Public health officials in Jackson, Mississippi, have lifted a boil-water advisory since tests came back positive for E. coli a week ago, marking the latest setback in a continuing saga of water mismanagement in the majority-Black capital. The water authority issued the alert on Jan. 11, warning that water should be “boiled vigorously for 1 minute before it…
Dave Chappelle attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on January 15, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Allen Berezovsky / Getty Dave Chappelle has responded to Katt Williams for exposing their fellow Black comedians during an interview with Shannon Sharpe earlier this month….
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to life in prison for the “senseless” killing of a Black man following a road rage incident a few years ago. The altercation occurred in Belmont in January 2021. Officials said Dean Kapsalis fatally struck a 35-year-old Black man, identified as Henry Tapia, with his pickup truck following an argument,…
Dame Dash has doubts about the extent to which holistic practices can cure diseases. The media entrepreneur, who is a Type 1 diabetic, turned the health issue into a trending topic on X when clips of him and herbalist Yah’ki Rapha’El Awakened debating the efficacy of a natural and food-based approach to healing the body…
The Republican 2024 presidential primary race recently kicked off with Iowa’s Republican Caucuses, solidifying former President Donald Trump‘s dominance with 51 percent of the vote, amid the GOP front-runner bouncing from the courtroom for criminal and civil cases to the campaign trail. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished in a distant second place there, while former…
The police in Friendswood, Texas, are warning the community about a new viral TikTok trend in which teenagers kick and bang on doors in the middle of the night. According to the KHOU News, the purpose of the challenge is to scare residents, and the Friendswood Police Department is warning kids not to participate in…
Source: David Ryder / Getty It’s been four years since Manny Ellis died in police custody, yet still, his death is a catalyst for change in Washington. Lawmakers in the state are expected to review a proposal that would ban police from hog-tying suspects. According to AP, the restraint technique has been a point of…
Jimmie “JJ” Walker, Bern Nadette Stanis, and Ralph Carter, three of the stars of “Good Times,” reunited on the red carpet at the taping of a recent award show. The gathering marked a special celebration of the iconic 1970s sitcom created by Mike Evans, Eric Monte, and Norman Lear, as it reached its 50-year milestone….
A former corrections officer at the Beaver County Jail in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Beaver County on Jan. 8. Titus Shields claims that he was fired after reporting the treatment of Black inmates and himself by other corrections officers. According to the lawsuit, Shields moved to the county from California in…
The PATH train station at the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center on November 22, 2020, in New York City. | Source: Noam Galai / Getty Video footage appears to show dozens of white supremacists brazenly evading fare for public transportation in New York City without any scrutiny from law enforcement for a crime that…
