Malaika Jabali
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Jussie Smollett Petitions Court To Overturn Conviction For Staging 2019 Hate Crime
In the latest development in actor Jussie Smollett now years-long legal skirmish, he is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the “disorderly conduct conviction”...
Former NFL Quarterback Brett Favre Must Repay Misspent Welfare Funds, Per Mississippi Auditor
Shad White, a Mississippi auditor, says that former NFL quarterback Brett Favre must repay all the misspent welfare funds, including interest. Thus the legal saga...
Colorado Police Handcuffed And Held Family of Black Girls At Gunpoint. They’re Going To Receive A $1.9 Million Settlement.
In December of 2020, Aurora, CO police officers held a Black woman and four children at gunpoint. “A video of the group lying on the...
Celebrate The Impact Of African Americans On The Arts This Black History Month
Every February, we celebrate the history, achievements, and impact of Black Americans during Black History Month. Black History Month evolved from “Negro History Week,” which...
Georgia DA Fani Willis Admits Personal Relationship With Special Prosecutor In Trump Case
Fani Willis, the district attorney prosecuting Trump’s election interference case in Georgia, admitted in a court filing Friday that she had a “personal relationship” with...
‘Civil Rights’ Activity Set Misidentified Multiple Black Icons, Pulled From Shelves After Outcry
A children’s activity set will no longer be sold at Target after a viral TikTok post showed it misidentified numerous Black icons. That’s one way...
California Announces Reparations Plan…To Mixed Reviews
The California Legislative Black Caucus has announced a package of bills meant to implement recommendations from the state’s landmark task force on reparations. On the...
Did You Know There’s A Festival Dedicated Entirely To Black Dance? Here’s What You Missed
The 34th Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance was presented by The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in partnership with...
City Of Memphis Releases Hours Of Additional Footage From Tyre Nichols’ Fatal Beating By Police
On Tuesday, the city of Memphis released approximately 21 hours of new “audio, surveillance and police body-camera footage that offered a fuller picture of the...
Georgia Mom Says UPS Offered Her $135 After Losing Her Son’s Ashes
A mother in Georgia says that she sent her son’s ashes from a UPS store to a family member, but the package never arrived at...