Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Witness Courteney Ross answers questions as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Image: Court TV via AP, Pool (AP) As the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis …
Read More »Niecy Nash Talks Sexuality, Church In Exclusive ‘RTT’ Clip
Everyone’s true love story is different and you might have to kiss a few frogs to meet your king or queen.But when it comes to the hot topic of sexuality and relationships there can be much to discuss. And when you add religion and being a member of the church, …
Read More »Atlanta V103 and Atlanta Hawks DJ Big Tigger Continues to Juggle his Entrepreneurial Spirit
0 Photo credit: Roderick Horton The most recent Lexus’ 0-60 Competition Series was hosted by Darian Morgan, better known by his moniker Big Tigger. Tigger, who is an Emmy-Award-winning radio host on Atlanta’s V103 morning show, is also the house DJ for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. The popular Atlanta entrepreneur took …
Read More »Long-Term Solitary Confinement to End in New York State
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) After years of activism and political power shifts, New York state will end long-term solitary confinement in prisons and jails. The New York Times reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that will restrict the use of the abusive practice up to 15 consecutive …
Read More »The Mets Are Losers
The sight of Ray Knight rounding third base with the winning run of Game 6 in the 1986 World Series against the Boston Red Sox—completing a two-run, two-out, two-strike comeback in the bottom of the tenth inning—was the greatest moment of my life, and I have two kids. I will …
Read More »‘RHOA’ Star Drew Sidora Reveals Serious Health Condition
Drew Sidora is revealing to Page Six that she is currently dealing with a uterine condition that can affect her appearance. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star told the outlet she may need a hysterectomy after being diagnosed last year with adenomyosis, which occurs when the tissue that lines the …
Read More »After 152 years, Albany High School Finally Gets a Black Valedictorian
Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield ended an extremely long stint of a lack of Black Girl Magic representation. Albany High School now has a Black valedictorian, because of the student’s passion for educational excellence. WYNT reported that Otitigbe-Dangerfield broke this barrier and became the first Black valedictorian in the school’s history. And while …
Read More »PageTurners: The Lyrical, the Literal and the Literary Worlds of Black Performance
The Hill We Climb; A Little Devil In America; LibertieImage: Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House, Workman Publishing It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root Performance occurs in a myriad of ways, from spoken and written poetry to taking the stage, to playing a game of spades. …
Read More »Origin Stories
Boiling Point Boiling Point investigates instances of police brutality, voter suppression, school segregation, environmental racism and mass incarceration throughout American history, and the impact those injustices have had on equality. go to show Source link
Read More »‘Live PD’ Sheriffs Indicted For Second-Degree Manslaughter, Allegedly Killed A Man On Live TV
Two former Texas sheriff’s deputies from A&E Network’s Live PD show were indicted for second-degree manslaughter for the death of Javier Ambler. In a March 2019 episode of the hit reality TV show in Williamson County, James Johnson and Zachary Camden allegedly abused their authority and killed Ambler, a 40-year-old …
Read More »