Jury selection will begin Oct. 18, with the trial commencing as soon as a jury is seated A Georgia judge Friday scheduled an October trial for three white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot while running in the defendants’ neighborhood last year….
“Every day, Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth” says Bush, a freshman Democrat from St. Louis A congressional committee examining the Black maternal health crisis heard emotional testimony from one of the committee’s own members. Democrat Cori Bush of St. Louis on Thursday described how she nearly lost…
The bill, which would be called The Crown Act, would make it illegal for employers to discriminate against people over hairstyles such as braids and twists A proposal aimed at ending discrimination against Black people who choose to wear their hair naturally breezed through the Senate with unanimous backing, but ran into a thornier hearing…
The Georgia law would limit local governments’ ability to cut police funding by more than 5% a year Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law aimed at blocking “defund the police” efforts in larger Georgia cities and counties, saying it’s unfair to “condemn and demonize” police officers. “This far-left movement will endanger our communities…
The Trump administration covertly gained access to the phone records of three WaPo reporters surrounding their reporting on Russian meddling in the 2016 election The phone records of three Washington Post journalists were obtained by the U.S. Department of Justice during the Trump administration in connection to their reporting into Russia’s role in the 2016…
Amy Cooper, the first white woman, dubbed “Central Park Karen,” has been dethroned. The unidentified white woman was given the title “New Central Park Karen” after a now-viral TikTok video from earlier this week showed her she accusing two Black women of threatening to beat her in an incident about a cellphone charger. The incident…
The Puerto Rican Princess is back! Joseline Hernandez is making waves on the small screen yet again with “Joseline’s Cabaret: Atlanta” on the Zeus Network. The original series just premiered its second season on April 18, and while it may look like your typical drama-filled reality show at first glance, Hernandez wants fans to know…
Union has been married to former NBA player Dwyane Wade since 2014 Gabrielle Union may be happily married now but even she can remember being ‘ghosted.’ Read More: Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade talk raising kids to ‘be their true selves’ The actress and author posted a TikTok featuring a photo of her prom date whom…
Record-breaking sprinter Allyson Felix could be less than three months away from competing in her fifth and final Olympic Games. True enough, building on her legacy as one of the most decorated American women’s track & field athletes is on her mind, but so is the continued fight for justice in the Black community. Felix has been…
“Our students were the first to call attention to it, and they were right to do so,” agreed school board president Cory Smegal. A California school district has come under fire this week after it was reported that school officials created a support group for white students to vent after Derek Chauvin was found guilty…
