-
Emmett Till Accuser Says She โAlways Felt Like a Victim As Wellโ and Tried to Save Him, In Unpublished Memoir
Advertisements The white lady who accused Emmett Till of flirting with her, leading to his lynching in 1955, stated that she did not want him to be killed and attempted to save him. Carolyn Bryant Donham made the announcement in a manuscript obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday. The contents have been made public […]
-
The Story Of Marcos Xiorro, Enslaved African Who Dared To Revolt In Puerto Rico In 1821
Advertisements Many great kings, queens, royals, and others have been exiled for opposing colonization and western oppression. There are also stories about enslaved African heroes who risked their lives in order to rebel against white oppressors during slavery. They dared the system by organizing slave rebellions in order to demand racial justice and liberation. One […]
-
Florida Man Pulls an AR-Gun on Black Father and Daughter, Threatens To Shoot Them
Advertisements A Black father and his daughter were allegedly obstructing the property of a white Tampa Bay man who had a long history of criminal violence, according to surveillance footage. The man threatened to sue the unarmed landscapers when he noticed he was being filmed. On Thursday, July 7, when Jeremy Lee and his daughter […]
-
Virginia Cops Under Fire After Pointing Guns At Teen Who Was Recording Their Police Stop
Advertisements After a viral video of police pulling guns on a kid who was filming an arrest, Fairfax County Police officials opened an inquiry. Two police officers are seen in the video posted to Reddit and Twitter on July 9 ordering a person with a cellphone camera to the ground while brandishing their weapons. According […]
-
Never Forget That Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait During Slavery In The United States
Advertisements Alligator bait, also called gator bait, was the evil practice of using infant African children as bait to lure alligators. This practice was popular in Louisiana and Florida, and other parts of America’s south. During that era, there was high demand for alligator skin, which was used in the production of leather shoes, jackets, […]
-
13-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Black Person To Gain Admission Into Medical School In U.S.
Advertisements Alena Analeigh was only 12 years old when she was admitted to Arizona State University last year to study engineering. Around the same time, the adolescent was enrolled at Oakwood University. And, while studying at two different universities may appear to be a herculean task, Alena has already completed over two years of college […]
-
Detroit to Pay $7.5M to Man Who Spent 25 Years in Jail Because Police Switched Bullets In His Case; He Was Innocent
Advertisements The city of Detroit reached a multimillion-dollar settlement, putting an end to a lawsuit stating that three decades ago, members of its police force switched out bullets taken from a murder victim’s body in order to link the evidence to a suspect. The convicted man, who was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison […]
-
Meet Gregory Robinson, Who Fixed NASAโs Giant James Webb Space Telescope, And Is The Programs Director
Advertisements This week, NASA released the “deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe” it has ever taken. The milestone project was led by Gregory Robinson, a Black scientist at the agency. Robinson was comfortable with his other job when he was asked to take over a stalled NASA project in 2018 after billions of dollars […]
-
Nigerian American Julius Onah To Direct โCaptain America 4โ, According To Reports
Advertisements According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nigerian-American filmmaker Julius Onah will direct the fourth installment of the Captain America film franchise for Marvel Studios. Following the storyline of the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie will reprise his role as Sam Wilson, who takes up the shield as the next Captain […]
-
Meet Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, Who Fought Slavery In U.S. & Became 1st Black Person To Hold Public Office In 19th-Century British Columbia, Canada
Advertisements The first Black settlers arrived in British Columbia in April 1858, 24 years after the Abolition of Slavery Act, according to history; however, Black Canadian history dates back to the 1600s. Many immigrants would come from all over the world to prosper in British Columbia, Canada. One of them was Mifflin Wistar Gibbs. After […]
-
Judge Rules Cleveland Man Was Wrongfully Imprisoned For Murder, And Can Get More Than $1M
Advertisements A Cleveland man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he did not commit is now eligible to receive more than $1 million in wrongful imprisonment compensation after being exonerated by a judge on Monday. Charles Jackson was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder and attempted murder in […]
-
Louisiana Cop Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison For Kicking Black Man In The Face, While Handcuffed
Advertisements After pleading guilty to a civil rights charge of using excessive force while arresting a Black man in 2020, a former Louisiana police officer faces up to ten years in prison. Authorities said Jared Preston Desadier, 44, kicked Timothy Williams in the face and head during the April 2020 arrest in Ouachita Parish, according […]
-
Mo Farah Says He Was Trafficked To The U.K. And Forced Into Child Labor When He Was 9
Advertisements Olympic gold winner Mo Farah claims he was trafficked to the United Kingdom under a false name and forced into child labor, giving astonishing details about the difficult journey that led to his knighthood. “Most people know me as Mo Farah, but that’s not my name โ or, more accurately, it’s not the reality,” […]
