A heated argument between two women at an Iowa gas station took a racist turn when a white woman allegedly told a Black woman, “You wouldn’t be here if we didn’t bring you here.” The episode, filmed by the Black woman who pulled out her phone to capture the unidentified Karen spewing hate while pumping...
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Tuesday that federal workers “don’t deserve” their paychecks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. “Those are not real jobs producing federal revenue, by the way. They’re consuming taxpayer dollars. Those jobs are paid for by the American tax people, who work real jobs, earn real income, pay...
New details emerge after arrest in Burke County fatal shooting Authorities in Waynesboro, Georgia have arrested the girlfriend of a Black father of two who they say shot him to death in the bedroom they shared early Sunday morning. Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said Tuesday that Hannah Cobb, 25, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in...
Authorities have charged a Central Florida man with murder after he allegedly fatally shot a father of five because of the noise his all-terrain vehicle was making. Police in Winter Garden say that 57-year-old Ralph Hensel was lying in wait before he shot 32-year-old Ja’Keem Williams on Feb. 20. Ralph Hensel (right) was charged with...
A long-standing scholarship initiative that has served as a cornerstone for Black students pursuing agricultural and scientific careers at historically Black colleges and universities faces an uncertain future. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to suspend the 1890 National Scholars Program has sparked intense debate about the trajectory of diversity initiatives in higher education....
Community members in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, combined efforts to raise thousands of dollars of donations to fund a memorial dedicated to Sade Robinson after the city abandoned a taxpayer-funded project due to a barrage of racist responses. Robinson was killed and dismembered last April. The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Parks and Culture committee had recently...