Each of those six companies will be able to open five dispensaries A Georgia board tasked with overseeing the state’s efforts to get patients access to medical marijuana has approved the six companies that will be allowed to sell the drug, a major step to finally getting patients legal access to the medication. The Atlanta…
An Aurora family’s trip to Texas went awry when Dallas Fort Worth Public Safety officers confronted a young woman, accusing her of trafficking her adoptive younger sister, after passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight raised concerns. When 21-year-old Lakeyjanay Bailey, who is Black, traveled with her adoptive white sister Olivia, 4, from Denver to Dallas…
St. Louis County police found atlete Cameron Biedscheid’s dead body near his home Former Cardinal Ritter high school basketball player, Cameron Biedscheid, was shot and killed in St. Louis County late Friday night. Biedscheid was a highly recruited player from the Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, where he averaged 26.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.5…
Could Kanye West be hunkering down in Atlanta until his highly anticipated album “Donda” is complete? Speculating fans seem to think so. The ever-talked about rapper had fans in a frenzy when he announced an album listening event would be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22. For just under an hour fans listened to…
Emmett Till, the Chicago native who was brutally killed in Mississippi, would have turned 80 today July 25 would have been Emmett Till’s 80th birthday. To commemorate his life, two museums in Mississippi, the state where he was murdered, will honor him. Both the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History, which are…
The platinum selling rapper got attacked by a rogue fan after winning a boxing match against a TikTok star Rapper Blueface was attacked by a fan after winning an exhibition boxing match against TikTok star Kane Trujillo on Friday night. The “Thotiana” rapper was hit by an onlooker in the crowd who jumped in the…
Kandi Burruss disclosed on July 21 her thoughts of a rumored “Real Housewives of Atlanta” season 14 cast shakeup during an interview on the “Housewives Nightcap” segment of “Access Hollywood.” The current cast members include Burruss alongside Kenya Moore, Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey, and Drew Sidora. This rumor, which apparently has been circulating for months, is…
A law called HB1, seemingly aimed at Black and brown protesters, is facing backlash from the community as it appears to be selectively enforced Several Black community activists in Miami, Florida, are calling for a repeal of an anti-riot law by Governor Ron DeSantis. The group believes the GOP lawmaker is enforcing a law that’s…
The event focused on providing safety and support for trans people and gender non-conforming people who are disproportionately victimized in hate crimes On Saturday, the second annual Black Trans Lives Matter took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Several transgender activists came together to send a message to city leaders: improve health care, employment, and housing opportunities…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty It’s an all-hands moment for Democracy, with the fight to protect and expand voting rights front and center. The stakes are high, and Black leaders from the grassroots and legacy civil rights organizations are not letting up President Biden and the Senate. Harvard Professor and former NAACP National President Cornell…
