A 65-year-old grandmother said she was tased, thrown to the ground and viciously assaulted by Carthage, Mississippi, police officers on July 23 while she was at the park reading her Bible and preparing a sermon. According to a press release from Carlos Moore Law Group, their client, Vivian Burks, “was tased eight times, thrown to…
A’ja Wilson, of the Unites States, celebrates after scoring against Japan in a women’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The Americans enjoyed themselves en route to their 57th consecutive Olympic victory VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on…
Simone Biles has once again found herself addressing critics on social media, as she defends her husband, Jonathan Owens. After she helped Team USA secure its first gymnastics gold in the team final at the Paris Games, Biles allowed her NFL defensive back husband Owens to take photos wearing her medal on Tuesday night. This…
Left to right: Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump. (Photo: Getty Images) Trump’s failure to recognize code-switching speaks to a prevailing belief that whiteness is the default in our politics and democracy. Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to…
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is seen, Aug. 21, 2020, at his campaign headquarters in Tulsa, Okla. Bynum has created a new commission to recommend how various reparations can be made to survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum announced the creation of the 13-member…
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The contentious relationship between Meghan Markle and the royal family is taking center stage again in a new book, simultaneously shining the spotlight on the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate Middleton. “Catherine, The Princess of Wales,” written by ABC News’ royal contributor Robert Jobson, is due this month on Aug. 6. He…
Source: Jacqueline Anders / Getty Change makers from around the world convened for The African American Policy Forum’s fifth annual Critical Race Theory (CRT) Summer School series titled Freedom Summer 2024: No U-Turn on Racial Justice, held in person in Nashville, Tennessee, and online from July 28 to Aug. 2. The weeklong course included immersive…
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump participates in a question and answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention at the Hilton Hotel on July 31, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Trump fielded questions from (L to R) Rachel Scott, senior congressional correspondent for ABC News, Harris Faulkner, anchor of The Faulkner…
NAACP leaders in one Alabama city said the apology from a white restaurant manager who called a group of Black patrons a racial slur is only the first step toward repairing the damaged relations between the restaurant and the town’s Black community. In a video that went viral, Jack Moltz, a manager at Nick’s in…
