The city council emerged from closed session to announce the record settlement, which includes $500,000 for the neighborhood where Floyd was arrested The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued…
Even a pandemic can put a quickly evolving career like Michael B. Jordan’s on pause. However, like many people stuck in the pandemic holding pattern, the actor used the time to plan, prepare, and postulate about his privacy and the kind of legacy he wants to leave behind. In Jordan’s recent interview with Men’s Health,…
The report said Mayor Lovely Warren lied at a September press conference when she said it wasn’t until August that she learned officers had physically restrained Prude An investigation into the official response to Daniel Prude’s police suffocation death last year in Rochester, New York, is faulting the city’s mayor and former police chief for…
Stephen Styles’ hanging was deemed a suicide, but his close kin thinks there has been a rush to judgment. A man was found hanging from a tree in Winston, Georgia, and his family is demanding answers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s office. Stephen Styles’ death has been deemed a suicide, however, his close kin thinks…
After a successful petition, Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars and their band Silk Sonic will be performing at the 2021 Grammy Awards. What should’ve been regarded as an outstanding achievement was met with mixed responses from fans on social media who felt the honor was delivered out of desperation. Last weekend, The Recording Academy shared the name of…
A new report says that Hollywood needs to do more work to have equal and diverse representation in front of and behind the camera. According to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, Hollywood studios actually lose money when they avoid Black and diverse projects. Read More: Hollywood hits HFPA with #TimesUpGlobes over no Black…
At the heart of the initiative is bridging the digital divide in all areas of the country — from urban to rural communities who are not able to adequately connect or tap into information sources President Joe Biden’s address to the nation is giving hope for a future that is not too far away. He has…
“This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so,” said a Netflix spokesperson Netflix is not in favor of its users sharing passwords outside of their households. Read More: Kevin Hart’s ‘Fatherhood’ to premiere on Netflix Father’s Day weekend The streaming giant is testing out a new…
A Georgetown University professor has been fired after she made what are being called racist remarks about Black students during a recorded Zoom call. Georgetown Law Dean Bill Treanor announced on March 11 that professor Sandra Sellers was terminated from her position one day after a video of the Zoom call conversation was posted to…
Jesse Williams’ acceptance speech for his 2016 BET Humanitarian Award may have been the highlight of that night, but the darkness that drew from it came in the form of death threats and even lost opportunities. During an interview with the Daily Beast, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star opened up about the reaction he received from…
