A 21-year-old Pennsylvania woman who boasted of her drunk driving skills on Twitter has been arrested and charged with after a Monday car crash that killed a pedestrian and two state troopers on Interstate 95. According to 6 Action News, Pennsylvania State Police have arrested and charged Jayana Tanae Webb …
Read More »Critics of Opera Based on Emmett Till's Murder Don't Want the Curtain to Go Up
Photo: Bettmann (Getty Images) Nearly 50 years after Emmett Till’s death, the composer of a new opera based on his murder wants her show to inspire conversations around racism. Emmett Till, A New American Opera, is inspired by the story of 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally beaten and lynched …
Read More »Meet the CEO of the Largest Black-Owned Food Bank in the Southeast
Elisabeth Omilami is the CEO of an Atlanta-based food bank Hosea Helps. Her father, a civil rights leader named Hosea Williams, started it in 1971, and today it’s the largest Black-owned food ban in the southeast part of the U.S. When her father launched it, it was originally called Hosea …
Read More »Black HERstory: Lupita Nyong'o to Explore Black Warrior Women In Documentary on Smithsonian Channel
Lupita Nyong’o poses at the opening night of the new play “Nollywood Dreams” on November 11, 2021 in New York City.Photo: Bruce Glikas (Getty Images) The real-life warrior women who inspired the fictional Dora Milaje in the 2018 hit film Black Panther will soon be the center of a new …
Read More »Family Of Manuel Ellis Reaches $4 Million Settlement In His Wrongful Death While in Police Custody
Pierce County, Washington, has reached a proposed settlement of $4 million with the family of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died in police custody in March 2020. According to CNN, the Pierce County Council is set to vote on approving the settlement. “This proposed settlement will bring the county’s …
Read More »NCAA Accused of Violating Black Athletes' Civil Rights in Federal Complaint
The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is shown in this March 12, 2020. A group that advocates for college athletes has filed a federal complaint that claims NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball players and major college football players by prohibiting compensation. The National College …
Read More »Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Sues State Over Fundraising Disadvantage
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is suing the Peach State for access to a new fundraising vehicle allowing her and others to raise unlimited sums of money. The Hill reported that the suit, filed in federal court Monday, argues Abrams, who is making a second run at governor, is effectively …
Read More »Tyler Perry’s Sistas, The Oval Renewed at BET
Photo: BET To the surprise of absolutely no one, BET has renewed two of its highly rated Tyler Perry series, Sistas and The Oval. Per a press release provided to The Root, Sistas Season 4 “averaged 1.6 million total viewers Live+3 (original airing plus three days of non-traditional broadcast) on …
Read More »Five Books in Which Romance Sneaks Up on You
Good love stories are irresistible: They appear in almost every genre and culture, and are the subject of centuries of lore. Love in Color, the British Nigerian writer Bolu Babalola’s collection retelling myths from around the world, demonstrated just this last year. These stories persist because they carry healing and …
Read More »White Couple Charged With Hate Crime in Killing of Black Navy Veteran at California Gas Station
A white couple has been charged with murder and hate crimes after killing a Black Navy veteran and youth pastor at a California gas station last week. On Friday, Jeremy Wayne Jones, 49, and Christina Lyn Garner, 42, were charged with first-degree murder in the March 15 killing of Justin …
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