Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer is proposing a criminal justice reform plan that would reduce the costs of incarceration by redirecting funds to education, community policing and rehabilitation in an effort to amend a system he sees as prejudiced against lower-income communities and people of […]
The families of four Somali American teens have reached a settlement with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board over an encounter with park police that the boys said left them terrified they were going to die. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board agreed to pay […]
Serena Williams tumbled out of the Australian Open in the third round on Friday, eliminated by an opponent who had previously been one of her least daunting. The eighth-seeded Williams, a seven-time Australian Open champion, lost to 27th-seeded Wang Qiang of China, 6-4, 6-7 (2), […]
The Complexions Contemporary Ballet opened its 26th anniversary season at the Joyce Theater, located at 175 Eighth Avenue (corner of 19th Street), in NYC. Ballet aficionados will be both surprised and pleased to find this season presents the World premiere of coordinated movement to the […]
On November 13, 2017, five year old Paitin Fields was taken to Pender Memorial Hospital after being sexually assaulted and strangled. Paitin Fields died at New Hanover Regional Medical Hospital on November 16, 2017. To this day, no one has been charged with the violent […]
Patricia Turner Walters has donated her coveted collection of African American art, valued at $2,519,950, to Howard University recently. Her husband, the renowned scholar and activist Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D., was recognized as a leading political strategist and expert on issues affecting the African diaspora. Screen Actors Guild Awards […]
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