NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of rebuilt homes amid vacant lots where homes once stood in the Lower Ninth Ward. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Elvis Brooks could receive up to $480,000 for his wrongful conviction, but Louisiana’s attorney general is fighting his claim. Elvis Brooks did 42 years in one…
Source: Al Drago / Getty Despite the Supreme Court shutting him down earlier this year, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. ABC News reports that the White House sent Cook a letter last week informing her that Trump is considering firing her. The…
A Texas woman is taking a stand against a hospitality company after she claims one of its restaurants racially profiled her. Andrea Chantel posted a series of videos on TikTok over the weekend about her experience at a Dallas restaurant called “Maroma.” She and her three friends, who are all Black, went there to get…
Tasia Fortune (Photo from Family GoFundMe organized by Etta Ovolio) Tasia Fortune’s mother says her daughter appeared to be “at peace” when they last saw each other as Jackson police investigate her death. The family of Tasia Fortune is demanding answers after the 29-year-old Black mother of four was found hanging from a tree in…
Actor Brad Pitt has fallen off the wagon after a wild admission about his sobriety journey. The 62-year-old ditched booze in 2016 about three months after his then-wife Angelina Jolie filed for divorce. After an eight-year battle to shut the door on their marriage, Pitt is now revealing just how deeply the family fallout affected…
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty You know how they say that the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results? Yeah — I feel like whoever came up with that had met President Donald Trump, who somehow still thinks he can get rid of birthright citizenship by…
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 04: An exterior view of the U.S. District Court August 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Jurors discovered a white powder and Chinese yuan tucked inside clothing presented as evidence in the federal trial of Shamell Naquan Joyner. A federal criminal trial in Washington, D.C., took an…
An Arkansas state trooper who slammed an 18-year-old woman to the ground and punched her in the face during a traffic stop is now facing public outcry and calls for an investigation over his use of force. Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump is now representing Osceola resident Alisa N. Hackett, who was pulled over…
Brandy recently found herself in a hilarious situation after a sweet fan moment that took a wild turn. The Grammy-winning singer came in contact with a group of men who refused to believe she was actually the singer they recognized. Instead, they accused her of working as a Brandy impersonator and seemed completely convinced she…
President Donald Trump has again decided he can speak for Black and Brown Americans, declaring that millions of those voters are abandoning Democrats and flocking to the Republican Party — a sweeping claim that current polling does little to support. Trump made the claim Sunday in a Truth Social post as he continues casting Democrats…
