Prosecutors have charged a white Minneapolis woman who went on a foul, expletive-filled rant against a Black Uber driver before calling the police on him to falsely accuse him of assault. Jill Berquist, 38, was initially charged with falsely reporting a crime and disorderly conduct, […]
A Michigan police officer has been charged with a federal civil rights crime after the release of a video that shows him punching a 19-year-old Black male in the face, pulling his locs and slamming him into the ground during the booking process. According to U.S. […]
A Black man accused of wielding a hammer at West Virginia State police before they shot him has been vindicated after felony charges against him have been dropped. Lawyer Ryan Flannigan alleges that members of the West Virginia State Police Special Response Team shot Darius Lester while […]
The Mobile Police Department has released transcripts of the 911 call that prompted the police response that led to Jawan Dallas being tased to death this month. Dallas, 36, was stunned with a Taser twice on the night of July 2 by a Mobile police officer after […]
Meet Aleeah Smith, a wife, mom of four, and first-generation franchise owner. At just 26 years old, she is the youngest Black woman to own — not just one — but two franchises of The Peach Cobbler Factory. Aleeah acquired her first restaurant franchise in 2022 […]
Hafsah Abdur-Rahman *Lisa Mesi, the principal at Philadelphia High School for Girls who went viral last month after denying two Black students their diplomas when they danced across the stage at graduation, is no longer employed at the school. Essence reports that in a letter sent out […]
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