Mugshots (L to R): Donny Salyers, Dennis Salyers, Farrah Salyers, Christopher Sharp, Amanda Salyers Earlier this month, a Black Pastor in Virginia called the police for help when five people threatened him and used racial epithets. When the officers arrived, they arrested the pastor and let the five white …
Read More »Father of Congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Share0 Image via Screenshot from @ilhanomar/Instagram The spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic has devastated many families across the country. With millions being forced to go on unemployment and uncertain about their economic future, many are also still processing the lost of loved ones due to the public …
Read More »Philadelphia Court Supervisor Fired After Video Shows Him Tearing Down Black Lives Matter Signs & Saying “Not to Me They Don’t”
A 61-year-old employee of the Philadelphia Family Court was fired from his position after a viral video was shared online showing the man tearing down Black Lives Matter signs and verbally assaulting a woman. Michael Henkel was captured on camera ripping off multiple posters from a fence near a …
Read More »Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard Threatens Boycott, Calls Out Coach for Supporting One America News: 'I Am a Young Black Man That Wants Change'
Running back Chuba Hubbard #30 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys scores on a 62-yard run against linebacker Garret Wallow #30 and defensive end Ochaun Mathis #32 of the TCU Horned Frogs on November 2, 2019 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU won 34-27. Photo: Brian Bahr (Getty Images) …
Read More »Scams on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
Scammers have illegally acquired funds meant for the unemployed (Photo: Adobe Stock) The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best in some, from compassionate doctors, nurses and health professionals to those who feel moved to give to businesses impacted by mandate closures. READ MORE: Stimulus checks sent to dead people must …
Read More »When Crime Photography Started to See Color
Photography: The Atmosphere of Crime, 1957, by Gordon Parks, published by Steidl In 1957, Life magazine sent one of its star photographers on a sprawling assignment: six weeks in four of America’s biggest cities to capture scenes of urban crime. The photographer was Gordon Parks, for 20 years the only …
Read More »Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin Salau Found Dead
Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, a prominent Black Lives Matter activist in Tallahassee, Florida, has been found dead after a suspected homicide, Tallahassee Police Department has confirmed. She was 19 years old. WCTV reports that Salau went missing a week ago, and was reportedly the victim of a double murder. A suspect, …
Read More »Three NYPD Cops Say They Were “Poisoned” With Bleach in Their Milkshakes at Shake Shack
Three NYPD officers were hospitalized after allegedly ingesting bleach that had put been put into their milkshakes at a Shake Shack location in New York City, ABC News reports. The situation went down Monday (Jun. 15) when the three officers hit up a Shake Shack in Lower Manhattan and …
Read More »JPMorgan Chase Commits To Economic Mobility For Young Black and Latinx Boys
Share0 (iStock.com) The ongoing national protests triggered by the death of George Floyd has sparked new dialogues about race in America. For black business owners, it’s even harder to open and run a business due to economic and racial disparities within the system that make it difficult to access the …
Read More »Atlanta Megachurch Pastor Tells Lecrae Slavery Was a Blessing & We Should Say “White Blessing” Instead of “White Privilege”
Atlanta megachurch pastor Louie Giglio sat down with rapper Lecrae and Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy on Sunday (Jun. 14) and had an “open and honest conversation around how racism has plagued our city for generations, and the steps we can all take to confront it head-on in our church, …
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