Colton Donner faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the hate crime. A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime after threatening a Black minor with a knife for being in a “white town.” The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that Colton Donner, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court…
“Hopefully, we’ll see more minorities, especially in the USA, getting out and trying these winter sports,” Erin Jackson says Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really fast, whether it’s on wheels or blades. Yet the 29-year-old from balmy Ocala, Florida knew this moment was…
Hemingway police officer Cassandra Dollard posts $150,000 bond days after killing Robert Langley following high-speed chase The South Carolina police officer who authorities said fatally shot an unarmed Black man after the two of them engaged in a high-speed chase on Feb. 6 was released on bond on Saturday. Hemingway Police Department officer Cassandra Dollard,…
The Rev. Bryan Massingale is often at odds with official Catholic teaching Parishioners worshipping at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Harlem are greeted by a framed portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. — a Baptist minister named after a rebellious 16th century German priest excommunicated from the Catholic Church. The Rev. Bryan Massingale, who…
“I am so GRATEFUL to GOD for ALL of the many BLESSINGS he has bestowed upon my soul,” Da Brat says in Instagram post Shawntae “Da Brat” Harris and her pregnant girlfriend, Jesseca “BB Judy” Dupart, are officially engaged, again. The 47-year-old Chicago rapper, who helped put Jermaine Dupri‘s So So Def record label on the…
A federal judge will allow a grieving family to sue police officers, the state of Maryland, town of Greensboro, members of the Greensboro Police Department, the chief medical examiner, and others for the death of their 19-year-old relative in 2018. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake declined to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the family of…
UPDATED: 11:00 a.m. E.T., Feb. 13, 2022 — Celebrating the phenomenal Janet Jackson on Super Bowl Sunday, better known as Janet Jackson Appreciation Day, has become a joyous pastime for many. For the fifth consecutive year, social media users made it clear that #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay is just as important as ever. SEE ALSO: Eight Songs By…
Feb. 13 marks yet another holiday during Black History Month, intended to celebrate our love of the Black community, culture and each other If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt already well accustomed to the annual recognition of Black History Month each February, celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black people throughout American history. And…
Lawyers for D’Monterrio Gibson ask Justice Department to look into the case Attorneys for a Black delivery driver are calling for a federal hate crimes probe of the attempted shooting of the driver in Mississippi, saying it’s another example of Black Americans facing danger simply for going about their daily activities. The FedEx driver, 24-year-old D’Monterrio Gibson,…
“Black-ish” actress Tracee Ellis Ross loves her sitcom family. For almost eight years, as Rainbow Johnson, she has parented five children, a distant cousin and a helplessly hilarious husband named Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson (played by Anthony Anderson). Today, she took to social media to celebrate her television daughter Yara Shahidi with an Instagram post featuring two photos,…
