News
Many of the final social media posts from Ian Alexander Jr., Regina King's son and a DJ, singer and producer who performed as Desduné before dying by suicide, eagerly look toward the future. But others offered more cryptic messages.
Chad Stark from Leander, Texas, was arrested for death threats made against Georgia election officials on the day of the Georgia Senate runoff race.
Police in Luray, Virginia quickly forgave and didn't arrest Amelia King, an anti-mask parent shown on video at a Page County School Board meeting threatening to bring "loaded" guns to her kids' school in protest of the mask mandate she opposes.
The walkout didn't stop the vote, but Black senators would rather withhold their participation instead of engaging in a sham process that does not honor and respect the experiences and history of many within the state.
These two sisters share in a heartfelt moment as they cover the NBA for ESPN together. NBA reporter Kendra Andrews made her debut on the sports network with her big sister and host of NBA Today, Malika Andrews, virtually by her side. Watch the special clip inside.
A mostly white jury was selected in the case for Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao, the three ex-Minneapolis cops who, along with Derek Chauvin, were involved in George Floyd's death. Judge Paul Magnuson said, “There is absolutely nothing about the subject of religion, race or ethnicity that’s involved in this case.”
Texas gubernatorial candidate Don Huffines won't fire his staffer, Jake Lloyd Colglazier, who said he wants to “restore historical American culture” by “maintaining a supermajority of the original stock of the United States, and maintaining a homogeneity," among other white nationalist things.
According to police, Curtis Keith Bankston allegedly imprisoned mentally and physically disabled people in his basement, while seizing control of their assets.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Black Americans aren't actually Americans when he said about the voting rights filibuster, "If you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans."
Cardi B is covering the funeral costs for the victims of the high-rise fire that killed 17 people in her native borough of the Bronx earlier this month. Let's take a moment to commend another generous act from a Bronx hometown hero. Read more about why the rapper decided to give so graciously.