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43-Year-Old Married School Counselor Sentenced for Inappropriate Relationship with Teen Student

Emily Nutley

Nationwide — Emily Nutley, a 43-year-old married woman from Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced to three years in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old student in her school office. The […]

Trump Now Wants to Let Undocumented Immigrants Stay to Prevent Farm Labor Shortage

President Trump and some undocumented immigrants

Nationwide — After days of deploying troops to Los Angeles to deal with immigration riots, President Trump is now saying that he plans to ease his administration’s strict deportation policies […]

Latino Protesters Caught on Video Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Police Officer

Latino protester and Black police officer in LA

Nationwide — A viral video shows Latino protesters in Los Angeles shouting racist insults, including the N-word, at an African American police officer during protests against federal immigration raids. This […]

Innocent Black Man in Prison For 10 Years Finally Released, Another Person Confesses to Crime

Kenneth Bullock

Nationwide — Kenneth Bullock, a 44-year-old African American man from Detroit, Michigan, has been released after spending over a decade in prison for a carjacking he didn’t commit. His conviction […]

Elon Musk Now Says He Went Too Far, Regrets His Comments About President Trump

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump

Nationwide — Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and former government advisor, publicly walked back a series of explosive social media posts aimed at President Donald Trump, saying Wednesday […]

Mayor Karen Bass Imposes 8pm Curfew as Trump Sends Troops to Los Angeles

Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump

Nationwide — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has imposed a curfew on a one-square-mile section of downtown L.A. in response to escalating protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The […]

Man Shoots Tow Truck Driver For Trying to Repossess His Car

Marshun Colbert

Nationwide — Marshun Colbert, a 26-year-old African American man from Memphis, Tennessee, is wanted for allegedly shooting a tow truck driver during a car repossession on June 8 in Horn […]

Black Soldiers May Be Snubbed in Grand Military Parade's 250th Anniversary Celebration of U.S. Army

Black soldiers

Nationwide — The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission recently announced that a Grand Military Parade, Celebration & Broadcast Special, honoring the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army, will take place on June […]

Alabama Police Officer Arrested at Disney World Resort, Charged With Kidnapping

David Cunningham

Nationwide — David Cunningham, an African American police officer from Mobile, Alabama, was arrested at a Disney resort in Florida and charged with kidnapping after he handcuffed and detained a […]

LA's Black Mayor Responds as Trump Deploys National Guard for First Time Since Rodney King Riots

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump

Nationwide — For the first time since the 1992 Rodney King uprising, a sitting U.S. President has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles without a formal request from the […]

Black Woman Found Dead is the 13th Body Found in the New England States, Police Fear It's a Serial Killer

Adriana Suazo

Nationwide — Concerns of a potential serial killer operating in New England have resurfaced following the discovery of a young African American woman’s body in a wooded area of Milton, […]

80-Year-Old White Woman Arrested For Pepper-Spraying Her Black Neighbor's Kids Over Bubbles

Ada Anderson, April Morant's kids

Nationwide — Ada Anderson, an 80-year-old woman from Ocala, Florida, allegedly pepper-sprayed her neighbor and two young children, ages 3 and 6, after getting upset about bubbles. She now faces […]

Father From Arizona Who Set His 2-Year-Old Daughter on Fire Dies in Prison

Shawn Ryan Grell

Nationwide — Shawn Ryan Grell, a man from Arizona who was sentenced to life for killing his 2-year-old daughter by setting her on fire, has died in a Tucson prison. […]

Elon Musk Calls for Trump’s Impeachment After Explosive White House Fallout

Elon Musk and President Trump in the White House

Nationwide — A heated public clash erupted today between former allies President Donald Trump and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, marking a dramatic turn in their once-close relationship. The fallout […]

Black Mom From Ohio Upset After 10-Month-Old Baby Gets a Black Eye at Child Care

Kendra Small's daughter suffered scratches

Nationwide — Kendra Small, an African American mother from Toledo, Ohio, is demanding answers after her 10-month-old daughter came home from child care with deep scratches and a black eye. […]

Brian McKnight Reportedly Made No Effort to Reach Out to His Son Before He Died of Cancer

Brian McKnight and his son, Niko

Nationwide — R&B singer Brian McKnight is facing backlash again after the death of his estranged son, Niko McKnight, who passed away at age 32 following a two-year battle with […]

Pastor Jamal Bryant Publicly Calls Out Cardi B, Asks Her to Join Target Boycott

Pastor Jamal Bryant and Cardi B

Nationwide — Pastor Jamal Bryant, who is leading a national boycott against Target after the retailer scaled back its diversity and inclusion efforts, publicly invited Cardi B to support the […]

