The $2.3 million payment by the country represents a fraction of the nearly $18 million officials spent fighting the case A police department in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., is paying a group of Black and Latino police officers $2.3 million to settle a workplace discrimination lawsuit that alleged white officers used racist slurs,…
Craig, the eighth Republican to form a candidate committee, is the best known and is considered a serious contender, albeit untested in electoral politics Republican ex-Detroit Police Chief James Craig all but launched his campaign for governor on Wednesday, seeking to become Michigan’s first Black governor with a “law-and-order” message and emphasis on leadership. Craig,…
Two teenagers from Atlanta made history on July 17 by becoming the first Black girl duo to win Harvard’s international summer debate competition. Up against more than 100 debaters from more than 15 countries around the world, 16-year-old Jayla Jackson, and 17-year-old Emani Stanton went undefeated at the weeklong competition, the Harvard Debate Council Diversity…
The drop spelled out by the CDCD is due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which officials said is responsible for close to 74% of the decline U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both…
Davis’ book, due out next April, will trace her rise from poverty in Rhode Island to become one of our most acclaimed stars. Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis is set to release Finding Me, her memoir, next spring. The book, which will reach store shelves on April 19, 2022, will trace Davis’ rise from poverty…
Shai Moss took social media by storm on Monday, July 19, after her mother Joie Chavis uploaded a TikTok video of the duo participating in a viral dance challenge called the “Breakfast Challenge,” remixed with the “Teach Me How to Dougie” instrumental backtrack. Although it is uncertain when the challenge officially took off, the original slowed-down music and…
Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots Giannis Antetokounmpo had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the NBA Finals MVP trophy in the other and there was a cigar on the table in front of him. All the work it took to lift…
Monty Williams congratulated the Bucks on their win, saying despite his team’s loss, he was “thankful for the experience.” Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams visited the locker room of the new-NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to congratulate the team on their win, saying that despite his team’s loss, he was “thankful for the experience.” The Bucks…
Fans are both offering their support to Normani and screaming for Barry Hankerson to release Aaliyah’s classic music. Barry Hankerson, the uncle of Aaliyah and president of Blackground Records, the late singer’s label, said he was pleased with Normani’s single, “Wild Side,” which sounds similar to an Aaliyah favorite. In an interview with TMZ, Hankerson said…
Helen Butler (center), Executive Director for the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda and former Member of the Morgan County Board of Elections, testifies during a U.S. Senate Rules Committee Georgia Field Hearing on the right to vote at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on July 19 in Atlanta. | Source: Elijah…
