Shots fired near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis as community marks...
Minneapolis police on Tuesday responded to reports of shots fired near George Floyd Square, the intersection where Floyd died last year, as community members gathered to mark the anniversary of his...
View ArticleWife of man in jail for killing alleged burglar at his business: ‘My heart is...
LaRue Bratcher, a 34-year-old Black Army veteran from Oklahoma, remains behind bars on a charge of first-degree murder more than a year after he shot and killed a white man for allegedly trying to...
View ArticleMan Who ‘Specializes in Killing Asian People’ Arrested After Assaulting Asian...
What happened: The man came for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officer when she tried to detain him for his alleged claim. The incident, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred...
View ArticleNetanyahu opponents seal deal on new government in Israel to oust longtime...
By NBCNEWS It appears the magician has finally run out of tricks. The opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement to form a government...
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Kemp signs order to suspend Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Governor Brian Kemp decided Wednesday to suspend Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. The decision comes as Hill faces federal charges of allegedly violating the civil rights of...
View ArticleA student was barred from graduation for wearing the wrong shoes. So a...
When Daverius Peters arrived at his high school graduation ceremony on May 19, he was immediately blocked from entering the convention center where it was being held. Peters, 18, was wearing the...
View ArticleState seeks 30-year sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd murder,...
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, but a defense attorney is asking that Derek Chauvin be...
View ArticleNew York Gallery Hosting A Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit Is Vandalized With...
A New York City art gallery featuring tributes to those who were killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was vandalized with white paint in what owners have described as hate speech. Black Wall...
View ArticleOakland Tech H.S. valedictorian says ‘absolutely no way’ he’s first Black...
OAKLAND, Calif – Eighteen-year-old Ahmed Muhammad has inspired, led and motivated his fellow classmates at Oakland Technical High School on countless occasions over their four years together. And on...
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Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad’ and ‘Purple Rain’ star, dies at 81
By Variety LOS ANGELES — Clarence Williams III, an actor known for portraying Linc Hayes on “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” died on Friday. He was 81. Williams’ management...
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Digital Underground Star Shock G’s Cause of Death Revealed
The cause of Gregory Edward Jacobs‘ death has been revealed. According to the Hillsborough County coroner in Florida, the Digital Underground rapper, otherwise known as Shock G, died from an...
View ArticleAndrew Brown Jr. died of gunshot wound to the back of the head, the state...
The unarmed Black man who was fatally shot in April by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of the head,” according to the official autopsy results released...
View ArticleWoman cited for defacing statue of Black hero of Lewis & Clark trip at Mt. Tabor
PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman is facing criminal charges after she was captured on video spray painting the bust of the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition on Mt. Tabor on Tuesday. Video...
View ArticleOhio cops charged with assaulting George Floyd protesters
Three Ohio officers were charged following their response to a George Floyd demonstration over the summer, ABC News reported. On Wednesday (June 9), Kathleen Garber, the prosecutor appointed to look...
View ArticleAtlanta activists petition for The Rayshard Brooks Peace Center, a space to...
ATLANTA — Community activists in Atlanta are campaigning to convert the location of the Wendy’s restaurant, where Rayshard Brooks was killed, into a community center. It has almost been a year since...
View ArticleLouisiana Police Unit That Killed Ronald Greene Investigated for Other Abuses...
The Louisiana State Police unit that killed Ronald Greene, a 49-year-old Black man, by tasering, punching and dragging him during an arrest in 2019 is under an internal investigation looking into...
View ArticleCalls Mount for University of North Carolina to Grant Tenure to Nikole...
Pressure is growing on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. Hannah-Jones is best known for producing The 1619...
View ArticlePregnant woman suing state patrol, claims PIT maneuver flipped her vehicle
PULASKI COUNTY, AR. – An Arkansas woman is suing the state patrol over a trooper’s use of a pit maneuver in July 2020 to stop her car, resulting in flipping her vehicle. Janice Nicole Harper says she...
View ArticleTexas governor announces plan to build southern border wall
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday announced plans to build a wall on the southern border while at a summit to discuss border security in Del Rio, Texas. “I will announce next week the plan for...
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Pulitzer citation awarded to Minneapolis teenager who recorded George Floyd’s...
The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a special citation Friday to the teen who filmed the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, touching off a summer of protests against systemic racism and police...
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