-
Remembering The Chilling Murder Of Bill Cosbyโs Only Son, Ennis, By Mikhail In 1997
Advertisements Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby’s only son, was killed on Interstate 405 in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles, California, twenty-five years ago. Interstate 405 is believed to be one of the busiest highways. In 1997, Ennis Cosby flew to Los Angeles to meet friends. Ennis Cosby, 27, a dyslexic graduate student in special education […]
-
Georgia Man To Sue Police After Suffering 40 Bites From K-9 In Wrongful Arrest
Advertisements A Georgia man intends to sue police after being assaulted by a K-9 after his wife called 911 for a mental health crisis. The Alpharetta Police Department responded to Travis Moya’s home in July after his wife, Kami Moya, and stepson reported that he was pacing back and forth in the house, grunting and […]
-
Teen Burns To Death In House Fire After โPolice Started Throwing Gas Bombsโ In SWAT Standoff
Advertisements Fire authorities in Albuquerque are investigating what caused a fire that killed a 15-year-old kid while police were engaged in a standoff with a suspect in a Southeast Albuquerque neighborhood. The Albuquerque Police Department said Qiaunt Kelley, 27, was wanted for armed carjacking, vehicle theft, and a probation violation. Kelley barricaded himself in the […]
-
Jacob Blake Sr. Hospitalized, Plus Harris Beaten Up, After Violently Arrest By Police During Protest For Jayland Walker
Advertisements Jacob Blake’s father, who was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer in 2020, was temporarily hospitalized last week after attending a protest in Ohio and getting into an argument with local cops who were attempting to arrest him. Jacob Blake Sr. was brought to the hospital on Wednesday, […]
-
The Sad End Of Butterfly Mcqueen, The โGone With The Windโ Star Who Couldnโt Attend Filmโs Premiere For Being Black
Advertisements Thelma “Butterfly” McQueen had planned to become a nurse, but a teacher encouraged her to try dancing instead, which she finally accomplished. McQueen was born on January 8, 1911, in Tampa, Florida, and relocated to Harlem, New York, where she joined a Harlem theater group after studying nursing in the Bronx. She appeared in […]
-
Tamir Riceโs Killer Resigns One Day After Being Sworn In As Only Police Officer For Small Pennsylvania County Following Outrage
Advertisements Protesters who were outraged by a tiny borough in Pennsylvania’s decision to hire the former Cleveland officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old child slain at a playground while playing with a pellet gun in 2014, were successful in getting him fired. A day after the news broke, the individual resigned from his […]
-
Nigerian, Oshiorenoya Agabi Invents Computer Chip That Can โSmellโ Explosives And Detect Illness In Sick People
Advertisements Oshiorenoya Agabi, a Nigerian scientist and Silicon Valley innovator, has created a computer that can detect bombs by detecting the scent of explosives. At the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania, he unveiled the modem-sized technology. According to Leadership, the AI technology has been dubbed “Koniku Kore.” The system is composed of living neurons and silicon, […]
-
Founder Kyle D. Amaker, Makes History With First-Ever All-In-One Mobile App For Black Businesses
Advertisements Kyle D. Amaker, the founder, and CEO of Go Black Own, LLC, a company that specializes in Internet-related services and products for Black-owned businesses, has created history by launching an all-in-one mobile app to support and foster Black entrepreneurship. The native software provides supporters and Black-owned business owners around the country with a centralized […]
-
Black Women Say They Are Invisible In Abortion Rights Battle. ‘We Are Still Forgotten Within All Of This’
Advertisements For many Black women, the Roe v. Wade decision last month not only stripped them of physiological autonomy but also imposed another obstacle to economic security and the ability to shape their own future. For 49 years, women have had the right to abort a pregnancy without having to justify it, allowing some to […]
-
โTithing is Not Biblicalโ Says Wealthy Black Pastor Creflo Dollar, Who Made A Fortune From Tithes
Advertisements Creflo Dollar, a well-known pastor from Atlanta whose megachurch has collected tens of millions of dollars in donations from teaching the prosperity gospel over the years, is now declaring that tithing is not biblical, acknowledging that he made a mistake in his teachings. Dollar can be seen on a YouTube video ordering his congregation […]
-
Meet the African American Drag Racer Making History With Just One Arm – Al Roberson
Advertisements Al Roberson, sometimes known as “Al Boogie” on the racetrack, is a famed African American grudge drag racer. He has won more races in the ‘no-time’ category than any other racer in history! This summer, Al “Boogie” Roberson and his formidable team, The Southern Assassins, will return to the tracks, bringing their world-famous, gluttonous […]
-
The Story Of Robert โFree Bobโ Vernon, Former Slave Who Founded Vernon Town In Louisiana
Advertisements In the town of Amite, Louisiana, a family-owned funeral parlor has serviced the Black community for generations, preserving decades of information in funeral program records. “One day I got down and started looking at them, and I said, ‘Oh, look at the history I didn’t know about the Amite colored school,’” she said. “The […]
-
A Detailed List And History Of Lynching Of Black People In America
Advertisements Itโs been widely accepted that lynching was a systematic method of social and racial weapon intended to instil terror and fear into the psyche of the average black American, forcing them into submission and helping to cement their place in the lower rung of the inglorious racial caste system. The ignoble practice became widely […]
