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‘Can’t Let This Slide’: Former NFL Player Outraged, Claims Daughter Was Sent Home from Work for Wearing Braids, But Company Says It Was About the Style
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‘Can’t Let This Slide’: Former NFL Player Outraged, Claims Daughter Was Sent Home from Work for Wearing Braids, But Company Says It Was About the Style

A former NFL player is calling out his daughter’s employer after she was sent home due to her hair. Andrew Pinnock was teary-eyed while standing next to members of the NAACP who spoke out against how his 18-year-old daughter, Dior, was treated at her first job at a ShopRite located in Enfield, Connecticut, according to...

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Sacramento County to Give Out Free Money to Black Americans to Address Wealth Disparities

A county in California just launched a guaranteed income program to help low-income Black and Native American families. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Family First Sacramento pilot program on Tuesday. The program, which launches this July, will allocate a basic income of $725 to eligible African American and Native-American families with...

Minnesota Court Backs Decision Blocking Ex-Cop Who Gunned Down Philando Castile from Obtaining a Teaching License Because of His ‘Immoral Character’
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Minnesota Court Backs Decision Blocking Ex-Cop Who Gunned Down Philando Castile from Obtaining a Teaching License Because of His ‘Immoral Character’

A Minnesota education board’s decision to reject Jeronimo Yanez, the ex-officer who shot Philando Castile, from receiving his teaching license was affirmed by the state court of appeals.  This week’s ruling comes after Yanez was initially rejected by the state Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in 2020. He filed an appeal, but the decision was upheld...

Where Is Rudy Giuliani Today: Relying on Two Defense Funds to Pay Bankruptcy Lawyers As Questions Remain About How He’ll Cover $148M Judgment to Former Georgia Poll Workers
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Where Is Rudy Giuliani Today: Relying on Two Defense Funds to Pay Bankruptcy Lawyers As Questions Remain About How He’ll Cover $148M Judgment to Former Georgia Poll Workers

A new court filing details how Rudy Giuliani is paying his bankruptcy attorneys using money from two defense funds. Those third-party legal funds paid Berger, Fischoff, Shumer, Wexler & Goodman, LLP a $70,000 retainer fee, according to an amended bankruptcy motion filed by the firm this week. The Giuliani Freedom Fund Legal Defense T.R. paid...