A San Francisco jury has acquitted a Black man who was falsely accused of damaging a white person’s property, threatening to kill them, and attempting to rob him. Testimony and evidence during the trial revealed that Trevon Morgan, a man who suffered job loss due to house arrest as a result of the allegations, was...
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is an engaged man. The Republican, one-time 2024 presidential candidate and potential 2024 running mate for Donald Trump, announced the news on social media that he proposed to his girlfriend Mindy Noce on Jan. 21. “She said YES,” Scott posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Mindy, thank you for...
Public health officials in Jackson, Mississippi, have lifted a boil-water advisory since tests came back positive for E. coli a week ago, marking the latest setback in a continuing saga of water mismanagement in the majority-Black capital. The water authority issued the alert on Jan. 11, warning that water should be “boiled vigorously for 1 minute before it...
Multiple investigations are underway following an incident that took place last November in Rochester, New York, where a man was kicked out of an ambulance, then collapsed on the sidewalk in full view of emergency personnel and police officers, and died a few weeks later. Rochester Police released bodycam footage of an encounter on Nov....
A new lawsuit alleges that a group of Colorado deputies violated the civil rights of a teenage girl who was reportedly the victim of a sex crime and used excessive force against her when she was detained two years ago. Lawyers representing a young woman identified as L.Z. in the complaint obtained by Atlanta Black...
An Ohio family is praying for the recovery of a 17-month-old special-needs toddler who was injured during a botched police raid. The incident occurred when law enforcement, aiming to apprehend a teenager they suspected of possessing a weapon, targeted a home the suspect didn’t live in anymore. A police tactical team deployed flash-bang grenades as...