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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 16, 2022
After a three-year long delay, the murder trial for 33-year-old rapper Nipsey Hussle is finally underway. The Los Angeles native and father-of-two, born Ermias Ashgedom was shot dead outside his store, The Marathon, in the parking lot just “minutes after tweeting: ‘Having strong enemies is a blessing,’” on March 31, 2019.
Having strong enemies is a blessing.
— THA GREAT (@NipseyHussle) March 31, 2019
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By Kevin L. Clark ·Updated June 16, 2022
There is a new addition joining the White House, as former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is the new director of the Office of Public Engagement, according to a White House official speaking to The Hill on Tuesday.The Democrat will replace Cedric Richmond, who left the White House last month and was one of President Joe Biden’s top advisers in the West Wing.
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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 16, 2022
A police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan has been fired after being charged with second-degree murder last week in the death of Patrick Lyoya.
City Manager Mark Washington told AP News that the former officer, Christopher Schurr, waived his right to a hearing and was effectively dismissed on Friday, June 10. Schurr’s dismissal was recommended by Police Chief Eric Winstrom after a
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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 16, 2022
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of legal slavery in the United States. Historically, June 19 marks the day when federal troops arrived at Galveston, Texas in 1865 with news that enslaved Africans were officially free — two full years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth — aka Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Second Independence Day or Emancipation Day — is an
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 15, 2022
Last year, Evanston–a college town suburb in Chicago—made history when it became the first U.S. city to approve a plan to make reparations available to Black residents. While the money was supposed to come from taxes on recreational marijuana sales, it has been trickling in more slowly than anticipated; but, in an unexpected move, the interfaith community in Evanston has stepped
Essence Magazine:
By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 15, 2022
Even though, “[t]raffic fatalities are a substantial and preventable public health challenge in America,” the reality is that not all traffic fatalities are equally distributed. Last week the American Journal of Preventive Medicine published a new study, Disparities in Activity and Traffic Fatalities by Race/Ethnicity, which found that fatality rates are systemically higher for Black and Hispanic Americans for all modes and notably higher
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By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 13, 2022
At 17 years old, Ashley Adirika has already achieved a lifelong goal after dreaming for years about attending an Ivy League school. But things got a bit tricky for Adirika, as she was accepted to all eight Ivies.
On that “fateful spring day when the prestigious schools all announce their first-year admission decisions, Ashley opened eight tabs on her computer – one for
Essence Magazine:
By Ashlee Banks ·Updated June 13, 2022
A judge has ruled that Home Depot employees are prohibited from wearing Black Lives Matter paraphernalia while on the job.
According to Business Insider, administrative law judge Paul Bogas wrote that BLM’s message does not meet the requirements to be legally protected because it “is primarily used, to address the unjustified killings of Black individuals by law enforcement and vigilantes.”
He added, “To the extent the message
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By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated June 10, 2022
U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. keeps it real about while gun reform isn’t cut and dry for Black citizens.
On Tuesday, the Louisianian released his third campaign ad, and this time he’s tackled gun rights.
In the one-minute ad, titled ‘Stuck in the Middle,’ the Democratic candidate grapples with his second amendment right amidst the disturbing uptick of mass shootings in the country. The ad