Martin Montravious Jones’ life is in limbo. The 24-year-old Albany, Georgia, man graduated from Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta in May with dreams of becoming a civilian engineer with a government titan like NASA, SpaceX or the Warner Robins Air Force Base just outside of Macon. While those dreams are on hold for now,…
Hispanic children are three times more likely to be fatally shot than white kids. The latest study published in the journal Pediatrics gives us the harsh reality that Black children face worse odds in their everyday lives. According to the report, Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the…
Ciara‘s eldest son Future might give his mom a run for her money in the dance moves department when he gets older, based on a video she shared of the little man getting down with his bad self. Ciara and her son Future Zahir are all smiles. Photo: @Ciara/Instagram The “Goodies” singer proudly filmed her…
West Coast rap manager Wack 100 found himself in a two-on-one brawl this past weekend with two white men after allegedly being called a racial slur, TMZ was first to report. Wack, whose real name is George Taylor III, was at a Primo Burgers in Lancaster, California, on Saturday, Dec. 19, when two men were “burning rubber”…
The disturbing bodycam footage in the deadly police shooting of a young Black man in Texas confirms that the officer involved was not threatened in any way before he took aim and fired within seconds of seeing him and only gave verbal commands after discharging his weapon. It also confirms police were lying in their…
President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the National Economic Council. The incoming White House Administration continues to grow as President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris reveal additional members of their team. Read More: Biden’s team vows action against hack as US threats persist Monday, Biden announced additional…
A Black couple was the target of political violence, resulting in their cars engulfed in flames and graffiti on their garage door. Fire crews arrived at the home of Jayla Gipson and Charles Crawford to dowse the blazes. It was early Dec. 9 around midnight when Gipson’s son had awoken early to use the bathroom…
NAACP President Derrick Johnson, along with other leading members of 17 Black organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress, urging that the waiver be approved As President-elect Joe Biden‘s nominee for Defense Secretary, Gen. Lloyd Austin, faces a challenge to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the NAACP and other prominent Black organizations are…
An upsetting Facebook video showing a Black man being racially profiled by Virginia Beach police has again stirred up overwhelming feelings of hopelessness among Black community members. An investigation was launched into the incident after the video went viral, prompting the local NAACP chapter to release a statement, WTKR reports, condemning the act of racial…
Source: Stefan Rousseau – PA Images / Getty 2020 is still very much upon us. Parts of Europe were in full panic mode Monday morning as public health officials there reported what seemed to be the outbreak of a new mutant strain of Covid-19 that is described as being exponentially more contagious than the one…
