An ‘unqualified’ traffic cop has resigned from duty after harassing and attacking a Black 65-year-old grandmother without any cause. The incident took place May 5 at Alpharetta, Georgia, a majority White suburb outside of Atlanta.
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On Monday, May 14, more than 100 demonstrators in Louisiana marched in remembrance of Keeven Robinson who died last week from injuries he received during a struggle with Jefferson Parish Narcotics Detectives.
The first African American Bishop in the American Episcopal Church will give an address at the royal wedding in Windsor on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
Orchestra Noir, celebrates the Black Woman with “QUEEN” and exposes children to orchestral music with the “Black-Tie Children’s Concert”.
Two men served a combined 36 years in prison for a 1991 kidnaping and gang rape that never occurred because the woman lied. On Monday, their convictions were vacated. The woman, however, will not be prosecuted for lying under oath because the statute of limitations has expired.
Salome Thomas-EL, a charter school principal and award-winning national education expert, captivated an audience of over 500 educators with his keynote address on overcoming barriers to success at the 2018 National Title I Conference in Philadelphia, Penn.
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Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, has established the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for students attending Xavier University, Wilberforce University, Tuskegee University and Bethune-Cookman University – all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Wells Fargo’s $60 billion pledge to African American homebuyers is a major part of the company’s dedication to a community that’s grown accustomed to being shut out from having a slice of the American Dream.
Owners of a Chinese restaurant have been fined $10,000 by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after the restaurant racially profiled Emile Wickham and his friends, all Black men, by demanding that they pay for their food before placing their order.