-
Mississippi Teen Saves Three Girls, Police Officer from Drowning In The Mississippi Pascagoula River
Advertisements After putting his life in danger to stop four people from drowning in the Mississippian Pascagoula River, a teenager is being praised for his bravery. One of the victims stated the boy saved her life just as she was about to “breathe her last.” Corion Evans, a 16-year-old Black boy, received praise from Moss […]
-
Willie Morrow, Black Inventor Of Afro Pick And The Blow Dryer Comb Attachment, Dies At 82
Advertisements The creator of the Afro pick, a ground-breaking tool for kinky hairstyles, has passed away. Willie Morrow, a barber and hair stylist by trade, was a prominent community stakeholder who held the view that “you should not have to go outside of your own community for the resources and money,” according to his family. […]
-
Zimbabwe Will Start Selling Gold Coins This Month As Inflation Hits Record High
Advertisements Zimbabwe’s central bank announced this month that the country will begin selling gold coins as a means of controlling inflation, which has undermined the local currency. According to The Citizen, the central bank’s governor, John Mangudya, announced that the coins, known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, would go on sale starting on July 25 in both local […]
-
White Off-Duty Cop Pins 14-Year-Old Boy Face Down On Pavement For โMovingโ His Sonโs Bike, Family Demands Criminal Charges
Advertisements A Chicago family has accused a police officer of racial profiling and using excessive force on their 14-year-old son, and the officer is now under fire. The boy’s mother is outraged after watching a video of the incident and feels that her son’s civil rights have been violated. Nicole Nieves said that on Friday, July […]
-
Black Wall Street Chamber President Found Dead In Her Home, Husband Died Moments Later At Hospital
Advertisements The Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Sherry Gamble Smith’s and her husband’s deaths are being looked into by the authorities in Oklahoma. Around 8 a.m., after receiving a 911 call from inside their Bixby home near 107th and Mingo, police discovered Smith dead and her husband, Martin, wounded. Martin passed […]
-
Black Grammy-Nominated Songwriter Shot Many Times In Road Rage Incident, Family Believe It Was Racially Motivated
Advertisements A White man shot a Black man numerous times in a road rage incident, requiring the victim to undergo multiple operations. The victim’s family said they believe the crime was racially motivated. Apparently, the incident took place on June 30. Wade McEwan, a White suspect who is 61 years old, reportedly opened fire on […]
-
Photo Of Bill Gates’ Daughter Intimate With Black Man Ignites Conversations About Interracial Dating
Advertisements The report that Phoebe Gates, the daughter of Bill Gates, is dating a Black man has sparked conversations about interclass and interracial dating on social media. After Phoebe, 19, posted a picture of herself and a young man on her Instagram account, stories of their alleged romance began to circulate. The image, which features […]
-
Eric Holder Convicted Of Murder In Shooting Death Of Rapper Nipsey Hussle โ They Pay One Of Us To Kill One Of Us
Advertisements According to CBS News, the man accused of fatally shooting the Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle was convicted guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday. Eric Holderโs conviction came three years after the Grammy-nominated rapper was shot multiple times outside his Marathon Clothing store in his South-Central Los Angeles neighborhood. After more than five hours of […]
-
Baby Falls to His Death from 29th Floor of Harlem Apartment Building Balcony, Witnesses Say Parents Were Arguing Before Fall
Advertisements Investigators in New York City are looking into the tragic incident that took the life of a 3-year-old kid. The toddler fell from an apartment balcony over the long Fourth of July weekend after neighbors reported hearing adult fights inside the house. Residents of the Taino Towers complex in Harlem, which is located on […]
-
California Governor Pardons Woman Who killed Her Sex Trafficer As A Teen & Was Sentenced To Life
Advertisements Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted clemency to a California woman who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 17 for fatally shooting the man who had abused and trafficked her. On July 1, Sara Kruzan received a pardon from Newsom after serving 18 years in jail for the 1994 murder. 2013 […]
-
19-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Teen Black Girl For Allegedly Throwing Water At Mcdonaldโs Employee
Advertisements According to Chicago prosecutors, a 19-year-old male accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl claimed he shot her after she threw water at a McDonald’s employee. When he fatally shot Tierra Franklin on July 1, the defendant, identified as Anthony Heredia, was on parole, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The occurrence took place at […]
-
Michigan Man Gets 40 Months To 15 Years Sentence For Shooting 6-Year-Old After Boyโs Ball Landed On His Property
Advertisements A Michigan man will serve time in prison after shooting a 6-year-old boy for playing with his brothers in his yard. Judge: “Adults should be the ones protecting children, not shooting at them.” The judge was horrified by his conduct. Ryan Cuong Le-Nguyen was sentenced on April 14 by Washtenaw County Trial Judge Darlene […]
-
Mike Grier Just Became The First Black General Manager In NHL History
