The man accused of murdering 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist Oluwatoyin Salau and 75-year-old AARP volunteer Victoria Sims was arrested Sunday (Jun. 14) in Orange County on warrants for homicide and kidnapping, the Orlando Sentinel reports. 49-year-old Aaron Glee Jr. was booked into the Orange County Jail around 5 …

People light up candles as they gather during a vigil, around a makeshift memorial at the tree where Robert Fuller was found dead outside Palmdale City Hall on June 13, 2020, to demand a full investigation into the death of Robert Fuller. Photo: Apu Gomes (AFP via Getty Images ) …

Associated Press 1. The Supreme Court ruled that a 1964 civil-rights law protects gay and transgender employees from workplace discrimination. Today’s ruling hinged on the Court’s interpretation of a three-letter word in the Civil Rights Act of 1964—sex. As Todd S. Purdum recounted last year, the word’s inclusion in that …

Police in Akron, Ohio are investigating a shooting that left a Black teen dead after she was fired upon while waiting at a stoplight. According to ABC News 5 Cleveland, police responded to reports of shots fired around 1:25 p.m. Saturday afternoon (Jun. 13) at the intersection of North …

Beyoncé sent an open letter on Sunday (June 14) to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that calls on the prosecutor to charge the Louisville cops involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. “Three months have passed – and zero arrests have been made, and no officers have been fired,” …

Charmaine from “Black Ink Crew Chicago” is responding to the backlash she received over a recent TikTok featuring herself and her newborn daughter Nola that went viral for all the wrong reasons. In case you missed it … Charmaine posted a video on TikTok as part of one of …

Photo: Jerry Markland (Getty Images) Here are a few questions: Can anyone name a single county, city or state in America where crimes committed against police officers aren’t treated with the utmost urgency and importance? Is it not true that the penalties for committing crimes against police officers are often …

Courtesy of Bifties Bifties is the online store making it convenient to shop Black-owned when gift-giving. Founded by Constance Panton, Bifties evolved from a small, digital gift exchange into a platform curating unique presents with products from Black-owned merchants. READ MORE: Sephora agrees to devote 15% of shelf space to Black-owned …

Tyler Perry is giving back to the family of Rayshard Brooks after his murder at the hands of Atlanta police by paying for the father-of-four’s funeral. During a press conference on Monday (Jun. 15), the family’s attorney, L. Chris Stewart, announced that the 50-year-old media mogul will cover the …

It’s still too painful to think about the tragic loss of her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, Vanessa Byrant explained Sunday (June 14) about blocking her Instagram fan page. “@nataliabryant and I have unfortunately had to block fan pages because it’s been really hard to go online …