Opening statements began Thursday in the murder trial of a former Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man nearly four years ago. Adam Coy faces charges of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill that took place on Dec. 22, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Adam…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty In a world rife with systemic exclusion and a relentless struggle for justice, Aimee Allison is dedicated to creating inclusive and equitable spaces for Black women across the U.S. As she nears her 55th birthday—solidly placing her in Generation X—Allison is more energized than ever to champion social justice, striving…
A video released by Akron Public Schools in Ohio shows an Akron police officer hitting a 16-year-old student in the head at least three times while attempting to make an arrest, all in front of numerous students and staff members last week. The officer, assigned as a resource officer at Firestone Community Learning Center, was…
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner sits behind her attorneys in a courtroom, April 18, 2023, in St. Louis during the first hearing of a lawsuit by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey seeking to remove Gardner from office. Gardner announced Thursday, May 4, that she will resign effective June 1 amid calls from Republican leaders…
(Adobe Stock Images) Thousands of people — many of them Black — at Holmesburg Prison were exposed to painful skin tests, anesthesia-free surgery, harmful radiation and mind-altering drugs for research. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated…
Once upon a time, mere allegations of Nazi admiration, multiple incidents of plagiarism and model groping — in front of a convicted sex offender — would have been enough to upend a presidential campaign, if not destroy it. In 2016, Hillary Clinton believed Wikileaks’ release of her private emails played a major role in her…
Source: Gilles Petard / Getty Netflix premiered a masterpiece this week–a historic Black film, kept from us for 50 years: Save The Children: A Concert for the Ages. Its release continues the recent unearthing of historic, 20th-century Black cultural events presented as documentary films, most notably, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s Oscar-winning 2021 film Summer of Soul about…
Jenna Bush Hager, one of the fraternal twins of former United States President George W. Bush has found herself in the hot seat after an ongoing joke about her young child led to backlash online. On the Tuesday episode of NBC’s “Today with Hoda & Jenna” weekday morning program, she and co-host Hoda Kotb had…
(Photo credit: Screenshot from YouTube/Pizza Reviews On The Go!) DC eatery &Pizza’s powdered “Marion Berry Knots” were pulled from the menu after the community spoke out in protest. A popular pizza chain in the Washington, D.C. area is facing backlash after launching a new dessert item earlier this week themed around former D.C. Mayor the…
(Left to right) Keke Palmer and SZA are co-stars in upcoming Issa Rae-produced film “One of Them Days.” (Photos: Getty Images) “One of Them Days” produced by Issa Rae, features a star-studded cast including SZA, Keke Palmer, Katt Williams, Lil Rel Howery and Janelle James. Keke Palmer and SZA are co-stars in Sony Pictures’ upcoming…