Advertisements Mike Grier has been named the San Jose Sharks new general manager. According to the team, Grier’s appointment is historic because he is the first Black general manager in the National Hockey League (NHL). Grier, who has spent almost his entire life involved in hockey as a player, coach, scout, and executive, will reportedly […]
-
Popular Trophy Hunter Has Been Killed, In โExecution Styleโ In South Africa
Advertisements 55-year-old trophy hunter Riaan Naude, who was known for killing lions, giraffes, and elephants, was shot dead in South Africa after a problem with his truck. Police told Metro that the deadly incident happened on Marken Road in the province of Limpopo. Next to his vehicle, Naude’s lifeless body was discovered. Police reportedly stated that they […]
-
How Ohio Police Killed Jayland Walker, Reportedly Shot Him 60 Times
Advertisements Following demonstrations over the police shooting death of Black man Jayland Walker, authorities in downtown Akron, Ohio, imposed a 9 p.m. curfew and called off a significant July 4 event on Monday. Officers’ body camera footage of the shooting on June 27 was made public by the police on Sunday. Following their “peaceful” march, […]
-
Moments After Recovering From A Car Crash, A Black Woman Found Herself โDragged, Cuffed And Tasedโ By Police
Advertisements A woman from Oklahoma who was violently detained after being involved in a single-vehicle collision was seen on the bodycam video. She is now suing the officers who pulled her while shackled, alleging they used excessive force. Tyler McClain, who is suing the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office and the Greenwood Police Department in Arkansas […]
-
The Powerful Frederick Douglass Speech โ What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?
Advertisements Due to its importance in portraying the plight of African Americans during the American slavery era, Frederick Douglas’ 1852 speech with the title “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” has gained notoriety in recent years. Therefore, it is impossible to debate the speech’s historical importance. The Man: Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglass, […]
-
These Six Famous Black People Do Not Support Abortion, In View Of The Roe V. Wade Ruling
Advertisements Following a landmark decision in the Roe v. Wade case, abortion became legal in the entire United States about 50 years ago. The Roe v. Wade decision has now been reversed by the US Supreme Court, eliminating the constitutional protections for abortion. The Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s prohibition on abortions beyond 15 weeks on […]
-
Black People In Houston Are Dying From Cancer Caused By Higher Concentration of Industrial Hazards In Their Neighborhoods; Black Leaders Calls It โEnvironmental Racismโ
Advertisements Citizens of Houston who are Black have endured decades of disproportionate suffering as a result of exposure to dangerous chemicals that have killed generations of Black residents. Nevertheless, despite studies showing its existence, the head of the organization tasked with ensuring the state had clean air and water refused to acknowledge its existence. This […]
-
37 African Refugees Killed By Police While Trying to Cross Moroccan-Spanish Border, AU Expresses Huge Shock & Calls For Investigations
Advertisements After a mass attempt to scale the border barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in the death of at least 37 African migrants, human rights activists in Spain and Morocco have demanded the opening of probes in both nations. About 2,000 Africans, according to Spanish officials, made their way to […]
-
Black Woman To Sue Harvard For Licensing Out Images Of Her Enslaved Ancestors
Advertisements America’s oldest college or university, Harvard University, recently acknowledged its involvement in the practice of slavery, including the establishment of initiatives to involve former slaves’ descendants on campus and collaborate with other African-Americans and academic institutions. The institution can now be pressured to do more to atone for its role in the country’s greatest […]
-
Black Man Wrongfully Arrested By Nevada Police On A Warrant Intended For A White Man With The Same Name, Receives $90K Settlement
Advertisements Two police departments in the Las Vegas region have resolved a federal lawsuit brought by a man who was arrested by police who thought he had an outstanding warrant. The lawsuit criticized the police for mistakenly believing he was another individual with the same name even though he had the wrong race and age. […]
-
Oakland Teen Who Went Viral For His Science Education for Kids Earns 4.05 GPA During First Year at Stanford University
Advertisements The Oakland high school valedictorian who was the first Black male to graduate from the school has finished his first year in college. The student returns to his hometown with a stellar GPA from one of the top 10 universities in the nation. Ahmed Muhammad, an Oakland native who made news across the country when […]
-
R. Kelly Has Been Sentenced To 30 Years In Jail For Sex Abuse
Advertisements For leveraging his celebrity status to sexually assault children and women, US musician R. Kelly was given a 30-year prison term. The R&B musician, 55, was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking offenses in New York last September. The judge stated on Wednesday that he had an “indifference to human suffering” after years of […]
-
Detroit Mother Charged After Police Found Decaying Body Of Her Blind 3-Year-Old Son In Freezer
Advertisements After authorities discovered the body of the mother’s 3-year-old son in a freezer in the basement, she was charged with a number of crimes, including murder. The discovery was revealed after authorities conducted a wellness check at Azuradee France’s residence, according to The Detroit News. France, who was in court on Friday, is still […]
-
Man Who Murdered Black Michigan Girl Knocking on Door After Accident Gets Same Sentence In New Trial
