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….
The “Fast & Furious” actor stands in for late co-star, friend in Meadow Walker’s wedding In the Fast & Furious film franchise, Vin Diesel‘s character, Dominic Toretto, always refers to his heist team as his family. That sentiment extended into real life for his co-star and close friend, the late Paul Walker. As a familial…
Christian Smalls, the nascent union’s president, wants to “lead the way” without direction from established unions A bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution center in New York City neared an important milestone, as organizers prepared to deliver hundreds of signatures to the National Labor Relations Board as soon as Monday for authorization to…
Tsitsi Dangarembga is the first Black woman to win the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Accepting a prestigious German prize Sunday in honor of her work, Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga called for a “new Enlightenment,” saying a fundamental shift is needed to overcome the structures of racial hierarchy that have led…
Former President Barack Obama is the latest of a string of high-profile Democrats to stump for Terry McAuliffe in Virginia race Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters on Saturday to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely watched race. Obama…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in legal trouble again, this time for accusations he’s failed to pay for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry he took home months ago. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in the legal hot seat for failing to pay for his ice. Photo Credit: @floydmayweather/Instagram In court documents obtained by Atlanta…
Officials say at least one person has died and seven others left injured in the blast An explosion at an eatery in Uganda’s capital was an apparent terrorist act, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday. Museveni said three people entered the eatery in a suburb of Kampala on Saturday evening and left a plastic bag…
Nathaniel DiRenzo faces charges after girl was punched, strangled at a Manhattan park during a clash between dog owners and school kids A man who attacked an 11-year-old Black girl in a New York City park last week is now in custody. Nathaniel DiRenzo, 29, who police say punched the girl during a confrontation at…
Republicans in three states say they are drawing maps without looking at racial and party data, but proposed districts still favor the GOP A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation….
Professional sports has been rocked with racist allegations recently, mainly stemming from within NFL teams. However, the NBA is receiving its reckoning. On Friday, Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver vehemently denied allegations of “racism, sexism and sexual harassment.” The allegations reportedly are planned for an upcoming ESPN story. Breaking: The NBA is preparing for a…
