‘My son’s greatest crime,’ Collins’ mother told the Maryland court, ‘was that he said no to a white man.’ Sean Urbanski has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 murder of Army Lieutenant Richard Collins III. Urbanski, 25, stabbed Collins to death on the College Park campus of University of Maryland after approaching…
Actor Ray Fisher has officially responded to news confirming that he would be written out of DC’s upcoming film, “The Flash.” The announcement comes after the actor accused director Joss Whedon of engaging in abusive behavior, and DC Films president Walter Hamada of enabling Whedon and others. In a lengthy statement shared to his social media platforms…
Porsha Williams displayed body positivity on Jan. 13 when she partook in the “Buss It” challenge, a TikTok challenge where people start off wearing casual clothing and transition into a glammed-up look. The video includes a combination of remixed songs “Buss It” by Erica Banks and Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.” The “Real Housewives of Atlanta”…
President-elect Joe Biden nominated Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for a leadership role with the Democratic National Committee on Thursday. In the vice chair role would Bottoms will be at the helm of civic engagement and voter protection initiatives. “Mayor Bottoms is the only Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches…
Johnson, who his lawyers argued was mentally disabled, was granted a stay of execution earlier this week. Convicted murderer Corey Johnson was executed in an Indiana prison Thursday for his role in a 1992 Virginia gang violence rampage that ended with 11 people killed in 45 days. He and two others were sentenced to death…
OPINION: Jason Johnson reflects on past Black heroes who saved lives and democracy and yet disappeared into oblivion Once upon a time, there was a Black security guard who saved American Democracy. His quick thinking and eye for detail allowed him to stop an organized group of Right Wingers who had broken into important government…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty UPDATED: 10:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 15, 2021 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most-iconic African-American figure of all time. The clergyman, activist, and Civil Rights Movement leader managed to impact race relations during one of the most-turbulent periods in America. His tireless devotion to promoting racial equality…
In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina, less than 2% of the population had received its first dose of a vaccine The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents. In Alabama,…
The investigation by the inspector general’s office will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Department to other agencies, including the Capitol Polic The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. The…
Days off may be a thing of the past for funny man Kevin Hart who recently announced a major multi-project deal with the streaming giant Netflix. Making the most of his bankable comedy, creativity and expanding acting chops, Hart is expected to bring four feature projects to the platform. The actor also inked a deal…