Advertisements After the state Supreme Court mandated a new trial, a Michigan white man who claimed he killed a Black girl on his porch in 2013 out of fear for his life was resentenced to 17 years in prison. For the 2014 fatal shooting of Renisha McBride in Dearborn Heights, Theodore Wafer was found guilty […]
-
Former Minneapolis Cop, Mohamed Noor, Convicted Of Killing White Woman To Be Released
Advertisements The Associated Press reports that Mohamed Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty of killing a woman after responding to a 911 call, will be released from prison on Monday. After the Minnesota Supreme Court overturned his murder conviction in the 2017 shooting death of American-Australian citizen Justine Ruszczyk Damond, Noor […]
-
Rhode Island Cop & Republican, Charged For Punching Senate Rival At Abortion Protest
Advertisements A police officer in Rhode Island has been charged with assault after it was claimed that he punched a Black female Senate opponent at an abortion protest. Patrolman Jeann Lugo, 35, of Providence, was reportedly not on duty when he allegedly assaulted Jennifer Rourke on Friday. Rourke, the chair of the Rhode Island Political […]
-
The Story Of Bode Thomas, The Notable Nigerian Lawyer Who โDied Barking Like A Dog After Insulting A Kingโ
Advertisements Few people in Nigeria’s sociopolitical history have quickly ascended the ladder of notoriety and passed away in the middle of the day when there was still much work to be done, rather than in the evening when their lives were coming to an end. Olabode Akanbi Thomas, also known as Chief Bode Thomas, was […]
-
Farmington Hills Police Department Only Uses Black Male Images for Target Practice, Parents Outraged
Advertisements The parents of a Cub Scout from Michigan claimed that their son was horrified to learn that the police department in their community exclusively used cardboard cutouts of Black men as targets at the shooting range. The mother and father of one child acted after learning the information from the scouts, whose ages normally […]
-
Remembering The Horrendous Brazilian Holocaust That Killed 60,000, Majority Being Black
Advertisements Tens of Thousands of Brazilians, including Black people, were abandoned in aย mental institution, Colรดnia de Barbacena many years ago. Barbacena, in the state of Minas Gerais, was being referred to as “the city of madmen.” The bulk of those who were admitted to the institution, however, were not mentally sick. According to a report […]
-
Army Veteran Found Hanged In A Suburban Philadelphia Park; His Family Is Refusing The โSuicideโ Tag By Police
Advertisements Last week, a U.S. Army veteran who had reportedly been strangled was discovered dead in a suburban Philadelphia Park. The man’s family is now complaining that the coroner has hastily ruled the death a suicide, according to them. Relatives are requesting that the case be treated as a criminal investigation based on their knowledge […]
-
The Mysterious Unsolved Murder Of Clifton Walker, Black Father Of 5, On His Way Home From Work
Advertisements On February 28, 1964, 37-year-old Clifton Walker worked a late shift at International Paper in Natchez and was on his way home to his wife and five kids in southwest Mississippi when he decided to take the shortcut that others had cautioned him against. It was dark and near midnight. According to a PBS […]
-
Chicago Cop Who Smashed Black Womanโs Face And Neck Against The Concrete Ground, Then Knelt On Her Neck, To Be Fired
Advertisements One cop has been accused of breaking the city’s police code of conduct, and a top official in Chicago’s law enforcement system is advocating for his termination. Video purportedly captures the white police officer verbally abusing and dragging a Black lady by her hair before arresting her for looting in the summer of 2020, […]
-
75 Years After Sentencing Freedom Riders To The Chain Gang, N.C. Repeals Their Convictions
Advertisements On Friday, more than seven decades after they began the first of the “freedom rides” to oppose Jim Crow laws, Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina will have their sentences annulled posthumously. Renรฉe Price, the chairman of the Orange County Board of […]
-
โIโm Tiredโ โ Taraji P. Henson Says Sheโs Contemplating Moving Out Of United States
Advertisements Veteran actress Taraji P. Henson stated in a recent interview for the PEOPLE Every Day podcast that she is “seriously considering” leaving the United States because the challenging political and social climate is taking a toll on her. Henson, 51, said, “I’m seriously thinking about getting up out of here, leaving, and living in another […]
-
James Somerset, The Fugitive Slave From Virginia Who Ended Slavery In England
Advertisements James Somerset (or Sommersett), a Boston slave transported to England in 1771, was apprehended after attempting to flee from his master. He was loaded onto a ship and sent to Jamaica, where he would be bought and sold. His English allies, however, used a writ of habeas corpus to take him from the ship […]
-
Daunte Wright Police Killing: Family Reaches $3.2M Settlement With City Of Brooklyn Center
Advertisements Brooklyn Center has struck a $3.2 million settlement with the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop in April of last year. Attorneys for Wright’s family said the city has also committed to implementing improvements in police procedures and training for […]
-
Miami Cop Under Investigation For Telling Black Driver โThis Is How You Guys Get Killedโ
Advertisements In the wake of the event, a Miami-Dade police officer who was caught on camera warning a Black driver that “this is how you guys get killed” during a traffic check is being investigated. The Black driver, Gerardson Nicolas, was recording their interaction when the police officer said those words, according to NBC 6. […]
