By now, anyone who’s paid a smidgen of attention to gymnastics should know Simone Biles is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. Still, Biles has run into problems time and time again with the powers that be in gymnastics not scoring her properly when she’s successfully executed difficult skills. Biles opens up about…
Ed Buck is shown appearing in court on September 19, 2019. | Source: Al Seib / Getty The criminal trial against a wealthy and white Democratic donor who had two Black men die from drug overdoses within 18 months of each other at his California home has officially begun. Ed Buck is accused of supplying…
The man filmed shouting racial slurs at a Black neighbor in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this month before he was arrested in front of a cheering crowd after footage of the altercation went viral on social media is facing additional charges. Security in the Essex Place community where 45-year-old Edward Cagney Mathews lives is also…
Boris Johnson condemned the abuse leveled at three Black players after they failed to score penalties in England’s shootout defeat to Italy on Sunday at Wembley Stadium U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from attending soccer matches after three members of England’s national team were…
In Haiti, officials are asking the U.S. to intercede in a roiling political crisis after last week’s assassination of President Jovenel Moïse They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political…
Monique Baugh was found dead shot three times — including once in the face — in a Minneapolis alleyway. Two men convicted of the premeditated murder of a respected Minnesota mom, realtor and local rap star’s girlfriend have been sentenced to life without the possibility of release. Monique Baugh, 28, was found dead shot three…
A young Utah woman’s heated yet unthreatening response to an officer’s treatment of her and a friend landed her in jail. Nineteen-year-old Lauren Gibson and her friends were driving back to California from a camping trip in Panguitch, Utah, when the group was pulled over and ticketed for speeding before they made it out of the…
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University data The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the…
Some, especially smaller private colleges, have been fighting for their survival for years, with weak endowments, aging buildings and steady enrollment declines Two recent high-profile faculty appointments could be a fundraising and enrollment bonanza for Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious Black colleges. Many other Black schools are not so fortunate; in fact,…
“I ain’t cuss ’em out” he said. “I gave them knowledge and bought one piece of candy from each of them and closed the door.” In a video that hit social media this weekend, rapper DaBaby was seen refusing to pay $200 for candy being sold by two teenagers after he asks them how much…
