DECATUR, AL — A third-party investigation released on Thursday found that the Decatur Police Department often arrested citizens without valid…
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VIDEO: 2025 MLK events across the US
Against the backdrop of a historic presidential inauguration, thousands of people flocked to events across the United States to celebrate…
President Biden pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned influential Pan-Africanist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of…
Couple on trial in West Virginia for trafficking, abusing adopted Black children
The first week of the trial of two adoptive parents accused of abusing five Black children ended on Friday with…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though all of the living former U.S. presidents — and their wives — are expected to attend…
More than 1 million Haitians displaced by gang violence, humanitarian crisis: UN agency
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than one million Haitians have been displaced on the Caribbean nation over the last year, which…
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson CollegeFor most Americans, Jan. 6 was once an ordinary, ho-hum day. That changed in 2021…
Robert Brooks: ‘Outrage’ after video shows handcuffed Black man beaten by NY correctional officers
UTICA, NY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was “outraged” and shocked after witnessing body-worn camera video released…
Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO and Citigroup chairman, dies at 76
NEW YORK CITY — Richard Parsons, the former Time Warner CEO and one of the most prominent Black executives in…
6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday
Science fiction, fantasy, horror and other forms of speculative fiction are breathing new life into African writing. International awards, TV…