-
How Argentina Forgot Its Black Hero Antonio Ruiz Who Laid Down His Life For The Country
Advertisements He is regarded as one of the Black heroes of colonial Latin America who wanted independence and reform despite the hardship of being Black in a place where there were White people. Afro-Argentinean soldier Antonio Ruiz, often known as Falucho, sacrificed his life while serving his nation. He fought with Josรฉ de San Martn’s […]
-
Two Florida Brothers Who Beat Up A Black Man With An Ax Handle, Indicted On Federal Hate Crime Charges
Advertisements For assaulting a Black man outside a bargain store in Florida, two white brothers have been charged with a hate crime. Along with previous charges stemming from the brawl the guys were detained for in 2021, the additional offense will be added. After allegedly attacking a 24-year-old African-American man known only as D.B. in […]
-
Bill Cosby Has Been Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Minor At Party In The 1970s โ Not Again!
Advertisements Bill Cosby was found guilty by a jury in Los Angeles of sexually assaulting a female at the Playboy Mansion party in the 1970s when she was 16 years old. Judy Huth, the complainant, reportedly brought the civil lawsuit against the disgraced actor and comedian. The jury also ordered Cosby to pay Huth $500,000 […]
-
21-Year-Old College Basketball Star Fatally Shot In NYC โ RIP Brother
Advertisements Darius Lee, a basketball player for Houston Baptist, was shot and killed in New York City early on Monday, according to the NYPD and the university. After midnight, East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan were the scenes of a shooting, according to a statement from the NYPD, according to PEOPLE. Lee and […]
-
Francia Mรกrquez: The Former Cleaner Who Just Became Colombiaโs First Black Vice President
Advertisements Colombia is one of the few South American countries where racism still exists. Many Black individuals were invisible under the law before the legislation was passed in the country to reflect the country’s multicultural past. Afro-Colombians are descendants of enslaved people who were taken from their homes in Africa to work on sugar cane […]
-
WATCH: Disturbing โDoll Testโ Experiment Showing Effects Of Racism On Black Italian Children
Advertisements Racism has been passed down from generation to generation, and it does not appear to be improving, despite the increased understanding brought about by education and the achievements of black people, who are the most prejudiced. Kenneth and Mamie Clark, psychologists, devised the “doll test” in the 1940s to investigate the psychological consequences of […]
-
The Jerry Rescue: The Historic Day Abolitionists Violently Freed Fugitive Slave William โJerryโ Henry
Advertisements A group of Black and White abolitionists in Syracuse, New York, broke into a public building and released William “Jerry” Henry around 171 years ago, with the help of townspeople. Jerry, 40, had escaped slavery in Mississippi 17 years before and was working as a barrel maker in Syracuse when he was caught at […]
-
Belgium Returns Lumumbaโs Tooth To Congo 61 Years After He Was Killed And Dissolved In Acid
Advertisements Belgium has officially returned what is popularly thought to be Patrice Lumumba’s tooth, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo who was murdered in a Western-backed coup. At a formal ceremony at Egmont Palace in Brussels on Monday, Belgian authorities presented a blue box holding the tooth to members […]
-
โDonโt Worship Meโ โ What Haile Selassie Said When He Visited Jamaica In 1966
Advertisements The visit of Ethiopian monarch Haile Selassie to Jamaica on April 21, 1966, irrevocably transformed the character of continental and diasporic African ties. From a historical Pan-African perspective, Emperor Selassie’s visit occurred during a moment when the euphoria around African countries’ independence had not faded down. Selassie’s own Ethiopia had never been colonized, but […]
-
Family Of 84-Year-Old Grandmother Killed By Police Frustrated With Chicagoโs Slow-Moving Investigation
Advertisements More than three years after her death, the family of an 84-year-old Chicago grandmother who died in a car accident caused by police moving at a high rate of speed is frustrated and tired of waiting for retribution. “Family, church, and school, that was her life,” Pastor Dwight Gunn said of his mother, Verona […]
-
โGod Made Me A Man โ Not A Slaveโ: When The Arrest Of Runaway Slave Anthony Burns Shook Up Boston
Advertisements One of the most dramatic protests in Boston’s history, according to local media. Anthony Burns, who had fled slavery in Virginia and resettled in Boston, was apprehended for being a fugitive slave and deported back to Virginia approximately 170 years ago. Burns’ arrest infuriated abolitionists in Boston, who staged street protests to demand his […]
-
The Civil War Battle That Saw An Enslaved African Take His White Owner Prisoner – Millikenโs Bend
Advertisements According to history, approximately 179,000 Black men served as soldiers in the Union Army by the end of the Civil War in 1865, accounting for 10% of the Union Army, while another 19,000 served in the Navy. During the war, nearly 40,000 black soldiers died. All non-combat support functions were performed by black soldiers […]
-
Toddler Missing From Babysitterโs House Found Dead In Massachusetts Pond, Investigations Are Still Underway
Advertisements Authorities have opened an investigation into the death of a 3-year-old kid who went missing from a Massachusetts home and was discovered dead in 5 feet of water on Wednesday. According to accounts, Harry Kkonde went missing from his babysitter’s home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning, prompting a large hunt for the child. […]
