President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, but the word of the long-awaited news did not reach enslaved peoples in multiple parts of the country until much later. In recognition of Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, will showcase a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. While the original Emancipation…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed just moved the needle to enter the city’s closely watched mayoral race after Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she would not seek reelection. On Tuesday Reed filed official paperwork to enter the field of candidates which includes City Councilman Antonio Brown, Atlanta attorney Sharon Gay, and Atlanta…
Tina Knowles-Lawson debunked the claims from random social media users that Beyoncé was suffering from social anxiety on June 6. The singer’s mother wrote a lengthy caption on Instagram explaining that the courtside PDA between Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z. The mogul was seen rubbing Beyoncé’s legs as they attended a Brooklyn Nets game this past weekend…
“Thank you Lord for blessing my womb and allowing me to generate the love of my life,” 24 year-old Afro-Brazilian influencer Kathlen Romeu wrote just days before she and her unborn child were tragically killed in a police-involved shootout. In a heart-shattering double-tragedy, a pregnant Afro-Brazilian influencer and her unborn child were killed in a…
“The ceremony is held on your birthday and you always believed in me!“ Ahmaud Arbery’s sister Jasmine shared. Ahmaud Arbery’s powerful legacy continues to impact the community. His big sister, Jasmine Arbery, recently dedicated her master’s degree to her late brother. Jasmine, whose instagram page is @berryso_sweet, took to social media to share a message…
Attorney Donte Mills was able to retrieve the arrest video from his client’s iCloud account. A Philadelphia cop is under fire after he allegedly deleted footage from a cell phone showing him arresting a man with an outstanding warrant. Jacob Giddings recorded his own arrest in March by a Philly cop identified as Officer Burnett. According to…
The Asheville City Council approved an amendment to pull the money from city land purchased in the ’70s as part of the city’s urban renewal programs that took apart Black communities A North Carolina city has committed $2.1 million toward funding reparations, an initiative it began last summer when it joined a number of U.S….
Just weeks after Naomi Osaka shocked fans after withdrawing from the French Open, citing concerns over her mental health, another athlete has revealed how she says the sport affected her well-being. The tennis world has been called out for many off-putting things, including being a sexist, rich white man’s sport, and now tennis star Taylor Townsend is…
A statement from the royal couple’s spokesperson confirms the Queen was the first person’ the Duke of Sussex called after the birth of his daughter Meghan and Harry continue to set the record straight. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s team has confirmed that the Queen was supportive of the couple using the name Lilibet…
Defense attorney Caitlinrose Fisher argued that Minnesota Court of Appeals erred in February when it affirmed Mohamed Noor’s conviction jwp-video n=”2″] A prosecutor urged the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman who had called 911 in 2017, saying a reversal…
