The Virginia Beach Police Department apologized after a video showing a Black man being wrongfully handcuffed in front of his family went viral. Jamar Mackey was eating lunch at a table in Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach on Saturday, Dec. 19, when two police officers walked up and cuffed him. Shantel Covil, his fiancée, began…
Walmart responded with a forceful statement, calling the suit ‘tainted by historical ethics violations.’ The United States Department of Justice has filed a 160-page civil complaint against retail giant Walmart, alleging that the company played a role in fueling the nation’s opioid crisis. The complaint alleges the company filled millions of prescriptions for opioids, even…
Comedian Jay Pharoah revealed he’s generally not offended by white comedians who do impressions of Black people, as long as the impersonation doesn’t slide into offensiveness. The “Saturday Night Live” alum delved into this issue on an episode of the podcast “Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay.” Pharoah joined the show to talk…
The second fatal police shooting in just one month has shocked the entire Columbus community. The Ohio police officer who fatally shot a 47-year-old Black man has been “relieved of duty” in Columbus after it was discovered he did not turn on his body camera during the incident. The city’s second fatal police shooting in…
Source: MARK LENNIHAN / Getty The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the pre-existing racial inequities in our health care system that I see every day as a physician. My lived experience as a Black woman influences my work providing care for patients just as much as my medical training. As a Black woman and…
The legendary player began to experience fatigue, shortness of breath and heart palpitations a few years ago Former NBA player and coach Don Chaney captured the world’s attention with his prowess in the league. But Chaney remains a force off the court as he raises awareness about heart disease in the Black community. Chaney is…
A new audio recording sheds more light on the death of Quawan Charles, a 15-year-old Black teen who was found dead in a shallow Louisiana marsh with his face mutilated. Janet Irvin, a white woman who was one of the last people to see Charles alive, can be heard in the recording telling a private…
Trump’s actions in his final weeks in office show a president who is wielding his executive power to reward loyalists President Donald Trump has pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a…
Increasing that check amount is supported by a list includes the House Speaker and Bernie Sanders. After being absent from negotiations for a new stimulus package for the nation, President Donald Trump has called for more direct assistance to Americans. The president’s last-minute interjection threatens to stall the fragile agreement between Democrats and Republicans on…
Naming Connecticut’s first Latino education commissioner fulfills a campaign promise Biden made. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Connecticut Commissioner of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as America’s next secretary of education. Cardona, 45, Connecticut’s first Latino education commissioner, will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate after Biden’s inauguration in late January….
