In this handout provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin County Jail on April 14, 2021, in Minneapolis. | Source: Handout / Getty Defense attorneys for the former Minnesota police officer who shot a Black man to death because she purportedly…
A Louisville, Kentucky, couple has been granted a $75,000 settlement from the city after they accused the Louisville Metro Police Department of pulling them over and searching their vehicle because they were a Black couple driving a nice car. Anthony Parker Sr. and his then-girlfriend Demetria Firman were pulled over in their Chevrolet Monte Carlo…
Will Smith‘s autograph video on Oct. 13 got sidetracked after fans pointed out the music playing in the background. In the recording, Smith signed blank pages that would be added to certain copies of his upcoming memoir titled “Will” while listening a song by his daughter Willow Smith. The track “Meet Me at Our Spot”…
American diversity is in the spotlight as racial discrimination in the United States reemerges as a major topic of public discussion, touching everything from education to housing to policing. The context of the quality of American diversity is inescapable as multiple debates around race relations continue to rage. We tend to think of diversity in…
Spokesman Angel Ureña said Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening. Former President Bill Clinton is in a hospital in California being treated for a non-COVID-related infection, a spokesman said Thursday night. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks onstage during the TIME 100 Health Summit at Pier 17…
Marjorie Harvey is bringing sexy back. For her birthday trip to Paris, the newly turned 57-year-old has been popping out in some of her most stylish looks. One of those outfits is a black mesh Dolce & Gabbana dress which she wore with a pair of strappy black heels. Steve and Marjorie Harvey step out…
Actor Morgan Freeman said that he is not for defunding the police. Morgan shared his opinion on the matter while speaking about his new film, “The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain.” The film is based on the true story of a Black veteran who suffered from bipolar disorder. The 68-year-old was murdered by the police in…
It will be the first design-focused HBCU. A Portland footwear designer is leading the effort to reopen the only historically Black college in Michigan. The City of Detroit announced this week that the Lewis College of Business is set to reopen for students in 2022, Click On Detroit reports. The HBCU was founded in 1928…
EXCLUSIVE: Recent reports and social media posts falsely conflated the White House’s commitment to HBCUs and Congress cutting tens of billions of dollars from President Biden’s proposed budget. The Biden administration is actively refuting misinformation circulating about the president’s financial commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Recent reports and social media posts falsely…
Catch Chef Samuelsson on Daymond John’s “Black Entrepreneurs Day” streaming Thursday at 7 p.m. EST. Marcus Samuelsson, chef and founder of the Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem, New York, joins business tycoon Daymond John and a host of other famed entrepreneurs for the second annual Black Entrepreneurs Day. The event was filmed at Harlem’s legendary…
