The widow of a deputy sheriff who died during a training exercise last year is suing the Evansville Police Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana, claiming the “hazing-styled exercise” featuring rough combat that put the new recruit in unnecessary danger and led to his death. Representing her late husband Asson Hacker’s estate,…

Source: David Becker / Getty The greatest Black American musical family dynasty–the Jacksons– was born out of one child’s brave defiance. Tito was his name–or the name we all called Toriano Adaryll Jackson, the second son born to his parents,  Katherine and Joe. The Jackson’s were a working-class, Midwestern family who lived on the income…

Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance speaks as former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign rally at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) OPINION: The false claims have already resulted in bomb threats at medical facilities and the evacuation of several schools….

Snoop Dogg speaks about 2017 Inductee Tupac Shakur onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)  In a recent interview, Snoop Dogg remembered how his friend Tupac Shakur trained him to be a good…

Atlanta Black Star’s new series “The Inc” is sure to have viewers divided on the rules of dating and holding out for what you really want in your perfect match. The Season 1 debut kicks off with 42-year-old Black male Brooks defending his conquests with women, all the while believing that his Mrs. Right is…

The TikTok Inc. building is seen on March 17, 2023, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP, File) TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, are challenging a U.S. law that requires them to break ties or face a ban in the U.S. by mid-January. The U.S. government and TikTok will go head-to-head…

LaToya Tonodeo and Michael Rainey, Jr. as “Diana Tejada” and “Tariq St. Patrick” in “Power Book II: Ghost.” (Courtesy of Starz) OPINION: I’m trying to understand a world where Dru Tejada — the artsy kid who hated the drug game — is even realer than his gangster brother, Cane. Editor’s note: The following article is…

Source: Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty Peter Cichuniec, the white paramedic who helped to administer a large dose of ketamine to Elijah McClain during his wrongful arrest in August 2019, saw his five-year prison sentence reduced to four years probation on Sept. 13, according to the Denver Post. Judge Mark…

A former Michigan police officer has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for using excessive force while booking a 19-year-old suspect at a detention facility in Warren last year. Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty in March to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law in connection…

Oprah Winfrey became a trending topic on social media on multiple social media platforms on Sept. 16. The billionaire’s upcoming livestream with Vice President Kamala Harris ignited negative reactions from conservatives. The “Unite for America” event will feature Winfrey, Harris, and representatives from over 100 Democratic-leaning grassroots organizations. Winfrey uploaded an announcement video on the…