty Brittney Griner finally made her long-awaited return to the United States on Thursday. The WNBA star was released from Russian detainment shortly after the U.S. struck a trade deal with officials from the country. Griner was exchanged for Russian Arms dealer Viktor Bout. Here’s everything we know about basketball star’s…
