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The wheels of justice sometimes spin in the right direction. Two Black men, half-brothers, who spent several decades in prison due to being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, have been awarded $75 million. I wrote about the Henry McCollum/Leon Brown case, and the …

Photo: Tony Dejak (AP) The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to …

Don Lemon asked everyone to “calm down” Friday (May 14) night after he appeared to hint at the end of that evening’s CNN Tonight with Don Lemon broadcast that he’s leaving the network. It turned out that the veteran anchor was teasing a new name for his show. CNN explained …

Despite being established in 1984, it wasn’t until fifteen years ago that employers started looking for certifications from project managers. You’d be hard-pressed to find project management roles that don’t require or at least prioritize certifications like PMP. There are now over 1 million who have earned the certification. There …

Screenshot: YouTube/Netflix UK & Ireland My dearest reader, ‘tis I—Lady Welpington of The Root. It has been quite a while since we’ve last spoken, but I’m beyond pleased that this meeting occasions some news I’m sure you’ll be most delighted to hear. Per the House of Variety, the wonderful world …

Former Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels shared with her fans on Saturday (May 15) that her cousin was killed Friday (May 14) night. “This hurts so much,” the grief-stricken Samuels said in an Instagram post. Samuel added that she’s not sleeping well and asked her fans to pray …

DJ Envy and his wife Gia Casey will be parents for the sixth time.  On May 13, The Breakfast Club co-host celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary on Instagram and broke the news about a baby on the way.  The 43-year-old wrote, “What do I get my wife who has everything …

The Livingston Parish News reported that Octavia Felder became the first African American female to ever serve in the Walker Police Department in Louisiana. Felder was approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, upon the request of Walker’s Police Chief, David Addison. She was sworn in to protect and …

Former Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels shared with her fans on Saturday (May 15) that her cousin was killed Friday (May 14) night. “This hurts so much,” the grief-stricken Samuels said in an Instagram post. Samuel added that she’s not sleeping well and asked her fans to pray …

Screenshot: CanalPointKECTV/ YouTube Damon Weaver, the young, gifted and Black student reporter who interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009, died on May 1, at the age of 23, according to his family. The cause of the young man’s death has not been released, but his sister, …