Serena Williams’ harrowing experience following the birth of her first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, in 2017 has gained renewed attention amid a growing backlash over a tweet blaming Black mothers for their high mortality rates during childbirth. Williams, one of the most decorated athletes in […]
After two young children were charged in connection with the drowning death of an 8-year-old boy in southeast Georgia, attorneys for the family are now calling for more charges in the case. Eight-year-old Noah Bush was first reported missing in Jesup, Georgia, on May 15 after […]
Nationwide — Actor Columbus Short has issued an apology after he strongly insinuated in a clip on The Unqualified AF podcast that Black women are untrainable and do not respect Black men. In his apology, he said “I realize that I seriously offended my black women. My answer […]
A North Carolina-based police officer captured on camera striking a woman more than a dozen times has been given a 40-hour suspension, officials said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings made the announcement on Tuesday regarding the Nov. 13 incident. Bystander video shows multiple officers surrounding the woman, a Bojangles […]
A 32-year-old Detroit, Michigan, woman is taking legal action against the city after she was falsely accused of carjacking and robbery due to a facial recognition error. Porcha Woodruff was eight months pregnant at the time of her arrest on Feb. 16, according to news […]
A paralyzed Black woman is outraged at a gas station employee in Louisville, Kentucky, who refused her service in an apparent violation of federal law. Zakiya Wright says she went to Thorntons gas station on 2007 Brownsboro Road on July 9 with her young son […]
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