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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…

Foundation Chooses To Go Out Of Business To Fund Black Paper In Baltimore

Adam Holofcener and his family donated $1 million — nearly all the funds they had left for giving — in a rare move for philanthropy…

Questions Rise After Police Raid Kills Atlanta Protestor

Law enforcement officers killed an activist Wednesday at a proposed training facility in Atlanta known as “Cop City,” Democracy Now reports. Manuel Teran, 26, was…

White Ohio Man Who Killed Black 13-Year-Old, Sinzae Reed, Still Free Despite Coroner’s Homicide Ruling

On October 12, 2022, outside of the Wedgewood Village Apartments in Columbus, OH, 36-year-old Krieg Butler got out of his truck and fired fatal shots…

Florida Rejects African American Studies Program, Says It ‘Lacks Educational Value’

A new Advanced Placement course on African American studies for high school students is being blocked by the administration of the Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis. In…