A 36-year-old man is facing numerous hate crimes and assaults charges after reportedly attempting to run over Black children in his pickup truck after a playground fight after a Massachusetts school. Shane Belleville of Holbrook is charged with assault and battery and four counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon, a civil rights violation…
Dave Chappelle revealed that he was so moved by Stevie Wonder’s recent reasoning for wanting to relocate to Ghana that it’s made him consider making the move as well. The 47-year-old comedian shared that these thoughts developed after he heard the “Superstition” singer say that part of his motivation for the transcontinental move was due…
The film is being described as a mash-up of “Shaun of the Dead” meets “Girls Trip”. Actress Robin Thede is developing a zombie comedy feature set at Spelman College for Amazon Studios. Thede wrote the screenplay and will produce the project titled Killing It with Jax Media’s Tony Hernandez, John Hodges and Brooke Posch. Per…
“I’m proud that we’re one step closer to having him back in the community.” A former D.C. firefighter who spent more than 20 months in prison on gun and drug charges has been released after the arresting officer was accused of lying. Elon Wilson is officially a free man after a Fairfax County Circuit Court…
“I didn’t think anything of it. It was ‘ha, ha,’ and I moved on,” A Texas elementary school teacher has been placed on leave after she reportedly sent a ‘joke’ photo of her foot on a Black student’s neck to the child’s mother. The Greenville Independent School District (GISD) is investigating the incident after the…
Tamar Braxton may have her hands full with her 7-year-old son Logan Herbert. On Thursday, April 22, Braxton shared a video of her bed with brown splotches in it. In the background, Braxton can be heard saying “Logan” with a light chuckle. Her son responds, but what he’s saying is unrecognizable because he is somewhere…
On Tuesday the state delivered what was intended to be a lullaby to soothe our collective outrage at the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin: whispers of “guilty, guilty, guilty.” Instead, within minutes, the nightmare of policing reared its ugly head as news broke that officers in Columbus, Ohio, responded to a call…
Exclusive: As President Joe Biden returns to the world stage on climate, his policy proposals could provide a pathway for Black Americans to gain back financial ground lost during the pandemic. Calling all tree huggers. On Earth Day, President Joe Biden led the charge on the first Global Climate Summit of his presidency. U.S. President…
The group is best known for the hit singles “Doowutchyalike” and “The Humpty Dance”. Following the tragic deaths of hip-hop icons DMX and Black Rob, comes the sad news that rap veteran Shock G of Digital Underground has passed at age 57. A cause of death has not yet been revealed, but Digital Underground co-founder,…
Resuming in-person classes will not be as routine as clicking “enroll” for students attending a member school of the Atlanta University Center Consortium — Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, or the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library — in the fall As of April 19, each of the schools will require staff and…
