A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy convicted of torturing two Black men in 2023 has asked a federal judge to reduce his 27-year sentence, arguing that he merely waited in his truck while his fellow officers carried out the crime. Brett McAlpin is one of six former white law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty in 2023…
Source: Jose Maria Hernandez / EyeEm / Getty Justice is one step closer to being served for 23-year-old Roger Fortson, the Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot dead by a former Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his home in May. According to CNN, former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, has been charged…
Ben Shelton of the United States shakes hands with Frances Tiafoe of the United States after their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo…
“The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” a memoir penned by Mariah Carey in 2020, has renewed interest in the singer’s complicated relationship with family in the wake of the deaths of her mother, Patricia Carey, and estranged sister, Alison Carey. Mariah confirmed the women died in separate instances on the same day during the weekend of…
An Uber driver in Chicago is accused of seeking revenge after he got a one-star rating. A suburban Chicago resident claims her home and car were seriously damaged following an ugly confrontation with the unidentified rideshare driver, which occurred just a day after her son gave the man the lowest possible rating. The woman, whose…
Source: John Wheatly / iOne Digital The Oxford Dictionary defines a hero as someone admired for courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Dr. Opal Lee’s life is the epitome of the definition. MORE: The One Story: The Journey To Juneteenth Dubbed the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” the 97-year-old activist has dedicated her long and amazing life…
Lizzo attends the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Lizzo is bringing fans along on her fitness journey as she vacations in Bali. Lizzo’s “gap year” doesn’t involve a break from her fitness journey. In an Instagram post featuring…
Super-producer Jermaine Dupri has received the side-eye from social media after recently sharing his thoughts regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ current job functions. On Thursday, Aug. 22, Dupri posted a video on X while completing his daily five-mile walk. After acknowledging how well the DNC had been going, the entertainment mogul presented a question he…
Years of blatant racism at Eagle High School in Idaho have brought two families to the brink. After school administrators allegedly ignored “countless” complaints and video evidence of racial harassment, the father of two of the victims is planning a lawsuit against the district. He recently took their ordeal public in the hopes of helping…
Ferguson, Missouri, August 2014 Source: Scott Olson / Getty Everyone who took to the Ferguson, Missouri, streets beginning on Aug. 9, 2014, called 44-year-old Julia Boure, Momma Julia. “That’s who she was introduced to me as–just Momma Julia,” said Tory Russell, co-producer of this year’s production of the Urban One’s iOne Digital annual, limited-series podcast,…
