Brittani James, an internal medicine doctor, and Brandi Jackson, a psychiatrist, have developed anti-racist coursework used in two Chicago medical schools The inseparable sisters always stood out — identical twins from Twinsburg Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, excluded from the gifted track because they were Black….
Iyanla Vanzant’s show “Iyanla, Fix My Life” may have ended, but the inspirational speaker is not ready to stop helping people. During a recent interview, Vanzant expressed that she wants to work with police departments to change the dynamic between them and the Black community. While talking to The Grio, the television show host said…
Judge Peter Cahill said he felt the need to put some distance between the three officers’ trial and Derek Chauvin’s due to all the publicity The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022, a judge ruled Thursday. Thomas Lane,…
Exclusive: Clarke would become the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke is poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division — but not before her nomination gets past political opposition from Senate Republicans. The U.S. Senate Judiciary…
A Democratic member of the United States Congress thinks it’s time for the world to know the full extent of the FBI’s infamous COINTELPRO operation and has introduced a piece of legislation that would make it so. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, who has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 1st District since 1992, introduced the…
“I’m dizzy, can’t walk a straight line. All of this out of nowhere. Don’t know how or why. Seen the doctors,” he revealed. R&B vocalist Tank shared that he is losing his hearing in a heartbreaking Instagram post. In the video, he said, “So, I’m going through something right now, and I wanna use my…
Attorneys and supporters of Pamela Turner, a Black woman who was shot by a Texas officer during a May 2019 fatal encounter, are gathering on Thursday to reinvigorate justice efforts around her wrongful death. Turner’s advocates which include her family, their lawyers Ben Crump and Devon M. Jacob, along with the families of of Breonna Taylor,…
LeBron James is breaking another record, this time with his rookie card. PWCC Marketplace announced on Monday, April 26, that the basketball legend’s 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection RPA (rookie patch autograph) parallel rookie card was sold for a whopping $5.2 million, which is the most any basketball card has ever fetched at sale. The…
A Tampa Dunkin’ Donuts employee is facing an aggravated manslaughter charge after the man he punched for repeatedly calling him a racial slur later died. Corey Pujols, 27, was originally arrested on a charge of battery on a person older than 65 in connection with the May 5 incident and released the next day on bond,…
His family has gotten young Adewumi a coach to help him reach his goal of becoming youngest chess grandmaster ever. Tanitoluwa Adewumi, at 10 years old, has become America’s newest national chess master, the 28th youngest person to achieve the status, according to the U.S. Chess Federation. However, one of the most inspirational aspects of…
