Edward Cagney Mathews’ mug shot. | Source: Mt. Laurel Police Department The full extent of the racist terror waged for years by a white man against his Black neighbors in South Jersey is coming to light after a video showing him using the N-word multiple times and calling Black people “monkeys” went viral over the…
Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson will have to put her Olympic dreams on hold until the 2024 Games. It was previously announced that Richardson would not be allowed to compete in the 100 meters of this month’s Tokyo Games after testing positive for THC, a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson became an overnight sensation after winning the…
Black historians and community members in Maryland pooled resources to reclaim thousands of pages documenting the auction and sale of enslaved Black Americans. The documents, which date from the late 1600s to the early 1800s, were found in a plastic trash bag in the attic of a 200-year-old house near Chestertown, Maryland. The foundation of…
Douglas, who is best known for playing opposite Robert Townsend on the hit ’90s TV show, died Tuesday. Suzzanne Douglas, the actress best known for playing opposite Robert Townsend on the hit ’90s TV show, The Parent ‘Hood, died Tuesday at the age of 64. A cause of death was not been disclosed. Actress Suzzanne…
There’s one thing LeBron James does not play about … his children. Over the weekend, James confronted the public address announcer at his son’s game after he made a comment about James’ presence at the game. James’ older son Bronny James played for his Strive For Greatness AAU team against the Wildcat Select team in…
Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.” Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, the country’s interim prime minister said in a statement Wednesday, calling it a “hateful,…
Leneal Lamont Frazier | Source: Darnella Frazier / Facebook.com/darnellareallprettymarie Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd last year, has revealed that Minneapolis police killed her uncle, who was an innocent driver during a high-speed chase conducted under questionable circumstances. It was the latest trauma the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) has inflicted…
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty New York City moved closer to electing its second-ever Black mayor after Eric Adams was on Tuesday night declared the winner of last month’s Democratic primary. If Adams wins the general election in November, something that is all but a given in the Democratic-heavy five boroughs, he will be New…
Tommie Lee clapped back at critics on July 5 after the former reality star celebrated her freedom by reminiscing about her time in and out of jail, which she said began when she was 14 years old. Lee’s commemoration video comes two years following the former “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star’s release from jail after violating her bond —…
The white New Jersey man captured on video pushing and making racist remarks toward a Black neighbor was taken into custody on Monday by Mt. Laurel police. According to police Chief Steve Riedner, arresting 45-year-old Edward Cagney Mathews was difficult because a number of protesters and community members had gathered outside of the man’s home…
