The family of Korryn Gaines has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Baltimore County five years after the 23-year-old Maryland woman was killed in a 2016 police shooting that left her then-5-year-old son with multiple wounds, including one to his face. The family had been fighting for compensation as litigation dragged on for years. A…
Nasdaq’s policy seeks to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday approved Nasdaq’s groundbreaking proposal to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards. The new policy — the first of its kind for a…
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox temporarily blocked the law, ruling it violates Arkansas’ constitution by discriminating between public and private school students An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations….
When it comes to stepping into the boxing ring, former heavyset champion Mike Tyson is game for an exhibition match. But when it comes to his kids showing interest in the violent sport his enthusiasm is the complete opposite. Tyson has seven children, four daughters and three sons, and of them one has expressed hid…
Team USA had a players-only meeting after the opening loss to France at these games, vowed to figure things out and never lost again Nothing about the summer was easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team, and neither was the gold-medal game. The Americans expected nothing less. And in the end, their Olympic reign lives…
The stand-up comic is using laughter to cope with the loss of his 21-year-old son Cerain BAker, who was killed in a car crash on Tuesday near Los Angels Fans of comedian Tony Baker have showered him with messages of love and condolences since his 21-year-old son, Cerain Anthony Raekwon Baker, died in a car…
Source: Alex Wong / Getty On the same day voting rights groups commemorated the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, news broke that some Georgia voters would receive a no-contact notice. WXGA News in middle Georgia reported the notices were the last step before officials label a voter inactive. The outlet reported Georgia Secretary of State…
Felix now holds the most track medals of any U.S. athlete after Team USA wins relay in runaway fashion Allyson Felix won her 11th career Olympic medal Saturday, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory. The team of Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad…
Great contemporary fiction helps us process current events and see beyond our own experience. No reading list is complete without great contemporary fiction. Versatile and multifaceted, novels set in the present day deliver escape, insight, and a window onto the world. They help us process current events and see beyond our own experience. In this,…
Black identity is complex and transcends borders. Our reading lists should too. Black identity is complex and transcends borders. Our reading lists should too. Like their authors, these stories represent cultures and perspectives from all over the Black diaspora: the United Kingdom, West Africa, the Caribbean and more. We should always be reading broadly, but…
