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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 28, 2022
Attorneys for an Iowa teen asked a judge to overturn a portion of the sentence that ordered her to pay $150,000 to the estate of her rapist.
Pieper Lewis, who turned 18 on Wednesday, was sentenced earlier this month to five years of probation and a deferred judgment, meaning her record could be expunged if she meets the conditions of her sentence. The teen
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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 28, 2022
A federal civil suit was filed in the US District Court of Connecticut Tuesday on behalf of a black man, who is now partially paralyzed after an injury he sustained while in police custody.
On Father’s Day, Richard “Randy” Cox Jr., 36, suffered a serious injury to his neck and spine while he was being transported to a detention center in a van unequipped
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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 27, 2022
Three former police officers have been charged with killing an eight-year-old when they fired 25 shots at a moving car as a nearby crowd left a high school football game in 2021. A Philadelphia judge ruled on Monday that the three will face trial on manslaughter charges.
Fanta and her family were leaving a Delaware County high school football game when a shooting erupted
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By Melissa Noel· Updated September 27, 2022
A Mississippi man has been charged with a federal hate crime and arson violations after he burned a cross in his front yard to “threaten, interfere and intimidate” a Black family, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Axel C. Cox, 23, is charged with one count of criminal interference with the right to fair housing and one count of using fire to commit a
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screenshot via CBS News By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 26, 2022
An oceanographer, known as “Deep-Sea Dawn” has gone where no other Black person has ever gone before.
At 61, Dawn Wright descended to the planet’s deepest point to bring back the first high-resolution mapping of Challenger Deep. Wright, a specialist in marine geology and geography at the Environmental Systems Research Institute is the 27th person to travel to
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Africa-America Insitute By Melissa Noel· Updated September 23, 2022
For almost 70 years, The Africa-America Institute (AAI) has worked to improve the global understanding of Africa and its diaspora and increase educational opportunities for young Africans.
Founded in Washington, D.C. by Dr. Horace Mann Bond, the first Black president of Lincoln University, and William Leo Hansberry, a professor at Howard University, AAI promotes engagement between Africa and America through
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Marcus Ingram/Stringer/Getty By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 23, 2022
01Stacey Abrams Asked Monica and Ciara About “Goonica”Abrams met with Crunk&B Princess Ciara and R&B songbird Monica on Instagram Live to talk about the upcoming election and what she plans to do for women in Georgia. During the conversation, Abrams changed gears and really asked the questioned that the Aunties wanted to know. “What is this ‘Goonica’ I
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Arturo Holmes/Getty Images By Melissa Noel· Updated September 22, 2022
With the help of a Getty Images Photo Archives Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Jackson State University has digitized thousands of photos from its historical archives.
The Jackson, Mississippi-based university was one of four HBCU recipients of a $500,000 grant announced earlier this year. The grant program was made possible by the Getty Family and the
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By Bry'onna Mention· Updated September 22, 2022
A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.
Back in May, Lane pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. This week he was sentenced to 36 months.
According to AP News, under Minnesota rules, with good behavior, Lane could serve two-thirds of the