NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement that Walker’s death “was murder. Point blank.” AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was…
Phaedra Parks’ marriage to ex-husband Apollo Nida took one of its biggest hits after the entrepreneur pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud in May 2014. The entire ordeal played out on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” That same year, the mother of two filed for divorce after only five years…
The Akron community continues to demand justice for Jayland Walker Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty In compliance with a city ordinance, Akron Police released body camera footage showing the killing of Jayland Walker. The footage begins after police are in pursuit. Akron police do not have dashcams in their cars, so there is no footage…
A Pennsylvania police department arrested a white man for intimidating a Black man. The individual used subliminal threats, threaded with racialized language and his flashing of firearms. Bertrand Kleindorfer, a resident of State College, Pennsylvania, has been charged with a felonious count of ethnic intimidation, one misdemeanor count each of terroristic threats, simple assault, and…
Civil Rights Icon Fred Gray Set To Receive The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Source: Julie Bennett / Getty Legendary civil rights activists Fred Gray and Diane Nash are set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On July 1, President Biden announced this year’s honorees for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This esteemed award is…
Model Jordyn Woods congratulated her boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns on his new contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on July 1. Towns agreed to a deal worth $224 million that will extend his contract until 2028, according to ESPN. The four-year extension’s total value is $295 million and begins in 2024. Many speculated Towns ask for…
This summer, consider your own vulnerability and that of those around you, especially in large gatherings since the virus is spreading so rapidly. The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day,…
From bamboo shoot firecrackers in 200 B.C. China, follow the trail that brought a quintessential celebration tool to U.S. shores. As Americans gear up for another July 4th weekend of backyard barbecues, vibrant parades and playful pool parties, one yearly tradition invariably soars high above the rest – fireworks. Long before the dazzling bursts of…
A Mississippi man will spend life in prison for possessing an ounce-and-a-half of marijuana because of the state’s strict sentencing law. Allen Russell, 38, was sentenced to life without parole in 2019, after being found guilty of having 1.54 ounces of marijuana. The simple possession charge would typically lead to a three-year sentence. However, prosecutors…
The letter resurfaced several years ago when an auctioneer in Virginia received it from a family that wanted to sell it. A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display — though not exactly in the room where it happened. The…
