‘Saving Our Own Souls’: ABS CEO, Ugandan Activist Plea for an African Nation to Welcome Black People Being Airlifted Out of China
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, African people living in China face racist treatment, including […] …
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In light of the coronavirus pandemic, African people living in China face racist treatment, including […] …
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re sure you’ve heard about inmates like Tekashi 6ix9ine and YNW Melly petitioning for their release from prison. And while some wardens and judges have agreed that it’s best to let inmates leave their respective penitentiaries to thwart the spread of coronavirus, in Tampa, Florida a similar idea backfired. An inmate…
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Carmen Williamson, who in the 1940s and ’50s was a top U.S. amateur boxer and then in 1984 became the first black boxing referee and judge at the Olympic games, has died. He was 94. Williamson died of COVID-19 complications on April 8 at a hospital in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Cohen is currently locked up at FCI…
Chicago Police arrested a second suspect and charged him with first-degree murder in the death […] …
While many are still waiting for their stimulus check due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one man in Columbus went to the ATM to find the IRS mistakenly deposited millions of dollars into his bank account! Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox: It was a regular visit to the ATM…
It has been a month since COVID-19 effectively changed how we currently live our lives. The sports world has been affected as all major sports leagues are virtually shut down. After Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell became the first two NBA players to test positive for COVID-19, the virus began affecting not only athletes,…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call was remembered Thursday during her funeral as a dedicated, compassionate officer and a devoted young mother, with a police chaplain calling her “a beautiful flower that was picked way too soon.” Numerous speakers, including Gov….
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer who was fatally shot last week while responding to a domestic violence call will be laid to rest Thursday following funeral services at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that were planned to adhere to social distancing rules because of the coronavirus pandemic. In contrast to funerals for…
After 15 years in prison, Cyntoia Brown was granted clemency by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. At 16 years old, she was beaten, raped, and pimped out to a man she killed, an act which got her life in jail even though she was so young, obviously being abused, and argued it was self-defense….
Former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has slammed a TMZ report claiming that he paid a hitman to kill two men in 2016. According to court documents obtained by the outlet, Johnson hired Dominic Bolden, a Florida gang member, to kill the two men who were suspected of shooting Johnson in 2015 in Orlando,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to compel federal health officials to post data daily that breaks down COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity. The lawmakers say the demographic data is needed to address any disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak, which…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden in a video on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures. “I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now,” Obama said in a nearly 12-…
Isaiah Chapman had not only been known in his Kenmore neighborhood for his participation in […] …
NBA icon Magic Johnson announced nearly 30 years ago he was HIV positive. “The reason why I’m still living is because (of) early detection. I had a test, I had a physical. It came up that I had HIV and that saved my life,” the former Los Angeles Lakers player told…