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...
It’s the firestorm after the fire alarm: U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) says the Republican-led effort that resulted in his censure shows that the GOP is majoring in minors. “This Republican House is unserious and unproductive, and I know that their efforts to target me are a testament to the importance of my voice in...
A Black scientist based in Louisiana is suing her employer for not accommodating her remote work requests following a serious car crash that left her neurologically disabled and claimed the life of her child. Meiko Thompson filed that lawsuit, obtained by Atlanta Black Star, against Abbott Laboratories in federal court. The complaint alleges that the...