Mom Arrested For Attacking Principal When School Called Her About Daughter’s Fight

Mariah Hector

Nationwide — Mariah Hector, a 33-year-old mother from Charlotte, North Carolina, is accused of attacking two school officials after being called to her daughter’s middle school over a fight. She […]

Black Dad and Daughter Attacked by White Man Throwing Rocks During Fishing Trip

Sheron Brown and daughter Azaylia

Nationwide — Sheron Brown, an African American father from Massachusetts, was enjoying a Memorial Day fishing trip with his 10-year-old daughter when a white man hurled racial slurs and threw […]

Viral Video Shows Parents Fighting at a Kindergarten Graduation in Arkansas

Parents fight at Kindergarten Graduation in Faulk Elementary School

Nationwide — In a now-viral video, a fight among adults broke out during a kindergarten graduation at Faulk Elementary in West Memphis, Arkansas. The chaotic scene, caught on camera, showed […]

72-Year-Old Pastor From Alabama Pistol-Whipped a Man During a Robbery Then Apologized

Roy Powell, pastor accused of robbery

Nationwide — Roy Powell, a 72-year-old African American pastor from Mobile, Alabama, has been charged with first-degree robbery after he reportedly took a man’s book bag at gunpoint and hit […]

Tray Chaney, Actor From "The Wire," Home Destroyed in Georgia Tornado and His Son Was Thrown 300 Feet

Tray Chaney, actor from The Wire

Nationwide — Actor Tray Chaney, widely recognized for his role as Malik “Poot” Carr on HBO’s The Wire, has posted an emotional video on Instagram after a powerful tornado demolished […]

Black Mom and Daughter Found Dead in Georgia, Boyfriend Arrested

Ra'Dashia and Virginia Boston

Nationwide — Ra’Dashia Boston and her mother, Virginia, were found dead in their apartment in Warner Robins, Georgia, in what police say is a domestic violence case. The suspect, Ra’Dashia’s […]

President Trump Pardons White Couple Convicted of Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion

President Trump and Julie Chrisley

Nationwide — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have received full presidential pardons from President Trump, effectively ending their legal saga stemming from convictions of tax evasion and bank […]

Trump Used Photos From Wrong Country as Evidence of 'White Genocide' in South Africa

President Trump holding up the wrong photo of Congo, not South Africa

Nationwide — During a tense Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, U.S. President Donald Trump held up a printout of an article that included a screenshot he […]

Police Arrest Prison Maintenance Worker For Allegedly Helping 10 Inmates Escape

Sterling Williams

Nationwide — Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old maintenance worker at the Orleans Justice Center, has been arrested in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from the facility last Friday. Authorities […]

Black Female Chicago Police Dispatcher Reported Missing, Family Pleads For Help

Sana Bell

Nationwide — Sana Bell, a 31-year-old African American Chicago police dispatcher, has been reported missing, and her family is urgently asking for the public’s help in finding her. Bell was […]

Black Educator’s College Planning Program Seeks Sponsors for Lower Income and First-Generation Students

Mychal Wynn

Nationwide — Educator, author, and college planning activist, Mychal Wynn, founded the Georgia-based Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity College Planning Cohort program in 2006 to expand college, career, and […]

Black-Owned Tech Company Files Appeal Against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in $900M Case

Lawyers of the Viqual Medical Technology Vs. Kaiser case

The Case Sheds Light on the Theft of Black Inventors’ Ideas and Patents Nationwide — ViQUAL Medical Technology, a Black-owned biotech company, has officially filed an appeal in its legal […]

Black Woman Handcuffed All Because She Parked in a Handicap Parking Space

Breshari Faulkner

Nationwide — Breshari Faulkner, a 31-year-old African American mother from Senatobia, Mississippi, was forcibly arrested by police in front of her children on Mother’s Day after being confronted in a […]

Popeyes Manager in North Carolina Shot One of His Employees in Dispute Over ‘Burnt Biscuits'

Rodney Wood, Popeyes manager who shot employee over burnt biscuits

Nationwide — Rodney Wood, a 22-year-old Popeyes manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after allegedly shooting a fellow employee during a heated argument over […]

Professor Who Teaches the History of Racism Brutally Attacked in Possible Hate Crime

Aki Maehara

Nationwide — Aki Maehara, a 71-year-old Japanese American professor who teaches about racism at East Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, California, was seriously injured after being hit by a […]

More Than 100 Days into Trump’s Presidency, Black Communities Are Being Most Impacted by Environmental Injustice

