Teacher Apologizes For Telling Students To Write ‘Funny’ Captions On Slavery Pictures
An unidentified teacher at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, Long Island has apologized for telling students in her class “make it funny” and...
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NYPD Making Fewer Arrests Since Firing Of Cop Who Killed Eric Garner
New York City has seen a drastic decrease in arrests and moving violations since the firing of Officer Daniel Pantaleo who was fired from the...
Tyler Perry Rescues People From the Bahamas and Sends Seaplane with Supplies
Tyler Perry‘s is helping to give aid to people in the Bahamas after the devastated of Hurricane Dorian. The entertainment mogul is using his personal...
Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Promises Free College Tuition for High School Graduates
The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama recently unveiled a groundbreaking initiative that could change the lives of many young people in the area. On Tuesday, Mayor...
Man Who Served 36 Years of A Life Sentence For Stealing $50 To Be Freed
In 1983, 22-year old Alvin Kennard was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to life without parole for robbing a bakery of $50.75. Now, 36...
Prosecutors Admit He’s Been Wrongfully in Prison for 24 Years But Judge Still Won’t Allow New Trial for Lamar Johnson
A judge in Missouri has denied a petition for a new trial for Lamar Johnson even though prosecutors say he is innocent. Lamar has been...
Flint Water Crisis Worsens, City Spills 2 Million Gallons of Sewage Into Flint River
On top of all that the city of Flint, Michigan’s residents have had to deal with over the past 5 years regarding city’s water problems,...
Man Gets 30 Months in Prison for Hate Crime Assault of Black Man
Robert Patrick Maykis of Bremerton, WA was convicted of a hate crime against a Black man and sentenced to 30 months in prison. A Kitsap...
Highschool Student Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Up School
A 15-year-old student of Seabreeze High School in Florida was arrested and charged with threatening to discharge a destructive device. While playing on online video...
Man Commits Suicide after Facebook Users Bully Him For Dating Transgender Woman
Maurice Willoughby was only 20-years-old when he took his own life after being ridiculed on social media for his relationship with a transgender woman. Willoughby...
Black Man Not Guilty After Killing White Man During Racially Charged Bar Dispute
31-year old, Stephen Spencer, of Pennsylvania, was recently found not guilty in the shooting death of a white man while defending himself during a racially...
4 Chicago Cops Fired For Alleged Cover-Up Of Fatal Police Shooting Of Laquan McDonald
The Chicago Police Board fired a sergeant and three officers Thursday night over the alleged cover-up of the murder of Laquan McDonald by a police...
Jaden Smith Launches Pop-Up Food Truck To Feed Homeless In Los Angeles
Jaden Smith shared on social media that he launched a vegan pop-up food truck called “I Love You Restaurant.” The pop-up truck serves free vegan...
New Report Reveals Black Homeowners In Chicago Lost Billions Due To Predatory Housing Contracts
Many people in the Black community once used homeownership as a means of building wealth, but a report published on Thursday reveals that Black Chicagoans...
New York City Street Named For Rapper Notorious B.I.G.
A New York City street has been named for rapper Notorious B.I.G. Community members and elected officials gathered in a downpour on Monday at the...
Mural Honoring Oscar Grant Unveiled at Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland
A mural honoring Oscar Grant III, the 22-year-old African American man fatally shot by BART police in 2009, was unveiled Saturday at the Fruitvale BART...
