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In the shooting of an unarmed Black man in Michigan, the Grand Rapids Police Department finally released the highly demanded video footage on Wednesday confirming that one of its officers shot him in the back of his head following a misdemeanor traffic stop. An explicit video of the shooting was …

Will Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic (Getty Images) While Chris Rock has remained adamant about not talking about the Will Smith slap incident that took place at this year’s Academy Awards, his brothers have chosen …

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. L.L.C. (SWS) is uniting in a strategic partnership with alternative -asset investment giant Apollo Global Management Inc. The commitment will provide SWS with more capital and represents the largest investment the nation’s largest minority-and-women-owned financial firm has received from a partner, SWS Chairman Christopher Williams …

Frank James is seen in these photos shared by the NYPD.Screenshot: NYPD Updated as of 4/14/2022 at 9:30 .m. ET Frank James, the 62-year-old Black suspect wanted in connection with the Brooklyn subway shooting, was arrested on Wednesday in Manhattan after a nearly 30-hour manhunt. He was charged with a …

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. Even though I’ve never lived in Chicago, I have a soft spot for the …

It’s difficult to imagine life without Microsoft Excel. The groundbreaking computer software has greatly simplified data entry and analysis, office administration, project management, scheduling, and best of all, spreadsheets. Nearly every aspect of business can be covered by Excel. While Excel has been a game-changer in the technology space, mastering and making full …

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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, as part of an agreement with prosecutors that spares the Oscar-winning performer from any immediate jail time. The guilty plea, in which Gooding also admitted in …

Photo: VGstockstudio (Shutterstock) In his Proclamation of Black Maternal Health Week, President Biden stressed his commitment to policies and practices that make pregnancy and childbirth safer for Black women. We wanted to learn more about what his administration is doing to eliminate the racial disparities that exist in maternal healthcare. …

In her new memoir to be released later this month, Viola Davis opens up about her childhood trauma, growing up in poverty, and enduring sexual abuse along with her oldest sisters.  “I count it all as joy. I do,” Davis, 56, tells PEOPLE. “All of those things happened to me, …