-
Meet The Founders Of Chipper Cash, The Black Startup Worth Billions Of Dollars
Advertisements Ham Serunjogi, a Ugandan from a solid home, remembers the difficulties his father faced in transferring funds to him to pay for his swimming lessons. According to Forbes, he had been chosen for the Ugandan Youth Olympic squad at the time, and his father had to travel to South Africa to pay his swim […]
-
Fresh Video Shows Chicago Police Shot 13-Year-Old Black Boy Whose Hands Were Up, Then Dragged Him on the Pavement
Advertisements During a pursuit in May, a Chicago Police officer shot a teenager in the back while his hands were in the air, according to video. According to a federal lawsuit filed against the city and the police officer, the 13-year-old, identified as A.G., was unarmed and obeyed police directions. Officers can be seen chasing […]
-
The Buffalo Shooter Said He Committed The Attack โFor The Future Of The White Raceโ
Advertisements According to a federal criminal complaint, Payton Gendron, the White suspect in custody for allegedly shooting and killing ten Black people during a racially motivated attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, told his family in an apology note that he committed the attack “for the future of the White race.” Authorities […]
-
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Allen, Convicted Of Marijuana Possession
Advertisements The state’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by a man condemned to life in prison for marijuana possession. The Mississippi Supreme Court determined on Thursday that Allen Russell’s life sentence did not violate the Eighth Amendment and was legal under state law. Russell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of […]
-
After 91 Years, Youngest Person Executed In Pennsylvania Has Wrongful Murder Conviction Dismissed – Alexander McClay Williams
Advertisements In 1931, an all-white jury found Black boy Alexander McClay Williams guilty of stabbing to death a white house matron at the Glen Mills School for Boys in Delaware County in barely four hours. Williams, who was 16 at the time, was hanged five months later, making him the youngest person executed in Pennsylvania […]
-
Black Man Who Won Racial Abuse Lawsuit Against Tesla Given Two Weeks To Accept $15M Payout
Advertisements A former Tesla employee who launched a racial abuse lawsuit against the electric-car company has been given two weeks to accept a $15 million settlement. On June 7, a federal judge issued an ultimatum to Owen Diaz, according to TechCrunch. According to Face2Face Africa, a San Francisco judge ordered Tesla Inc. to pay Diaz […]
-
Black Man Sentenced As Teenager To 24 Years for Capital Murder He Did Not Commit, Now Sues City For $50 Million
Advertisements After spending almost a quarter-century in jail and facing the death penalty for a crime he did not commit, George Bell is suing New York City and eight police officers. Bell was found guilty of capital murder in the December 1996 shootings of an off-duty police officer and the owner of a check-cashing store, […]
-
Abdissa Aga: The Ethiopian Hero Who Terrorized Fascist Italians, Raised An Army, And Fought Them In Their Own Land
Advertisements During the Italian occupation, he was one of Ethiopia’s finest patriots, although his tale is hardly remembered. Abdissa Aga, a native of Welega, Oromia, joined the Ethiopian Army at the age of 14 and fought against Fascist Italy in Ethiopia in 1936. While resisting Italian troops, he was arrested and imprisoned in a concentration […]
-
Mellody Hobson Becomes First Black Female NFL Owner, To Join Denver Broncos
Advertisements The Denver Broncos were set to be purchased by a consortium led by Walmart heir Rob Walton last Friday (June 8), pending league approval. Mellody Hobson, a businesswoman who is a member of the organization, is slated to become the first Black female minority owner in the NFL. Walton’s daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and […]
-
The True History Of The Silverton Siege That Sparked The Global โFree Mandelaโ Movement
Advertisements In April 2022, on Freedom Day, a film based on the true story that launched the global “Free Mandela” movement was released. The film Silverton Siege, directed by Mandla Dube of South Africa, is based on a story from 1980, when three members of UMkhonto weSizwe, sometimes known as MK, founded by Nelson Mandela, […]
-
A New York Foundation Paid Widows Of Tuskegee Experiment $100 For Further Experiments On Their Dead Husbandsโ Bodies
Advertisements The Tuskegee Experiment was a 40-year study experiment that looked at the consequences of untreated syphilis. Black rural farm workers were the focus of government-sponsored research in the United States, and they were kept in the dark while they suffered. After going to the press in 1972, a whistleblower revealed the study’s unethical and […]
-
Meet The Datcher Family Who Have Owned & Run Their Alabama Farm Since The 1800s
Advertisements The Datcher’s Harpersville farm has a long history dating back to before the Civil War. Throughout American history, it portrays the story of family and Black ownership. The farm’s trees have been there for three centuries. The Datcher family farm museum is a tiny white farmhouse with portraits of family photos adorning the walls, […]
-
Minneapolis Police Officers Beat Man to a Pulp & Plant Drugs Near His House After He Complained
Advertisements According to a lawsuit received by the Atlanta Black Star, Minneapolis police officers violated Andre Moore’s civil rights twice in a couple of months. Officers pulled a gun and taser on Moore during a traffic check, according to the lawsuit, and then pummeled him until he was unconscious in December 2019. One of the […]
-
Who Really Was John Hanson, Black Man Erroneously Called The First Black President Of U.S.?
