Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer files complaint against six officers involved in the 26-year-old’s death The death of Breonna Taylor has reached its one-year anniversary and her mother is still fighting for justice for her killing. All the while, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Louisville states that they are still probing the case in search…
“Little Fires Everywhere” breakout star Lexi Underwood is slated to portray former first family member Malia Obama in the Showtime anthology series “First Lady,” Variety reported this week. The 17-year-old will star alongside Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis, who is set to portray former first lady Michelle Obama. British star O. T. Fagbenle, best known for his role…
Singer Chloe Bailey’s vocal abilities continue to be undeniable as the 22-year-old stuns fans on social media with her spin on rapper Yung Bleu and Drake’s hit record “You’re Mines Still.” The song may have debuted in October 2020 at No. 52 on Billboard’s “Hot 100,” but Chloe’s unexpected cover has the record on repeat…
Kentucky State University and Simmons College of Kentucky will receive funds from the ‘What’s Poppin” rapper and Kentucky native Jack Harlow has pledged to donate $500,000 to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in his home state of Kentucky after the rapper came out victorious in a celebrity basketball game. The platinum-selling artist announced the…
Though their targets are predictable, there’s an art to how the defense and prosecution seek to shape the jury panel in Derek Chauvin’s trial The first week of jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death established patterns for how attorneys go about dismissing potential jurors they…
Kelly early in his career helped create guided missile systems and ground satellites used in the Apollo space missions Kenneth C. Kelly, a Black electronics engineer whose antenna designs contributed to the race to the moon, made satellite TV and radio possible and helped NASA communicate with Mars rovers and search for extraterrestrials, has died….
About 85% of Americans to be eligible for the stimulus checks; millions of the payments to be disbursed within weeks Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring some Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday that processing of the new round of stimulus payments has…
The speech extract, which President Barack Obama delivered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 2015, will start with the phrase, ‘You are America’ Barack and Michelle Obama have revealed that an excerpt of a speech the former president delivered will be drawn into the architecture of the forthcoming Barack Obama Presidential Center, a construction project…
Source: Win McNamee / Getty Black law students at Georgetown took action after a racist viral video showed two adjunct professors engaged in an exchange that students say confirms their suspicions. While Sandra Sellers‘ relationship with Georgetown Law School was terminated Thursday, some students say the school delayed in acting. Slate reported the school did…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Almost a month since a winter storm slammed through the gulf states, residents in Jackson, Mississippi, were still waiting for water service to be restored entirely. The city restored water service to a majority of residents, including those who have well water connections. However, its 43,000 surface water connections…
