Marilyn Mosby is pictured in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, where Freddie Gray was arrested, on August 24, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. | Source: Larry French / Getty Baltimore’s former top prosecutor is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday after calls for a presidential pardon for a federal mortgage fraud conviction have gone immediately unanswered. Marilyn Mosby…
Black students at Fort Vancouver High School in Washington state shared shocking accounts of racism at a recent school board meeting, tearfully describing insults and disgusting behavior they’ve faced from schoolmates while urging administration officials to take action. Multiple witnesses told the six-member Vancouver Public School Board panel that a culture of racism was pervasive…
Gary Owen has been a hot topic lately, ever since appearing on “Club Shay Shay” and baring his soul about his family life, his new set of twins, and his career. While this interview was an opportunity for many to reacquaint themselves with the comedian, for some it served as the first time they were…
Kelly Rowland attends the “Marcello Mio” Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 21, 2024, in Cannes, France. | Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty The nation’s oldest civil rights organization deleted a social media post after backlash from users who claimed it perpetuated negative stereotypes…
A series of videos showing custom cars allegedly owned by LaMelo Ball running red lights and being driven recklessly through city streets has resurfaced online in the wake of a lawsuit accusing the Hornets guard of running over the foot of an 11-year-old fan who asked for an autograph. The child’s mother, Tamaria McRae, is…
A former Chicago police officer who claimed he accidentally shot and killed the mother of his child in self-defense three years ago was found not guilty of murder despite evidence he tried to cover up the woman’s death. Pierre Tyler, 32, was acquitted May 17 after a jury unanimously declared him innocent in the 2021…
Source: Daniel Megias / Getty As Black folks, we know that racial disparities in healthcare have plagued the United States for centuries. Black communities face significant hurdles in accessing mental healthcare, leading to underdiagnosis, mistreatment, and poorer health outcomes. This lack of access stems from historical distrust of the medical system, cost concerns, and a…
On Sunday, March 24, Kevin Hart received The John F. Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In honor of his special night, several of his peers gathered around to pay tribute to him by participating in a roast and completely ripping him apart. While Chelsea Handler echoed Mo’Nique’s statements that Kevin Hart was…
Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority dance during the Indiana University Homecoming Parade in 2015. | Source: SOPA Images / Getty A state representative in Georgia has been misrepresenting herself as a member of Delta Sigma Theta, the historically Black sorority said this week. There are “no records” that show Georgia State Rep. Angela Moore…
The family of Cedric McFadden, a man robbed and murdered 20 years ago in Florida, can no longer keep quiet and is taking legal action after discovering some of his remains weren’t buried. In February, the family received an alarming call from the medical examiner’s office that McFadden’s skull and a part of his spine…
