Shédanja, an eyewitness who videotaped the incident, said the woman told Kansas City cops she was pregnant and couldn’t lie down on the ground as commanded. An eyewitness is providing a harrowing account of how a pregnant woman was shot on Friday in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star spoke to a 29-year-old woman identifying herself…
The state of Kentucky and a company that provides medical care in its state prisons have reached an undisclosed settlement with the widow of a man who died during mental health episode at a state facility, but attorneys say there is still a lack of accountability and systemic issues that plague the prisons. Attorneys for…
A general view of the GOP: Guns Over People Projection at the NRA Convention on May 27, 2022, in Houston, Texas. | Source: Bob Levey / Getty Members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) couldn’t have possibly thought that after two inconceivably horrific mass shootings happened and made national headlines within weeks of each other…
Tyler Hall, which houses student services at Morgan State University, opened during the pandemic and looks out over Holmes Hall and other buildings on campus on February 07, 2022, in Baltimore. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty After the police murder of George Floyd sparked one of the most significant racial awakenings in this…
Steve and Marjorie Harvey regularly share photos and videos of their blended family of seven children on Instagram, including their seven grandchildren. Steve’s son, Jason, has four children with his wife Amanda, daughters: Rose and Joey and sons Ezra and Noah. His daughter, Morgan, shares two children with her husband, Kareem Hawthorne: daughters Elle and Marley. And his oldest, Karli, shares…
The bill Louisiana lawmakers passed Thursday gives parole eligibility to approximately 20 people, most of whom are Black. Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to sign a bill into law that will provide parole eligibility to some inmates who had received life sentences even after they were told they would be released after…
Actress Niecy Nash is the latest voice to grieve publicly for the 19 students and two adults killed in the heinous shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24. The “Claws” star shared that the tragedy triggered a painful memory for her as she reflected on the death of her brother…
The Grand Ole Opry House Auditorium has been the location of many great moments, but in 2022 the prestigious venue was the setting for a historic moment of one of Nashville’s most lauded educational institutions. One college graduated its youngest Black female to earn an M.D. diploma. Zindzi S. Thompson with her parents who are…
A federal jury found John F. Johnson, who goes by “Grandmaster Jay,” guilty of charges linked to protests two years ago. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The leader of a pro-gun group that has staged armed protests has been convicted of pointing a rifle at law enforcement while in Kentucky for a demonstration, officials said. A…
Police are investigating the May 18 or 19 vandalism at Pitts Chapel United Methodist Church in Springfield as a hate crime. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A black swastika was painted on the outside wall of an historically Black church in southwestern Missouri and police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime. Pitts Chapel United…
