A trailer for a new documentary about missionary John Chau‘s journey to the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean to evangelize the indigenous community has sparked criticism and disdain in some corners of social media. Critics argue that “The Mission” portrays the Christian preacher as a martyr or saint while failing to acknowledge his role...
Several security guards who worked at the General Motors Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit have been booted from the premises by the order of automaker executives following serious claims of harassment, assaults, and heinous crimes against Black guests and visitors. The officers’ removal comes after one of the center’s longtime Black security officers, Robert Barnes,...
An aspiring female rapper accused of shooting her manager to death during an argument on a Miami-area street last month was released from jail this week after posting $50,000 bond. Kevhani Camilla Hicks, who is better known by the stage name Key Vhani, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Oct. 9 shooting...
President Joe Biden has joined Threads. The world leader has signed up to the relatively new Meta-owned social media networking site that allows users to post text, images, and videos. In his first post on the app, Biden, 81, admitted times are “challenging” for the US and the world but said he sees a positive...
A video circulating on social media captured a group of Marines brawling with civilians outside the Voodoo Room nightclub in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 19. The street brawl appeared to get physical after a woman arguing with a Marine grabbed a cellphone from him and threw it. As several bystanders looked on, one man wearing...
A turkey was pardoned on Nov. 17 in a state where an innocent Black man was denied clemency. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders held the ceremony in front of the Governor’s mansion, where she joked about her last experience with a ceremonial pardoning. When she served as the Press Secretary at the White House during...