Nearly $13 million has been returned in 2021 to donors who were tricked into paying recurring donations In the first six months of 2021, former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party refunded approximately $12.8 million back to campaign donors who fell prey to aggressive and misleading fundraising tactics, per a New York Times report….
Last year, 32 year-old Dasha Kelly lost her job as a card dealer in Las Vegas when the pandemic forced casinos to close down, forcing her to fall behind on her rent. Kelly’s family almost fell victim to the expiration of the eviction moratorium as her plight garnered national attention. Kelly is one of more…
Source: Hisham Ibrahim / Getty In Washington D.C., Black residents fill the city’s coffers with fines and fees collected through traffic enforcement. A new analysis from The Washington Post found that 62 percent of all fines were from majority Black neighborhoods with an average median income of less than $50,000. Metro Database Reporter John D. Harden…
A decorated athlete who played a significant role in breaking racial barriers within the NFL has received a long-overdue honor for his trailblazing contributions. According to USA Today, Duke Slater—the National Football League’s first Black lineman—was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognition for Duke Slater was long…
Agent Tai makes history as the first Black woman to train in any of the FBI’s SWAT teams An agent, who has been identified as Tai in a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) press release, began a 10-week training in late July that prepares selectees for SWAT field operations. SWAT stands for special weapons and…
The shooting of the officers occurred on another violent summer weekend in the nation’s third largest city A 29-year-old female police officer in Chicago was killed and another officer was seriously wounded in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop, officials said Sunday, the city’s mayor later citing the shooting as a reason for Chicagoans…
The overwhelming majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Florida are unvaccinated Ready to party at one of South Beach’s most glamorous nightclubs? Then roll up your sleeves because these shots won’t get you buzzed. LIV is offering free COVID-19 vaccines outside the Miami club where high rollers spend up to $20,000 just for a table….
Omarion‘s birthday wish to his 7-year-old son Megaa Grandberry on Aug. 7 was overshadowed by the duo’s striking resemblance after fans bombarded the 36-year-old’s comment section with comparison statements. In the initial post, Omarion shared a stream of photos of Grandberry, including an image of the pair sitting side by side. He captioned the upload, “My baby O-boy…
Jordan’s “Hoop Dreams Classic” tips off December 18 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ Basketball as we know it today may not exist without the contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their alumni, such as Howard University graduate Edwin Henderson, who earned the nickname “The Father of Black Basketball” in the…
The sudden fire claimed the lives of all her children aged 2 to 9-years-old A St. Louis, Illinois mother lived her worst nightmare on Friday when she lost all five of her children in a house fire. Sabrina Dunigan, a 34-year-old single mother, was driving someone to work early in the morning on Friday, according…
