A white woman who chased down and fatally shot a Black man after a hit-and-run crash near Atlanta four years ago was sentenced to life in prison with the chance for parole. She avoided a more severe term after the victim’s family claimed race was a motivating factor in the killing. Hannah Renea Payne learned...
A resurfaced cellphone video from 2020 showing police entering a man’s apartment without his permission raises questions over proper police conduct and a citizen’s constitutional rights. YouTube channel Audit the Audit reposted a Facebook Live video posted by Christopher Finley showing his encounter with Arlington, Texas, police officers who came to his apartment after they...
At the 2023 HOPE Global Forums in Atlanta, when Ambassador Andrew Young was asked to give his final statement, he gave a 5-minute response about the Palestine-Israel conflict. After the panel, rolling out caught up with Young and asked him one question: What do you think is the Black community’s responsibility in the Palestine and Israel conflict?...
A Virginia mother has been sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison and won’t see her son, the one who shot his teacher with a loaded gun, for another 11 years. The woman’s sentence is more than quadruple the amount of time recommended by the prosecution, emphasizing the gravity of her neglect as...
Donald Trump spewed more fairy tales while speaking at a MAGA rally in Coralville, Iowa, on Dec. 13 by claiming he is healthier than Barack Obama. The 77-year-old also said his doctor told him he would live to be 200 if he didn’t eat junk food. Trump told the crowd that his doctor, former White...
The lawyer representing a Black New Yorker who alleges the use of excessive force during her 2020 arrest by police is drawing parallels between her case and the tragic circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s death. The attorney has filed a civil claim pressing the city of New York, the New York Police Department, and nine of...