The veteran’s family said he died trying to protect his girlfriend from an armed assailant A New Jersey man suspected of fatally shooting a U.S. Navy veteran during a carjacking was arrested in Florida, authorities announced on Thursday according to NJ.com. James Lewis, 51 was taken into custody Tuesday on murder charges for allegedly shooting…
Advocates seek to draw two congressional districts where Black voters would make up more than 40% of the population in each A group of Alabama residents and state lawmakers are advocating for changes to the state’s congressional map that would create two congressional districts representing a significant number of Black voters. The drawing of the…
Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, is suing an Atlanta apartment management company and concierge service for their employees’ parts in losing his designer bag filled with valuables worth over $120,000. In the lawsuit, which named his apartment complex’s owner JLB Peachtree and the concierge company Pegasus Residential as defendants, Williams alleges that after accidentally leaving…
Source: Dusan Stankovic / Getty When it comes to breast cancer, Black women have the highest mortality rate of any group. According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, breast cancer cases declined 40 percent in the past 30 years. Despite medical advancements in treatment and screenings, significant disparities in mortality rates continue. As Breast Cancer…
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s daughter, Kaavia James Wade‘s recent hair post, goes left after fans view the toddler’s facial expression. In the Instagram upload, Kaavia James, who is rocking her natural curls, appeared to be glaring at her hairstylist, K’Tiste, while she added the finishing touches. Kaavia James Wade’s latest hairstyle video gets derailed…
Source: Halfpoint Images / Getty One year ago this month, Media 2070 launched with a 100-page essay calling for media reparations and documenting how the media system harms Black lives. Since then, the need for a just media economy has only grown more apparent. Over the past month, we watched in horror the video of U.S. Border Patrol agents…
Two children were killed and eight people injured when a driver lost control during a drag race A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy…
As the Atlanta Braves advance to the World Series, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp can’t stop thinking about Stacey Abrams and the lost All Star Game The state of Georgian had reason to celebrate Saturday night after the Atlanta Braves won the pennant to advance to the World Series. Gov. Brian Kemp, however, found a way…
A 98-year-old Tuskegee Airman was honored by his hometown high school for his achievements and contribution to United States history. Retired Lieutenant Colonel James Harvey III, 98, returned to Fairview High School in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, to be recognized along with two other unnamed school district graduates who “have gone on to really accomplish some…
The Frazier family welcomes the charges as a first step toward justice for the death of Leneal Frazier, the uncle of Darnella Frazier A Minneapolis police officer has been charged with manslaughter and vehicular homicide for a crash in July that killed an innocent motorist while the officer was pursuing a stolen vehicle, a prosecutor announced Friday….
