The Mesa Police Department in Mesa, Arizona denies Forty-Eight Foundation’s liquor license without valid reason. Event organizers claim diversity issues really are race related. Mesa, AZ — Ernest Hickman of […]
Nationwide — On August 26, 2014, U.S. Marshals and NYPD executed a late-night arrest in Queens, NY on a 24-year old warrant from Virgina. Inside the Queens apartment was Oswald […]
Seattle, WA — Starbucks Coffee Company has announced it will be closing its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct […]
Houston, TX — Inspiring graduation photos of a single mother with her five children have been going viral on social media. Iesha Champs, who will receive her law degree in […]
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan that would allow states to force food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing. That is even after evidence from previous tests already […]
Oakland, CA — Brennan Walker, a 14-year old Black student, had a near-death experience last Thursday merely because of asking a question. He was shot by a white man after […]
Hospitals in New York are being alerted about a new form of synthetic marijuana mixed with rat poison. It is believed that the said substance is linked to some cases […]
Minerva Roman, a 71-year old senior citizen woman from Philadelphia was shocked when she received her gas bill last month. She was being charged with a huge amount of money […]
Sweden, NY — Hanane Mouhib, a 36-year old former nurse, was arrested for allegedly decapitating her own 7-year old son just 10 days after being released from a hospital psych […]
Corona, CA — Xcel Scholastic, an independent academic resource for families of college-bound high school students, offers academic advising for what many students and parents have come to realize is […]
Chicago, IL — In the past two years, Chicago has experienced a surge in violence rate with 650 homicides in 2017 and 762 homicides in 2016 where the majority of […]
Nationwide — According to CNN, the most popular Facebook fan page dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement was fake. After a careful investigation, it was discovered that the page […]
Nationwide — Andrea Lockhart-Nixon is a new author in the Raleigh, NC area. She has written and published a great book titled, Two Muffins. This is the first in the […]
By Rev. Clenard H. Childress, Jr. Nationwide — Aqunda Okeyo, who while serving as the Communications Chair for the March for Racial Justice, made an incendiary and thought-provoking observation when […]
Brooklyn, NY — Police officers who responded to reports of an African American man who was threatening people with a “gun” fatally shot the man. Later, they found out that […]
Nationwide — Nick Gordon has once again gotten away from criminal charges for allegedly beating up his girlfriend last month. The charges have been dropped after his girlfriend took back […]
Oak Park, IL — The Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Continues: The Eyes Above The Horizon Event promises to inspire minorities interested in Aviation. At-risk youth from all over the […]
President Trump is once again under fire for seeking to eliminate a heating assistance program that helps keep low-income families’ homes warm. The Trump administration claims that the program is […]
Orrin Hudson uses chess to provide teens with better decision-making skills, and Dr. Ruben West employs precise communication to help kids make smart choices. Chicago, IL — On Saturday, April 7, […]
Houston, TX — Kirbyjon Caldwell, senior pastor at Windsor Village United Methodist Church, a Houston-based mega church, is facing charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors have accused him […]
By Lee E. Meadows, Ph.D, Human Resource Consultant Nationwide — The concept of freedom is not lost on anyone who spends time thinking about their range of options, but for […]
Las Vegas, Nevada has always been a famous place for people looking for pleasure and recreation. For low income families, however, the “Entertainment Capital of the World” is not that […]
New York, NY — Tracy Gittens, an NYPD sergeant, is facing dismissal from duty as she recently tested positive for marijuana. However, she claims that the hair sample that was […]
A nice meal and a purposeful advocacy? Tunde Wey, a chef from Nigeria, has been offering both through his pop-up stalls that serve meals and aims to change people’s racial […]
According to CBS News, 30 states offer compensation to people who have been wrongfully convicted, but less than half are ever paid. Memphis, TN — After more than three decades behind […]
Author and entrepreneur Bryace Todd tells it all in his new book entitled, “The Blueprint 4 Perfect Lemonade: What I Learned From Jay & Bey” Fort Worth, TX — African […]
Washington, DC — In just a few months, nervous parents of high school seniors will be making the final decisions of how they will pay for college for their students. […]
Kalamazoo, MI — Mujey Dumbuya, a 16-year-old girl, was about to testify against her rapist but she was found dead on the side of the road half-naked. Officials say she […]
Author Grace LaJoy Henderson lost her mother when she was 2-years old, and she has finally found her after a lifelong search comprising of five painful decades. Kansas City, MO […]
Hudson hosted the “Black CEO Morning Show” everyday Monday through Friday during the month of March Atlanta, GA — Orrin Hudson, founder of the innovative and game-changing non-profit Be Someone […]
Raleigh, NC — Brianna Ashanti Lofton, a 20-year old mother from Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with two counts of felony child abuse and possession of marijuana. She was […]
Sacramento, CA— The Sacramento Police Department has finally released the audio and video footage that shows officers pursuing and then shooting an unarmed African American man to death Sunday night. […]
Nationwide — Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, a 39-year-old Texas man who served as a security guard for Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, was shot and killed by Dallas SWAT officers after a standoff. He […]
