7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (419+ words) The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day concert in Washington, D.C. is moving from the Kennedy Center after more than two decades. According to NPR, this year’s “Let Freedom Ring” concert, headlined by actor and rapper Common, will take place at…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (586+ words) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day not only commemorates one of the most influential figures in American history, but it’s emblematic of the minister’s fight for Black Americans’ rights. While most people are used to taking the day off from…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (460+ words) Minnesota state officials have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a sweeping immigration enforcement operation across the Minneapolis area. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, follows the fatal shooting of 37-year-old…...

8+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (262+ words) The Morris Brown College Board of Trustees announced Monday that it has dismissed Dr. Kevin James as President of the historic institution, effective immediately. James claimed in a Facebook post Monday that he was terminated without “specific cause or substantive…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (620+ words) Composite featuring U.S. President Donald Trump and scenes of crisis in Nigeria. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump says U.S. bombs fell on Nigeria to protect Christians. That explanation does not survive memory, geography, or fact. Nigeria is not…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (519+ words) The woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday (January 7) has been identified. Video viewed by millions of people shows the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (276+ words) City officials later identified the shooting victim as a U.S. citizen who had been observing the operation and was advocating for immigrant neighbors. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, however, characterized the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism,” while DHS spokesperson Tricia…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) A federal judge has dismissed Louisville’s proposed police reform agreement with the Department of Justice, ending a yearslong effort to impose federal oversight following the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, per CNN. On Wednesday (December 31), U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton ruled…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (107+ words) 8X GRAMMY® AWARD NOMINATED RICHARD SMALLWOOD HAS DIED AT 77 The singing pianist’s songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Boyz II Men, Yolanda Adams and More! The group also supplied background vocals for soul/gospel music legend Candi Staton…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (502+ words) Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the public release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s closed-door deposition video and transcript, detailing his investigations into President Donald Trump’s criminal wrongdoing: “The…...