A former Georgia deputy bragged in messages with members of an extremist group that he had brutalized a Black man in custody and that he intended to charge Black people with felonies to keep them from voting, federal authorities revealed in court last week. Text messages sent by 28-year-old Cody Richard Griggers in 2019 when…
Actor Michael B. Jordan is still gleefully riding the high of his relationship with Lori Harvey, and revealing even more about how his real-life leading lady is keeping a smile on his face. While speaking with “Entertainment Tonight” host Nischelle Turner, Jordan shared that, sure, Harvey’s good looks play a role in making him smile,…
A South Carolina court ruling found that a former restaurant manager who forced a Black man with intellectual disabilities into slave labor, working over 100 hours a week without pay, owes his employee $546,000, double the original amount of restitution. In 2019, Bobby Paul Edwards, 56, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered…
A Black policeman in Lexington, Kentucky, was fired earlier this year for providing sensitive information about several of his fellow officers to Black Lives Matter protesters who marched through the city last summer clamoring for police reform. But in a lawsuit filed last month, the former cop denies the allegations that he fed protesters sensitive…
The series promises to highlight ‘the climb, the crash and the comeback’ of Tyson The first trailer for ABC‘s Mike Tyson docuseries has been released, promising to take a deep dive into the life and legacy of the legendary athlete and his unique career. Highlighting “the climb, the crash and the comeback” of his prolific…
Ciara paid tribute to Vanessa and the late Laker legend Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna “GiGi” Bryant on what would have been her 15th birthday on Saturday, May 1. Ciara shared a series of video clips and photos of the friends –alongside their children– spending time together on GiGi’s special day. Also in attendance was La La Anthony and…
The team wore items from Bryant’s new Mambacita clothing line before their game against the Houston Rockets Saturday. Vanessa Bryant penned a note of thanks to the Golden State Warriors for honoring her late daughter, Gianna, on what would have been her 15th birthday. “Thank you @warriors This is so touching,” Bryant wrote on Instagram. …
Source: Deborah Peoples For Mayor / Deborah Peoples Voters in Fort Worth, Texas, could elect the city’s first Black mayor next month. After garnering the highest percentage of votes during a general election on Saturday, Deborah Peoples, the Tarrant County Democratic Party chair, will advance to a runoff election against Republican Mattie Parker, who previously…
Bush’s “racist AF” comment comes days after South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott proclaimed “America is not a racist country.” Congresswoman Cori Bush called American “racist AF” in a tweet Sunday afternoon. “Our communities wouldn’t have needed to spark a national movement to save Black lives if America weren’t racist AF,” Bush wrote. Missouri Rep. Cori…
Her family’s lawyer and his wife own Breonna, and they watched Thurby with Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, at his office. A horse owned by the attorney of the family of Breonna Taylor and named in her honor won a pre-Kentucky Derby race at Churchill Downs on Thursday. The three-year-old horse named Breonna is owned by…