Members of Green The Church

Nationwide — In his first 100 days, President Trump enacted over 100 actions to dismantle environmental protections, including revoking executive orders on environmental justice and closing Environmental Protection Agency regional […]

Mississippi Man Gets 25 Years in Prison After Stealing Child’s Piggy Bank

Dennis Anthony Walker

Nationwide — Dennis Anthony Walker, who is from Mendenhall, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for breaking into a Rankin County home and stealing a child’s piggy […]

17-Year-Old Special Needs Black Teen Arrested and Charged as Adult For Attacking a Teacher

Peter Brown

Nationwide — The family of Peter Brown, a 17-year-old African American teen from Clute, Texas, is outraged after their son was arrested and charged as an adult for allegedly attacking […]

27-Year-Old Single Black Mom With 2 Kids Says She's Still Homeless Since L.A. Wildfires

Kahnai Jackson

Nationwide — Kahnai Jackson, a 27-year-old African American single mother from Los Angeles, California, has been living in her car with her two young children since losing their home in […]

Woman Robs Dollar Store, Fights Employee, Then Returns to Get Her Cell Phone She Left Behind

Jessinya Faye Ezell

Nationwide — Jessinya Faye Ezell, a 34-year-old African American woman from Gulfport, Mississippi, has been arrested for armed robbery. Police say she returned to the crime scene to look for […]

Trump Expedites Refugee Status For 59 White South Africans, Sends Them a Private Chartered Plane

President Trump expedites White South African refugees

Nationwide — A charter flight carrying 59 white South Africans landed at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2025, making them the first group of Afrikaners to […]

Award-Winning Actor and Political Poet Addison Witt Champions Democracy Through Film, Literature, and Radical Reflection

Addison Witt

Nationwide — Actor, educator, and political poet Addison Witt is once again turning heads with a powerful lineup of creative and cultural work debuting this summer. Best known for his […]

Trump is Investigating a Chicago Public Schools' Program For Black Boys and Girls

Donald Trump

Nationwide — President Donald Trump’s administration is investigating whether Chicago Public Schools’ “Black Student Success Plan” violates federal antidiscrimination laws tied to DEI policies. The plan, which aims to support […]

Newark's Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested For Protesting at Newly Opened Immigration Detention Center

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka being arrested by ICE agent

Nationwide — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested this past Friday during a protest outside the newly opened Delaney Hall ICE detention center operated by The Geo Group in Newark, […]

Black Homeowner Charged With Murder After Killing Teen Filming TikTok Pranks in His Backyard at 3am

Tyler Chase Butler

Nationwide — Tyler Chase Butler, a 27-year-old African American man from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has been charged with murder after fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Bosworth Jr., a white high school […]

5-Year-Old Black Boy Beaten to Death With a Belt After His Uncle Sees His Report Card

Yoshuar Smith Cabrera

Nationwide — A horrifying tragedy has shaken the town of La Plata in southern Colombia, where a 5-year-old boy named Yosuar Smith Cabrera Caicedo was brutally beaten to death by […]

Trump Administration Wants to Eliminate Section 8 Housing Vouchers

Donald Trump

Nationwide — The Trump administration recently proposed cutting Section 8 housing vouchers and reducing rental assistance by 40%. The plan suggests replacing the current system with block grants for states, […]

Diddy’s New Lawyer is a Black Woman Who Was Once a Victim Herself of Sexual Assault

Diddy's new lawyer, Nicole Westmoreland

Nationwide — Nicole Westmoreland, now a member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team, has revealed she herself survived a sexual assault in 2001. She was 19 at the time and […]

Trump Administration in Talks with Rwanda to Accept U.S. Deportees

President Donald Trump and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in 2018

Nationwide — The Trump administration is in active talks with Rwanda to accept deportees from the U.S., including individuals from Africa and other countries. The agreement is still being negotiated, […]

Memphis Police Officers Acquitted of All Charges in Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith

Nationwide — Three former Memphis police officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith — have been acquitted of all state charges tied to the deadly beating of Tyre […]

Black Mom Confronts Jury in Court When Her Son Gets Life Sentence for 2022 Murder

Valerie Ross and son Demetrice

Nationwide — Valerie Ross, the mother of convicted killer Demetrice Ross, broke down in court and scolded the jury after her son was sentenced to life in prison for the […]

84-Year-Old Black Man From Texas, "My Ex-Girlfriend Stole $1.1M Worth of My Properties"

