Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the violence on a rush-hour train, which left people around the city on edge. The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense after the suspect called police to come get…
Supporters of The Debt Collective convene at the U.S. Department of Education to demand full student debt cancellation on April 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty President Joe Biden‘s Thursday address to the nation from one of the most prominent HBCUs in the country was expected to detail his plan…
A school bus driver in Detroit was charged in connection with the car accident that led to death of an autistic teen who was struck after getting off her carrier. The woman allegedly did not follow protocol put in place to alert ongoing traffic while a child is exiting the bus, causing the child to…
Rapper Pusha T is a new man after welcoming his first child, Nigel Brixx Thornton, with his wife Virginia Williams nearly two years ago. During a recent interview, the “If You Know You Know” emcee revealed how fatherhood had changed his view on his drawn-out feud with Grammy Award-winning rapper Drake. While appearing on Showtime’s…
The founder of the streaming channel focusing on historically Black colleges and universities is a media veteran who helped make BET successful Curtis Symonds is very likely responsible for some of your favorite television moments. As executive vice president of affiliate distribution and marketing for BET Holdings, Inc. from 1988-2001, Symonds helped the company rise…
Source: Murat Taner / Getty Could reparations be coming to reality in the United States? Currently, California is pushing the topic into the spotlight with its state-backed reparations task force committee. Back in 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to begin a two-year exploration and hopefully a solid plan on what reparations might look…
NYPD cops stand around and check their cellphones at the Union Square subway station on May 6, 2020. | Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty To recap, an apparently deranged gunman who detonated smoke bombs before indiscriminately opening fire on a subway train at the height of rush hour at a busy station was able to…
Protesters demonstrate against the police shooting of Patrick Lyoya on April 13, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | Source: Bill Pugliano / Getty A growing number of reports across social media are claiming to have identified the Grand Rapids police officer who killed an unarmed Black man following a traffic stop over an alleged misdemeanor…
Fans are drooling over a photo of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star, Stevie J . For motivational Monday, April 11, the reality star dropped the latest photo of his toned physique. Most fans in the comments gushed over Stevie’s big arms and muscular chest. Yet some decided he forgot to work on the lower…
Spike Lee is entering the non-fungible tokens game in the most nostalgic way possible. In a joint venture with The Visible Project, Lee will give fans an opportunity to own frames from his first joint, the 1986 hit film “She’s Gotta Have It.” Lee announced the curated collection of 3,945 NFTs, rendered from the 35mm…
