Elizabeth Francis Is The Oldest Living American At Age 114
Elizabeth Francis, a 114-year-old resident of #Houston, has become the oldest living person in the #UnitedStates, as confirmed by...
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Mar 61 min read
Last Survivors Of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Will Have Oral Arguments Heard by Oklahoma Supreme Court
The #Oklahoma #SupremeCourt is poised to hear oral arguments in April regarding a #reparations lawsuit brought by the last two survivors...
Mar 61 min read
Family Of Black Teen Singled Out In Mall Fight By Police Settles With New Jersey
In #Bridgewater, #NewJersey, a settlement was reached between the town and the family of Z'Kye Husain, a Black teenager, following a...
Mar 31 min read
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial In Denver Have Pieces Stolen
In Denver's City Park, the substantial #MartinLutherKingJr memorial fell victim to vandalism, prompting an investigation by local...
Mar 31 min read
Former Paramedic Peter Cichuniec Sentenced To Five Years Over Elijah McClain's Death
Peter Cichuniec, a paramedic in #Colorado, was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the 2019 death of #ElijahMcClain....
Mar 11 min read
Family Of Leonard Cure Files Lawsuit For His Police Involved Death Following Exoneration
The family of Leonard Cure, a man killed by a sheriff's deputy in #Georgia, has filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office and...
Mar 12 min read
State Board Of Education Voted To Remove Police From High Schools
The #Chicago Board of Education recently decided to remove police from 39 high schools in the upcoming fall. This decision comes after a...
Mar 11 min read
Bill Proposed By State Senate Could Close Three HBCUs Including Jackson State and Alcorn State
A proposed cost-cutting bill in the #Mississippi Senate aims to shut down three state-funded higher education institutions by June 20,...
Mar 11 min read
Family Of Keagan Schweikle Awarded $32 Million Over His Police Involved Shooting Death
After eight years, new developments emerge regarding the shooting death of 17-year-old Keagan Schweikle in Benton, #Arkansas. A federal...
Mar 11 min read
Police Officer Who Killed Jaahnavi Kandula With His Police Cruiser & Joked About It Won't Be Charged
King County prosecutors announced that they won't pursue criminal charges against a #Seattle #police officer, Kevin Dave, involved in a...
Mar 11 min read
Mother Of Quantavious Eason Suing State Over His Public Urination Arrest
The mother of a 10-year-old boy, Quantavious, who was arrested for public urination in Senatobia, #Mississippi, is suing the city and...
Feb 282 min read
Shania Muhammad Describes Being America's Youngest Teacher At 16-Years-Old
Shania Muhammad, who graduated from the University of Oklahoma at 15 and became the youngest teacher in the US at 16, credits her success...
Feb 281 min read
White Michigan Church Supports Reparations To Black Organizations
The First Presbyterian Church in Lansing, #Michigan, is actively supporting reparations for the Black community by raising funds. White...
Feb 281 min read
Attorney For Ahmaud Arbery's Family Maintains That His Murder Was Motivated By Hate
Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was fatally shot in a racially motivated attack while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood in February 2020. His...
Feb 251 min read
Mayor Randall Woodfin Suggests Black Athletes Leave State Alone If Anti-DEI Bill Passes
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin criticized Alabama legislators for introducing a bill, Senate Bill 129, aiming to ban teaching "divisive...
Feb 251 min read
Judge Rules School Did Not Violate CROWN Act By Punishing Darryl George Over His Hairstyle
In a recent ruling, a judge in #Texas sided with school officials at Barbers Hill High School in #MontBelvieu, stating they did not...
Feb 242 min read
Growing Diabetic Amputations Among Black & Latino Patients A Concern For Medical Experts
The prevalence of amputations among diabetics, particularly within #Black and #Latino communities, has become a growing concern across...
Feb 241 min read
Historic Black Gravesite Victim Of Illegal Dumping
A Cumberland County family, descendants of historic Black landowners, are distressed over ongoing illegal dumping on their ancestral...
Feb 241 min read
Howard University Becomes First HBCU To Have A Figure Skating Team
A groundbreaking moment unfolded as #HowardUniversity introduced its inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) figure...
Feb 241 min read
New Statements Implicate NYPD & Feds In The Assassination Of Malcolm X
Attorney #BenCrump introduced two new witnesses, Khaleel Sayeed Ramakrishna, and Walter Bowie, during a press conference regarding the...
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