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Deputy who killed man found sleeping in a park won’t face charges. The officer killed three people in five years.

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Bella Bonner, Black Surf Club founder, tackles barriers that segregate the ocean

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New law would allow 100% interest on payday loans; Louisiana governor vetoes what critics call a trap

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Tabitha Brown says she learned to parent from daughter Choyce

In the second part of their fireside chat with DeVon Franklin, Tabitha and Choyce Brown talk about finding their strengths.
/ June 1, 2022

Family of Arizona Tuskegee airman asks public to honor his legacy through aviation, math, science scholarships 

Famed Tuskegee airman Asa D. Herring Jr., who died Friday at 95, is recalled as "a wonderful man" with "the…
/ June 1, 2022

Residents split on if ‘historic district’ prevents gentrification or puts their homes and legacy at risk

A proposed historic district in the Riverside Terrace neighborhood of Houston has divided residents in the historically Black enclave. 
/ June 1, 2022

Without a will, heirs’ property attracts land-grabbing predators, but an ex-USDA worker is helping protect Black farms 

Beverly Burkett and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program want to keep those Black farms in…
/ June 1, 2022

If you took the untethered version of the kids from ‘The Wood’ and gave them the worst day(s) ever, you’d get the movie ‘Gully’

I can’t quite call "Gully" a good movie. In fact, I’m not entirely sure that I can even tell you…
/ June 1, 2022
Comedian and actor Bill Cosby and Judy Huth

EXPLAINER: A look at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault civil trial

Bill Cosby, 85, will again be the defendant in a trial over sexual assault allegations. This time, it's a civil…
/ June 1, 2022

Black Birders Week is a thing, and it’s much more than a response to the lie told in Central Park  

The third annual Black Birders Week is in full swing, presenting a slate of online activities, workshops and in-person events.
/ June 1, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith addresses the Oscars moment, ‘devastating impact’ of Alopecia on ‘Red Table Talk’

On the latest episode of Red Table Talk, the popular talk show tackles alopecia through sitting with people who have…
/ June 1, 2022
Bill Cosby

Cosby, facing more sex abuse allegations, will not testify in the civil trial starting today

Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial.
/ June 1, 2022

‘P-Valley’ cast talks Season 2, why the show resonates with viewers, and who’s really running things at The Pynk

The 'P-Valley' cast talks about what happens next for the characters that inhabit The Pynk, the club at the center…
/ June 1, 2022
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Two Minnesotans sue George Floyd’s killer, allege he used his knee-on-neck ‘signature move’ in 2017

Two Minnesotans filed federal civil rights lawsuits May 31, 2022 against the city of Minneapolis and Derek Chauvin, who killed…
/ June 1, 2022

500-page Calif. reparations report states effects of slavery ‘have never been sufficiently remedied’

California’s task force on reparations for African Americans will release a report Wednesday documenting the harms perpetuated by the state.
/ June 1, 2022