Nationwide — Dyshan Best, an African American man from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was shot in the back by police during a foot chase and had to wait for over 10 minutes […]
Nationwide — Pierce Cotton, a 32-year-old African American police officer from Pensacola, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly having sex without informing his partner that he is HIV-positive. He now […]
Nationwide — Charles “Sonny” Burton, a 75-year-old man from Alabama who was set to be executed this week, had his death sentence commuted to life without parole. He was convicted […]
Nationwide — Jada West, a 12-year-old African American girl from Winston, Georgia, died after getting into a fight with another student near her home. The middle schooler suffered a serious […]
Nationwide — Myron Chorbajian, a former pastor from Greenville, South Carolina, faces dozens of charges for abusing his adopted children. He and his wife allegedly forced kids to eat trash […]
Nationwide — The family of Kendrick Johnson, who died in a high school gym in Valdosta, Georgia, back in 2013, has had their $1 billion lawsuit against law enforcement and […]
Nationwide — Mae St. Julien, a 73-year-old African American great-grandmother from DeKalb County, Georgia, says she was violently slapped on her backside while shopping at a local Kroger grocery store, […]
Nationwide — Kevin Cooper, an African American man from Portland, Oregon, was shot while protecting his grandson during a home invasion. Five teens now face murder and assault charges in […]
Nationwide — Kynath Terry Jr., a 19-year-old African American man from Homewood, Alabama, fatally shot his wife at a hospital shortly after they welcomed their first child, then took his […]
Nationwide — Zoey Price, a 7-year-old African American girl from Atlanta, Georgia, was killed Tuesday night when gunfire struck her family’s home. Her mother was injured but survived, and police […]
Nationwide — Rogeick Cohea III, an 18-year-old African American teen from Gulfport, Mississippi, was found dead in his car at Stonegate Apartments after being in the vehicle for about 24 hours. […]
Nationwide — Arianna Fitts, an African American girl from San Francisco, California, was 2 years old when she went missing in 2016, and her mother was found dead days later. The […]
Nationwide — Mitrice Richardson, an African American woman from California, was 24 years old when she disappeared after being released from the Malibu-Lost Hills sheriff’s station with no money, phone, […]
Nationwide — Julian Bailey, an African American man from Washington, DC, was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals during a traffic stop, leaving his family devastated and demanding answers. His […]
By Brother Shelton Muhammad and Family Nationwide — In 2009, we were asked by a Black farmer and his wife if we would consider purchasing their farm in Southampton County, […]
Nationwide — John Boyd Jr., President of the National Black Farmers Association, says African American farmers have not received any of the $12 billion that President Trump claimed was distributed. […]
Nationwide — Michelle Montgomery, a 39-year-old African American mother of 4 from Brooklyn, New York, was found dismembered in a trash bag in her apartment building’s basement. Police are investigating, […]
Nationwide — Courtney Clenney, a white woman from Miami, Florida, who is accused of killing her African American boyfriend, appeared in court making playful faces and sticking out her tongue. […]
Nationwide — T’Neya Tovar, a 17-year-old African American girl from California who had been missing for 3 months, was found dead in the desert. Authorities have arrested 51-year-old Abraham Feinbloom […]
Nationwide — An African American man who owns a lawn care business said he faced racism when a white homeowner canceled his services mid-job after realizing he was Black. The […]
Nationwide — Sidney Dearing and his family, the first African American homeowners in the city of Piedmont, California, were forced out of their home within a year nearly 100 years […]
Nationwide — John Marks, an African American man from Manvel, Texas, was arrested after his white neighbor, Amanda Zawieruszynski, accused him of sexual assault during a house party. However, surveillance […]
Nationwide — Tiffany Woods, an African American mother from New Orleans, Louisiana, who was convicted of killing her baby after she desperately tried to feed him cow’s milk during Hurricane […]
Nationwide — Summer Smith, the African American mom whose teenage son, SeMarion Humphrey, was tricked into drinking urine at a birthday sleepover, has been ordered to pay $3.2 million to […]
Nationwide — Dequavious Graves, a 31-year-old African American postal worker from Atlanta, Georgia, was shot and killed while delivering mail in DeKalb County. His family is mourning the sudden loss […]
Nationwide — A video showing an Henryetta, Oklahoma officer punching a Black man on the ground went viral, sparking outrage. Police say the clip shows only part of the arrest and […]
Nationwide — Alicia Hughes, a woman who works as a secretary at a high school in Union City, Ohio, was arrested after her husband caught her with one of her […]
Nationwide — Dominic Nosacek, who is from Wisconsin, is facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed his Black neighbor, Angelo Nelson, because he believed he was a “terrorist.” […]
Nationwide — Former Mayor Karen Williams Weaver tuned in to listen to United States Senator Elissa Slotkin’s speech about the anniversary of the Flint water crisis on the Senate floor. […]
Nationwide — Gabryel Ayers, a 26-year-old African American mother from Chicago, Illinois, was killed when gunmen opened fire on her car on the city’s South Side. Her 1-year-old daughter in […]
Nationwide — Junior Andrew Bennett, a 32-year-old African American church pastor from Pinon Hills, Southern California, has been arrested after investigators linked him to multiple child sex abuse allegations. Authorities […]