Sam Cormier

Nationwide — Sam Cormier, an 84-year-old African American man from Houston, Texas, was shocked when he discovered that eight of his fully paid-off properties were no longer under his name. […]

3rd Grade Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Coming to School Drunk in Tennessee

Melissa Rose

Nationwide — Melissa Rose, a third-grade teacher from Munford, Tennessee, was arrested on April 29 after school staff suspected she was intoxicated while on duty at a local elementary school. […]

A Call to Action: Black Americans Must Take Control of Their Self-Care Journey, Urges Darrell "Coach D" Andrews

Darrell Coach D Andrews

Nationwide — Darrell “Coach D” Andrews, nationally acclaimed author of The Self-Care Movement and graduate of the nation’s first HBCU, Cheyney University, is issuing a bold and urgent call: Black […]

Two Black Officers Sue Seattle Police Department For Being Denied Promotions

Corey Foy and Michael Griffin

Nationwide — Corey Foy and Michael Griffin, two African American officers with the Seattle Police Department, have filed separate civil lawsuits accusing the department of ongoing anti-Black racism, harassment, and […]

President Trump Says Barack Obama's Library in Chicago is a Disaster Because of DEI

President Donald Trump and Barack Obama

Nationwide — President Donald Trump is once again taking shots at former President Barack Obama, this time mocking the ongoing delays and ballooning costs of the Obama Presidential Center in […]

NFL Star Patrick Mahomes Under Fire For Saying He Has "Nappy" Hair

Patrick Mahomes

Nationwide — Patrick Mahomes is facing backlash after calling his old hairstyle “nappy” during an April 23 interview with KCTV 5. The comment came as he debuted a new, shorter […]

6-Year-Old Black Girl Allegedly Sold By Her Mom for Her Eyes and Skin

Joshlin Smith

Nationwide — Joshlin Smith, a 6-year-old girl from Western Cape, South Africa, went missing in February 2024. Her mother, Kelly Smith, was later found guilty of selling her to a […]

Black Dad in Ohio Kills Officer in Revenge After Police Killed His Son the Day Before

Rodney and Ryan Hinton, Black father who killed officer after his son was shot by police

Nationwide — The city of Cincinnati is reeling from two heartbreaking and connected tragedies, each underscoring a deeper pain long felt in Black communities. First, 18-year-old Ryan Hinton, a young […]

23-Year-Old Black Nursing Student Stabbed to Death Days Before Her Graduation

Tamilore Odunsi

Nationwide — Tamilore Odunsi, a 23-year-old British nursing student who had moved to Houston, Texas to pursue her degree, was tragically stabbed to death just days before she was set […]

Video Shows USPS Mail Carrier Beating 10-Year-Old Girl Outside of Elementary School

USPS mail carrier beating 10-year-old girl

Nationwide — A United States Postal Service employee was caught on camera, still in uniform, physically assaulting a 10-year-old girl outside Ben Franklin Elementary School in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident […]

Diddy's Prosecution is All White Women Led By Former FBI Director's Daughter

Diddy trial

Nationwide — Sean “Diddy” Combs will soon face a high-profile federal trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, and leading the prosecution is a team of six white female attorneys […]

Black People Have Noticeably Been Missing at Anti-Trump Protests — Here's Why

Anti-Trump protest

Nationwide — Anti-Trump protests across the U.S. have drawn large, mostly white crowds — but some are asking why more Black protesters aren’t showing up. Despite this, Black leaders stress […]

Black History Museum in Massachusetts Loses $500K in Funding Due to Trump’s Executive Order

Massachusetts Museum of African American History

Nationwide — Mass. Museum of African American History has lost a $500,000 grant after a Trump-era executive order froze funding and shut down the agency responsible for distributing it. The […]

Black Couple Sues Child Protective Services For Taking Their Newborn Baby

Rodney and Temecia Jackson

Nationwide — Rodney and Temecia Jackson, an African American couple from Dallas, Texas, are suing the state after their newborn daughter was taken from them in 2023 when they chose […]

Viral Video Shows Restaurant Owner Confronting Black Customer After Not Leaving Tip

Kenny Chou, ramen restaurant owner in viral video

Nationwide — A now-viral video shows a heated argument between restaurant owner, Kenny Chou, and a Black customer who didn’t leave a tip. The incident has sparked discussions on race […]

Black Couple Files Lawsuit After FBI Agents Mistakenly Raid Their Home in Atlanta

Trina Martin and Toi Cliatt

Nationwide — Trina Martin, an African American woman from Atlanta, Georgia, and her then-fiancé, Toi Cliatt, are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court after FBI agents raided her […]