Governor Larry Hogan issued posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims on May 8, reported the Baltimore Sun. Among them is including Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy who was dragged from the Baltimore County Jail and hanged outside the Towson jailhouse by a white mob in 1885. According to Hogan’s office “it was the…
One of the cop’s bragged that he would not be jailed for his crimes due to his career in law enforcement. Two current and one retired New York City police officers were charged Tuesday in a nine-count indictment for taking bribes and selling personal information from car accident victims. One is also facing drug and…
Lauren London‘s rare photos of her sons Kameron Carter, 11, and 4-year-old Kross Asghedom, 4, had fans doing a double-take on May 9 after noticing how strongly the boys physically resemblance their fathers, rappers Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter and Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom. London was in an on-and-off relationship with Lil Wayne until 2009 before giving birth to her older…
Among the six nominees, Judge Karen M. Williams could become the first Black district court judge to sit in Camden courthouse of the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. President Joe Biden and the White House announced its third slate of judicial nominees on Thursday. The pool of hopefuls brings forth the diversity and experience…
Day also opened up about how playing Holiday shifted how she saw herself Recent Golden Globe winner Andra Day revealed she overcame porn and sex addiction in a new cover story for InStyle. Andra Day has had a stellar 2021 so far. From her first Golden Globe Award to her first-ever Oscar nomination, the Grammy-nominated singer’s…
The Milwaukee Common Council has approved a $750,000 settlement for NBA player Sterling Brown. The former Milwaukee Bucks player filed a lawsuit against the city following his manhandling by Milwaukee police more than three years ago. Brown, who now plays small forward for the Houston Rockets, was arrested, tased, tackled, and stepped on by city police…
“She deserves the same care and attention and for someone to advocate for her and her situation, even though she may have had a knife,” Mallory says in an exclusive clip. This week’s episode of Red Table Talk will focus on how Black women’s invisibility affects their mental health, access to reliable health care, and…
As the trial date for an Oklahoma veteran and father charged with first-degree murder after defending his marijuana business grows closer, his family and friends have rallied to his defense. LaRue Bratcher, a 34-year old father of five, remains behind bars nearly one year after he fatally shot a man trying to burglarize his grow…
Milano Rouge Harris and rapper Robert “Meek Mill” Williams‘ son Czar apparently received a monumental gift this month in honor of his first birthday: a “single-family investment property.” Harris, who is co-parenting her son with Meek since their split last year, took to Instagram on May 11 to share slides of various photos and videos…
Opinion: The constant wave of punishing Black people for simply stating “Black Lives Matter” is reinforcing white supremacy. After a previous summer of racial uprisings and calls for racial justice, Black people are still being persecuted for simply saying their lives matter. Last week, brothers Bentlee and Rodney Herbert, ages 8 and 5, respectively, were…