Advertisements Years before the internet, the claim that John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States spread. In recent years, social media has promoted that false claim. In 2020, some social media posts proclaimed Hanson as the first Black president of the United States, rather than Barack Obama. In the posts, there […]
-
Meet 19th-Century Black Dentist Who Invented The Oblate Palate And Golf Tee – Dr. George Franklin Grant
Advertisements Butler R. Wilson, a Boston civil rights attorney, called him “one of the most skilled and well-known dentists among the younger members of the profession.” Dr. George Franklin Grant, a black dentist, was not just a successful dentist, but also an inventor. He invented and patented the oblate palate, a prosthetic device that allows […]
-
How The Multimillion-Dollar Vanilla Industry Was Created By Enslaved African Child, Edmond Albius
Advertisements Vanilla is a widely used spice around the world. The pricey ingredient is the main flavoring in ice creams and cola drinks, and it’s also found in some of the world’s finest perfumes and delicacies. In the mid-nineteenth century, before the vanilla revolution, the world, and Mexico in particular, were generating only a few […]
-
Pastor Who Plotted To Kill Thousands Of Black South Africans With Poisoned Water, Now Facing Charges
Advertisements On Monday, a pastor was found guilty of plotting to topple the South African government and murder thousands of the country’s Black people. A South African court convicted Harry Johannes Knoesen guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violent attacks, and recruiting people to carry out attacks, according to The Associated Press. Prosecutors […]
-
North Carolina Man Gets Death Sentence For Torturing, Raping, And Killing 15-Year-Old Daughter
Advertisements Joshua Burgess, a North Carolina father, was sentenced to death on Friday for raping, torturing, and killing his 15-year-old daughter in 2019. Union County Sheriff Eddie Cathey announced the verdict. Zaria Burgess was visiting her father for the weekend at his Wesley Chapel home, according to WSOC-TV, when he strangled her before slicing her […]
-
Billionaire Lebron James To Open Multimillion-Dollar Health Center In Ohio To Give Affordable Healthcare
Advertisements NBA superstar LeBron James is set to open a multimillion-dollar medical centre in Akron, Ohio, where he grew up. The LeBron James Family Foundation stated on Instagram that the facility, I Promise HealthQuarters, will be open to provide services to children at his I Promise School and those in the surrounding neighborhoods. The LeBron […]
-
The Rise And Fall Of Dearfield, A Colony For Black People Built By Man Named After Haitian General, Toussaint
Advertisements Toussaint Jackson Oliver When he created Dearfield in the high plains of Colorado, had a dream: to build a self-sustaining village free of racism for Black people and their children. Jackson was able to persuade Black families in Denver, where the majority of the state’s Black population lived, to migrate to Dearfield in the 1910s, at […]
-
Belgiumโs King Visits DR Congo To Heal Wounds, Returns Looted Mask Of The Suku People
Advertisements Belgium’s King Philippe has returned to the National Museum in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Congolese mask stolen during the colonial era. The mask, known as Kakungu, belonged to the Suku ethnic group from the country’s southwest, who utilized it in healing ceremonies. The mask was collected by an art dealer seventy […]
-
How Renowned Activist Angela Davis Narrowly Escaped The Death Penalty In 1972
Advertisements Angela Davis, an American political activist, was arrested in October 1970 after a warrant was issued for her arrest on allegations of aggravated kidnapping and first-degree murder in connection with the death of Judge Harold Haley. On June 4, 1972, an all-white jury acquitted her of all charges after 16 months in prison and […]
Got any book recommendations?