A judge has found a Virginia nurse guilty of felony child abuse for fracturing the bones of several infants when she worked in a neonatal intensive care unit at a Richmond hospital. Erin Strotman, 27, pleaded no contest on Jan. 15 to 20 charges filed against her, including malicious wounding and child abuse, for several…
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty In April 2025, we reported on the tragic and senseless killing of 61-year-old Black woman Lo-Letha Hall, who was shot and killed by then-81-year-old William J. Brock, who held her at gunpoint, took her belongings, shot her when she tried to flee, and then shot her two more times as the…
Donald Trump contradicts the sentiment that with time comes maturity as he continues to grow increasingly arrogant. The U.S. president can’t fake humility and has a deficit of compassion for others — but attention and money, well, they both turn him into a showman, especially on world stages. The more eyes locked on the 79-year-old,…
A Black male security guard found himself on the receiving end of a dramatic racist meltdown that inspired a few dismayed chuckles from bystanders. In a January 14 video posted to X, an Atlanta-area security guard was getting quite an earful from an agitated white man, a viral video shows. Hurling expletives and threatening to…
(Photo: Getty Images) Former Texas Democratic Party executive director Jamarr Brown cautioned against reading too much into the recent poll, given the “very small” sample of unlikely voters. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett‘s initial commanding lead in early polling in the U.S. Senate primary election has reversed, as a new poll of likely Democratic voters shows…
Paul Birdsong stands between two other members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Philadelphia. (Photo credit: Paul Birdsong Instagram) The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense showed up to provide support in Philly amid rising tensions with ICE. As tensions between the public and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mount following an ICE agent’s…
More than 600 women who claim they were subjected to medically unnecessary surgeries, including C-sections and hysterectomies, over a decade by a now-imprisoned OB/GYN doctor are suing a Virginia hospital and its top executives for $6 billion. The lawsuit filed on Dec. 29 in Chesapeake City Circuit Court (and obtained by Atlanta Black Star) alleges…
(Photo: Getty Images) “When democracy is treated as optional, it is Black communities who pay the price first and hardest,” Nadine Smith, president and CEO of Color Of Change, told theGrio. President Donald Trump is facing rebuke after recently implying the United States should no longer hold elections, just days after he warned Republicans he…
Photos from a wild scene at a Mar-a-Lago party have caused an uproar online as social media users noticed a lot going on in the background. President Donald Trump’s members-only club in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under scrutiny, according to two recent lawsuits from former employees. But that hasn’t stopped people from booking the…
Source: UCG / Getty Barely a full week after the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good, another shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has occurred in Minneapolis, and as always, the Department of Homeland Security immediately had a story to tell, one that made immigrants and protesters out to be violent thugs, and agents…
