Murder charges have been filed against a man who got into a drunken row with bar patrons, then fatally shot a Black man who helped de-escalate his fights, right after calling him a racial slur. The shooting happened in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 17 at a bar called Mucky Duck, 4WTHR reported. Police charged 21-year-old…
Source: LeoPatrizi / Getty As a Black woman who walks around daily loving her Blackness, I’m tired. Tired of seeing the same recycled “African vs. African American” debate clog my timelines and create division-centered conversations that should be rooted in solidarity. Tired of watching “light skin vs. dark skin” tropes resurface every summer like it’s…
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is seen on the red carpet of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, honoring Bill Cosby, in Washington, Oct. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Tributes from Tracee Ellis Ross, Jamie Foxx, and more pour in for Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Black Hollywood grieves the actor’s death. Black Hollywood is grieving the…
A power-tripping Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy handcuffed a Black man in front of his children and forced him into the back of a patrol car after pulling him over for running a stop sign earlier this month. Alec Sisson said he had his two sons in the car with him, ages 8 and 10, and…
(Photo: Getty Images) EXCLUSIVE: The Massachusetts congresswoman reacts to the more than 240,000-page release, which she describes as an attempt to “sully one of our nation’s greatest leaders.” The Trump administration’s release of the MLK files is being met with skepticism from the family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., advocates, and Democratic…
Source: FOX / Getty It’s hard to contextualize grief for someone you never imagined losing. There’s a specific kind of ache that comes with certain deaths. Not the kind born from proximity or familial ties, but the kind that grabs you by the collar and forces you to sit down, breathe a little slower, and…
The family of Bartlett “Bart” Writer, a beloved Colorado father and financial adviser who died during what was supposed to be a routine cataract surgery, has reached a settlement with the doctors accused of failing to monitor his vital signs while allegedly playing “music bingo” in the operating room. Bart Writer, 56, died on Feb….
Leanna Lenee, the new wife of NFL rookie Travis Hunter, has been a lightning rod online since becoming a public figure over the past two years. Hunter, 22, and Lenee, 23, officially tied the knot on May 24, 2025, in Tennessee. The high school sweethearts reportedly did not sign a prenuptial agreement ahead of the…
Source: bubaone / Getty Mississippi’s DEI ban in K-12 schools and state-funded universities is facing a significant roadblock after a federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on the law on Sunday. According to AP News, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate’s temporary restraining order will stay in place until he rules on the plaintiffs’…
Malcolm-Jamal Warner arrives at the Black Music Collective on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) “They are the best parts of my life, but I also like to keep their identity private,” Malcolm-Jamal Warner said of his wife and daughter. Beyond his captivating acting skills and…
