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Five Former Memphis Officers Charged With Murder In Death Of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis police officers who were fired over Tyre Nichols’ death have been charged with second-degree murder, The Associated Press reports. Nichols, a Black motorist, died three days...
Black Grandmother Assaulted At Grocery Store Over $50
Last week, 65-year-old Betty Smith, a regular customer of Lindemann Grocery in Industry, TX, a town in Austin County, was out shopping for a honey...
New York Passes Bill To Protect Abortion Rights In State Constitution
Two chambers of the New York legislature passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for a second time Tuesday, taking the state one step closer to enshrining...
Family Of Keenan Anderson Files $50 Million Claim Against City Of Los Angeles After Teacher’s Death
Attorneys representing the 5-year-old son of Keenan Anderson, who died after being repeatedly tased by Los Angeles police following a traffic collision, filed a $50...
Attorney And Popular Internet Chef Announces Resignation After Tweets Insulting Black Women Exposed
Attorney Waymond Wesley II, popularly known as Chef Way, announced his resignation in a statement sent to ESSENCE Tuesday. Wesley– who had a side hustle...
Did You Know Jay-Z Funded This Lawsuit To Protect Mississippi Inmates?
It’s the Roc in here! In 2020, Jay-Z and Yo Gotti teamed up with Roc Nation to fund a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi...
Yes Niece! Spelling Bee Champion Zaila Avant-garde To Publish Two Children’s Books
Zaila Avant-garde, the Louisiana native who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee at age 14 in 2021, can now add author to her impressive resume. PEOPLE reports...
Death Toll Rises To 11 In Mass Shooting At California Dance Studio
The death toll from Saturday’s mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, rose to 11 on Monday as investigators looked into the...
Blocking African American Studies Is A Frightening Preview Of A DeSantis Presidency
This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tweeted, “Happy MLK Day,” with a photo of the legendary freedom fighter and a quote from his 1963 “I...
5 Memphis Officers Fired In Death Of Tyre Nichols Following Traffic Stop
Memphis police have fired five officers involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a traffic stop in early January. The...