Georgia Teen Montré Merritt Files $12.5M Lawsuit for Police Brutality
News One is reporting that Georgia teen Montré Merritt has filed a $12.5 million lawsuit alleging police brutality and excessive force over...
Juneteenth: NMAAM and Nearest Green Distillery Host Grand Openings
Nashville (TBW) - Like many cities in the United States, Black excellence was on full display Juneteenth weekend in Nashville, TN....
Haiti: President Jovenel Moïse Assassinated at Home
Reports are swirling Haiti's President was assassinated at his home early this morning. According to acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, at...
Breaking: Open Letter to Hannah Jones Written Under Pseudonym
The open letter to recently appointed Howard University (HU) Knight Chair Professor Nikole Hannah Jones is making noise again as it...
Jacob Zuma: Former South African President Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
A South African court has ordered the arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma on obstruction charges. Zuma refused an...
Oscar Pistorius Found Guilty of Culpable Homicide
Celebrated athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's...
A Kofi Awoonor Poem: ‘We Have Found a New Land’
We Have Found a New Land by Kofi Awoonor
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Kendrick Johnson Death: Independent Autopsy Yields Suspicious Results
CNN is reporting that suspicions surrounding the death of Georgia high school student Kendrick Johnson have not been put to rest....
Jet Magazine Goes Digital-Only
Patrice Peck of BET.com is reporting that print publication Jet will exit the print business and go digital-only after 63 years...
Biz Markie: Rap Legend Dies
The world is mourning the loss of rap legend Biz Markie who passed away Friday at age 57 at a Baltimore...