EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Julius Garvey, a notable cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, has led the Justice4Garvey movement and is urging President Joe Biden to exonerate the late leader. Marcus Garvey made an indubitable mark in the annals of history for establishing the first Black nationalist movement in the United States and instilling pride in all people of…
Attorney General Phil Weiser said the investigation found the department has a culture in which officers treat POC — especially Black people — differently than white people A civil rights investigation begun amid outrage over the death of Elijah McClain has found that the Aurora Police Department has a pattern of racially biased policing, Colorado’s attorney general…
Ashanti‘s work ethic was the topic of discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 14, following her appearance at Fat Joe and Ja Rule‘s Verzuz battle. “Verzuz” is a music competition stream that was developed by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz last year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fat Joe and Ja Rule battle took place…
Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in 2017, saying the charge doesn’t fit the circumstances in the case. Mohamed Noor was…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have also debunked her remarks The health minister for Trinidad and Tobago responded to Nicki Minaj’s tale about her cousin’s friend who received the COVID vaccine and was left with swollen testicles. “My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent….
Proctor, who is a geoscientist and professor, will be one of four people in the first-ever all-civilian spaceflight Dr. Sian Proctor is making history as the first Black woman to serve as a pilot of a spacecraft when SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Mission launches Wednesday. Proctor, who is a geoscientist and professor, will be one of four…
The superstar athlete said the USA Gymnastics “failed to do their jobs.” Superstar athlete Simone Biles slammed the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar sex abuse case during her Senate testimony on Wednesday. Biles, along with U.S. gymnasts McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols, took aim at the Justice Department during the senate hearing…
Global rum brand Bacardí is teaming up with celebrity photography and videographer Cameron Kirkland, known by the moniker “Cam Kirk,” to create its first-ever non-fungible token, known as an NFT. The digital token, much like its predecessors Bitcoin or Ethereum in the blockchain universe, can be thought of as a type of cryptocurrency, but NFTs…
“Oversubscribed classes as well as overcrowded classrooms” is contributing to the surge on campus, according to Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. G. Dale Wesso HBCU Clark Atlanta University is returning to all virtual classes due to a surge of coronavirus cases on the historic campus. A letter written by the Provost and…
Longtime Atlanta-based radio hosts, Gary “DJ Mix Master Mitch” Mitchell, 56, and his cousin, Silas “SiMan Baby” Alexander, 58, are coming together to openly share their journey through stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Both men were diagnosed earlier this year. “I arranged to have the gallbladder surgery and there was a complication in the process and with…
