The town of Danvers, Massachusetts, issued an apology on Thursday, Sept. 9, after a Black couple was falsely accused of stealing apples from Connors Farm. Rev. Manikka Bowman and her husband Jeff Myers went to the farm on Labor Day with their two children. Although the outing involving apple picking and other activities was supposed…
Genelle Guzman McMillan describes being trapped in the disaster for dozens of hours in People interview Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and other sites in the U.S. When the Twin Towers collapsed after being struck in September 2001, countless people were still…
Global Citizen officials announce H.E.R., Chloe x Halle, Usher and Lizzo among other acts Stevie Wonder will headline Global Citizen Live’s star-studded 24-hour event in Los Angeles this month to help raise awareness around poverty, climate change and the need for more access to COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. Global Citizen officials announced Thursday that Wonder…
The riot law left peaceful protestors and innocent bystanders vulnerable to criminal charges, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker; Gov. DeSantis plans appeal Florida’s new “anti-riot” law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as a way to quell violent protests is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The 90-page decision by U.S….
Tennessee State-Jackson State match-up illustrates momentum HBCUs are experiencing Fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium had much to celebrate Saturday night at the first Southern Heritage Classic in two years. It’s always a party at the HBCU showcase. The two-year gap between games made fans anxious while the matchup of Tennessee State’s Eddie George and…
Kerrion Franklin made the claims as mother, Shawn Ewing, sought to assist him out house Kerrion Franklin, the eldest son of gospel artist Kirk Franklin, has accused his mother of assaulting him months after making claims that his father is verbally abusive. The 33-year-old man was recently seen on Instagram Live lodging the accusation at…
Most of the time, celebrities are using their social media platforms to share photos or promote their work, or stay in touch with fans, but every once in a while they have to defend themselves against a troll. Tiffany Haddish recently had to clap back at a troll after they made an insulting comment about…
Survivor’s guilt led Sekou Siby on a path to fight for better working conditions for restaurant workers Twenty years after 9/11, Sekou Siby still feels the pangs of survivor’s guilt. A cook and dishwasher at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant, Siby had swapped shifts that day with a co-worker who ended…
“So much of our politics have become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment,” Biden says in Pennsylvania speech From an urban memorial to a remote field to the heart of the nation’s military might, President Joe Biden on Saturday paid tribute at three hallowed places of grief and remembrance to honor the lives…
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani makes an appearance in support of fellow Republican Curtis Sliwa who is running for NYC mayor on June 21, 2021, in New York City. | Source: Spencer Platt / Getty As if former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani‘s reputation post-Sept. 11 wasn’t already shaky enough, a speech…
