Two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution says that the attorney general’s office has informed defense lawyers about indictments in Flint Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with…
By now the widely shared video of a Black woman security officer defending herself after she was hit by one of the angry pro-Trump extremists on Jan. 6, has made its rounds on social media. But the story behind the incident and the aftermath which has sorely affected the life of Ashanti Smith, the security…
Some NBA fans are not happy with star Kyrie Irving. But the Brooklyn Nets point guard doesn’t seem to be letting them dictate his return to the court. After not playing in his past three scheduled games, Irving is also listed as out in his team’s Jan. 12 matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The reason…
As more video footage surfaces from the violent insurrection on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, one Black officer is being hailed as a hero for risking his life to keep lawmakers in the Senate chamber safe. In a now viral video, Officer Eugene Goodman is seen leading an angry mob away from the doors…
A look inside the ‘Afro-Latinx Revolution’ Latin America and the Caribbean received 95 percent of the Africans stolen during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But what does it mean to be a descendent of those Africans today, in a world where more voices are calling out racism in Latin America? Why do some Black Latinos call…
What’s a birthday without a few throwback photos? Vanessa Bryant has been blessed to have an amazing support system in the wake of losing both her husband and daughter in 2020. But this week, Kobe Bryant‘s widow has shown love back to one of her faves, Mary J. Blige, in celebration of the singer’s 50th…
The legendary singer says the Grammy-winning rap star is “authentically herself” Last weekend, music legend Dionne Warwick hilariously tweeted about her discovery of Cardi B and Offset. Warwick’s Twitter account was a true highlight of 2020, and it looks like she has every intention of bringing that energy into 2021. Last weekend, Warwick tweeted about…
Derek Chauvin will be tried separately from the other officers implicated in the death with a trial beginning March 8. Trial dates have officially been set for the four former officers charged in the murder of George Floyd for two separate times. Read More: Families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake and Eric Garner speak out:…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the manatee did not appear hurt, and the word was only etched into the algae covering its body. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened an investigation after the discovery of a manatee found in a Florida river with the word “TRUMP” written on its side. Found…
Belichick called the 2020 season, when the NFL took steps toward actively promoting social-justice progress, one of his most rewarding. Bill Belichick, the veteran head coach of the New England Patriots, declined to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump on Monday, specifically citing last week’s deadly insurrection as the reason for…
