1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (514+ words) The observations of Frederick Douglass at the death of Robert E. Lee 155 years ago echo clearly today as a prophetic statement that stands the test of time. When we compare Frederick Douglass’ steadfast statement to what we recently heard from President…...

13+ hour, 19+ min ago   (436+ words) The Kenyan chess community is mourning the loss of national champion Hawi Kaloki, who passed away on Monday at the age of 19. Kaloki, one of the country’s top chess players and a former national number one, died just weeks before…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago   (446+ words) A blue plaque has been installed at the former Notting Hill home of Asquith Xavier, the railway worker who challenged racial discrimination in Great Britain and helped end an unofficial policy banning “non-white” people from higher-paid jobs at some railway…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (646+ words) Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, recently reflected on her late father’s public memorial and why she decided to speak at the event. Paris, 28, was just 11 years old when her father died on June 25, 2009. The King of Pop’s public memorial was…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (439+ words) Keondre Simmons, a 33-year-old man from Phoenix, is facing charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and kidnapping after allegedly robbing the Shake Shack in Scottsdale, where he was employed. According to police, he returned to the same location two days…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago   (355+ words) The city of Fort Worth has agreed to pay $11.25 million to the family of Atatiana Jefferson, the Black woman who was fatally shot by former police officer Aaron Dean. Per FOX 4, the settlement agreement came after the city also agreed…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (515+ words) Darius Williams, a teacher at Wheatley High School in the Houston Independent School District, was overwhelmed with emotion and broke down in tears during class when he discovered that his senior students were unable to complete a writing exercise. On…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (456+ words) One Tennessee barber is proving that you don’t have to do anything extraordinary to impact a life. For over three decades, Shawn Moses has dedicated himself to ensuring that the expense of a haircut does not hinder a child’s confidence…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (473+ words) Syeisha Jadan Johnson, 18, and her boyfriend Elijah Jshaun Speight, 19, have been arrested after Johnson allegedly took abortion-inducing medication while being 31 weeks pregnant. Johnson faces charges including assault inflicting serious bodily injury on an unborn child, assault with a deadly weapon…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (241+ words) Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor, was found dead in London on Friday, days after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. According to emergency services, a man was found “unresponsive” at an address in…...