The city of Sacramento and the parents of Stephon Clark’s parents have settled a federal civil rights lawsuit regarding the death of their son in the spring of 2018. Under the agreement, the Clark family will receive over a million dollars on top of the already amount given to the deceased’s two children. On Friday,…
People march with placards in support of voting rights during a parade on Jan. 15, 2022, ahead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Eatonville, Florida. Eatonville is the oldest Black-incorporated municipality in the United States. | Source: SOPA Images / Getty It should surprise absolutely no one who is Black that the U.S. Department…
Oprah Winfrey has had a lot of firsts in her lifetime that most people can only dream of achieving. Yet, the uber-successful mogul recently shared an ordinary first that took her fans by surprise. Winfrey was in full-on domestic mode in her latest social media offering, where she is seen enjoying a day with her…
A journalist covering the death of an Alabama man who died by a state-sanctioned lethal injection is raising questions surrounding his recent killing. After observing a private autopsy and eyeing puncture marks outside of the point of injection, she believes someone in corrections was lying when they said to the media, “nothing out of the…
In 1998, Ashanti walked across the stage and received her diploma from Glen Cove High School, 24 years later the Hollywood Walk of Famer decided to take a trip down memory and visit her Long Island high school in celebration of the 20th anniversary of her self-titled debut album, “Ashanti.” For her first stop in…
The National Archives in Washington, D.C., stands illuminated on August 26, 2020, to mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the vote. | Source: Michael A. McCoy / Getty More than a century has passed since the ratification of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing white women’s…
Jill Scott attended Marsai Martin’s 18th birthday with her 13-year-old son, Jett Hamilton Roberts, in Los Angeles over the weekend. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the Grammy-winning singer and actress shared photos from the party, dubbed “Marsai’s Kingdom of Far Far Away.” The mother-son duo understood the assignment, showing up in regal royal looks and crowns…
A Harris County constable killed Ashtian Barnes on April 28, 2016, and his family is still fighting for justice. Source: Barnes Family / Barnes Family Losing a loved one is always challenging. And when they are killed by law enforcement, the loss can be further compounded when justice remains unserved. Six years ago, a Harris…
A white woman and her daughter were escorted out of an apartment complex’s private pool after she was videotaped insulting the Black staff lifeguard. The combative swimmer fumed after an African-American pool worker confronted her for her party’s disruptive and dangerous behavior, but instead of her yielding to his authority in the pool, she told…
Angela Means is candidly opening up about her role in the classic 1995 film “Friday,” a role, as the neighborhood crackhead, that she saw as an opportunity to play an “interesting character.” The actress played Felisha, who also was a moocher who was involved with Tommy “Tiny” Lister’s character, Deebo. Fans often recreated the infamous scene…
