OPINION: Former Minneapolis officer Chauvin’s conviction could become a mandate against the senseless disregard of Black lives that we have all longed for The criminal trial of Derek Chauvin could lead to the verdict of a generation. There was no justice in the murder of Amadou Diallo. There was no justice in the murder of…
Brown revealed the cast has a “popping” group text In a recent interview with Variety, Yvette Nicole Brown revealed that a Community reunion movie is on its way. It’s been six years since Community aired its final season, and since then, fans have been clamoring for more Community, possibly in a movie format. Just this…
Show creator extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes is finally addressing the fans’ reaction to breakout star Regé-Jean Page’s highly talked about “Bridgerton” exit. There has been plenty of speculations surrounding why Page, who portrayed Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, left the popular Netflix series despite quickly becoming a fan favorite. Reports have cited his busy schedule, while…
A Georgia family finds itself in crisis, questioning why one of their loved ones was gunned down by police inside his home Monday, April 12. DeKalb County police officers shot and killed Matthew Zadok Williams, a 35-year-old Black man, during a confrontation at the man’s condo in Decatur, a suburb east of Atlanta. The department…
Footnanny CEO Gloria L. Williams shares her journey and the business advice she got from Oprah One of Oprah Winfrey‘s favorite things is getting pedicures, but not just any old pedicure. For years her toes were given the VIP treatment by Gloria L. Williams, aka the Footnanny. She loved Gloria’s treatments so much, she (and…
Source: KEREM YUCEL / Getty The family of Daunte Wright responded to the inequities in the criminal justice system one day after his killer, former Brooklyn Center cop Kim Potter, was charged with second-degree manslaughter for the deadly police shooting on Sunday. Family attorney Ben Crump joined them during a press conference Thursday afternoon and…
“We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history,” said Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College Morris Brown College, a private, liberal arts HBCU in Atlanta, has announced it received accreditation candidacy through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) after nearly 20 years. The college lost its accreditation in 2002 due…
BBC Diversity Chief Miranda Wayland has some criticisms about why the “Luther” hit crime drama “doesn’t feel authentic.” On Wednesday, April 15, Wayland spoke about diversity in television during a pre-recorded session for the digital MIPTV conference. She used the show’s lead character, DCI John Luther, who is played by Idris Elba, as an example…
An elderly Black woman filed a suit against three Oklahoma City Police Department officers after she claimed they broke her arm while serving an arrest warrant for her mentally ill son. “I know it was God that spared my life,” Ruby Jones, 74, said according to The Oklahomian. “I won’t forget this. The pain, the…
Protests forced a white U.S. Army non-commissioned officer out of his home, after the officer was hit with charges following a viral video that showed him aggressively confronting a young Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was charged Wednesday, April 14, with assault and battery third degree, Richland County Sheriff Leon…
