At least nine community members from Inwood and East Harlem were arrested for protesting the rezoning of their neighborhoods. They were blocking the intersection of Dyckman Street and Broadway for 15 minutes while a crowd of residents and locals gathered. The arrest marked the end […]
An alleged “bait truck” meant to lure potential thieves has people from a predominantly black Chicago neighborhood upset. The truck was full of Nike shoes, as bait for criminals who would steal them. A video was shared to Facebook by 29-year-old Charles McKenzie, and shows […]
A 26 year old Florida woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her 4 year old daughter into a river and letting her drown. According to TheGrio, The Tampa Police Department released a press statement on the arrest of Shakayla “Kayla” Denson. Denson was charged with first […]
Nicole Black called 911 on July 4 after finding her daughter collapsed in the bathtub in Tampa Bay. Crystal Galloway, 30, had given birth only six days earlier. Black says that the paramedics officers who arrived after the 911 call suggested her daughter had been […]
On Wednesday, a lawsuit resurfaced that accuses the Alabama legislature of discriminating against the city of Birmingham by preventing the city, which is majority-black, from setting their own minimum wage within city limits. The decision to dismiss the lawsuit has been reversed by the 11th […]
Serena Williams feels that she has been “randomly drug tested” more times than her opponents. Williams called attention to this issue on twitter, saying “… and it’s that time of the day to get ‘randomly’ drug tested and only test Serena. Out of all the […]
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