In the video, members of Nellie’s Sports Bar security team can be seen aggressively dragging a Black woman by her long blond braids on Saturday inside of Nellie’s, an LGBTQ+ establishment in the U-Street area of D.C. Written By Charise Frazier Image by forcal35 from Pixabay A viral video showing a Black […]
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TRIGGER WARNING: MINNESOTA POLICE OFFICER KIM POTTER, POLICE CHIEF TIM GANNON RESIGN FOLLOWING FATAL SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT
by Derek Major The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man in Minnesota, during a traffic stop last weekend, which her police chief says was accidental, has resigned. Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter handed in her resignation in a short letter to Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot […]
Boston gets its first Black and first female mayor, Kim Janey
© Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Boston City Council President Kim Janey By CBSNews Boston has its first Black and first female mayor. Kim Janey officially took the reins as acting mayor at 9:01 p.m. Monday, a minute after Marty Walsh resigned, CBS Boston reports. She’s scheduled to have a ceremonial swearing in […]
Portland Pays $2.1 Million In Teen’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Quanice Hayes’ family is still upset the officer involved in his shooting death was not disciplined Written by Paul Meara Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images The city of Portland, Oregon will pay $2.1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police-involved death of a Black teen in 2017. […]
Officer faces manslaughter charge after Black man shot in back 3 times
Image Source: Sue Ogrocki By ArLuther Lee,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An Oklahoma City police officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter after shooting a Black man in the back three times as the man ran away from a confrontation with deputies in December. The fatal shooting, which happened Dec. 11, was captured […]
Rapper Travis Scott Leads Relief Effort For Houston Residents Impacted By Storm
He teamed up with the Houston Health Foundation and the City of Houston for the initiative. Written By NewsOne Staff Image: Travis Scott As Texans continue to grapple with the aftermath of the winter storm, more efforts to provide relief for residents in need have been launched. One of them is […]
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Restricting No-Knock Warrants, But Breonna Taylor’s Supporters Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A bill proposed by state lawmaker Rep. Attica Scott required more police accountability, but unfortunately languishes in the House. Source: Jason Armond / Getty Kentucky legislators unanimously voted to approve a bill that would restrict the usage of “no-knock” warrants on Thursday, in an increasing effort to prohibit excessive force […]
Michigan Rally Planned After KKK Flag Flies In Front of Black Family’s House
NAACP CHAPTERS IN GROSSE POINTE AND HARPER WOODS WILL HOST THE “HATE HAS NO HOME HERE” RALLY. BY ASHLEE BANKS A rally is being planned in Michigan after a man displayed a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) flag in his home window facing his Black neighbor’s house. According to a Facebook post, the NAACP chapters […]
Newest Black-Owned Grocery Store in 35 Years Opens in Columbus, Ohio
By BlackBusiness A group of Black investors has teamed up to provide a more accessible option of healthy foods with the launch of Culture Market in Columbus, Ohio, the first Black-owned grocery store to open in the area in 35 years. In the community where there was limited to no […]
Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison
Lindsay Schnell USA TODAY PORTLAND, Ore. – For Janie Gullickson, rock bottom came both slowly and all at once. A long time drug and alcohol addict, Gullickson pushes back on the idea that one terrible day on the street leads to an epiphany and a climb back to normalcy. That’s what […]