Ex-St. Louis prosecutor admits she misused public funds and avoids criminal charges
A former Democratic prosecutor in St. Louis admitted she shouldn’t have used thousands of dollars in public funds to pay herself back after getting fined for mistakes while prosecuting a Republican governor, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Kim Gardner resigned under fire last year after being elected the city’s first Black circuit attorney in 2016. She will avoid […]
50 years after Philadelphia halted prison medical testing, families seek reparations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed an Ivy League researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black, for decades. Now, survivors of the program and their descendants want reparations. Thousands of people at Holmesburg Prison were exposed to painful skin tests, anesthesia-free […]
A dessert poking fun at former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry’s infamous arrest puts a local pizza chain in the hot seat
A popular pizza chain in the Washington, D.C. area is facing backlash after launching a new dessert item earlier this week themed around former D.C. Mayor the late Marion Barry’s infamous narcotics arrest. A local franchise of &Pizza announced the addition of powdered, berry-filled pastry knots dubbed “Marion Berry Knots,” launching them during an event […]
SZA makes her acting debut in an upcoming comedy alongside Keke Palmer, Katt Williams, and more
Keke Palmer and SZA are co-stars in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, “One of Them Days.” This week, the media company released the official trailer of the buddy comedy, which is scheduled to premiere early next year. Centered around best friends and roommates Dreux, played by Palmer, and Alyssa, played by SZA, the film follows the […]
Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riot
ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 — hoping it will crystalize for voters the fight between defending democracy and sowing political chaos. Her campaign says […]
Georgia men who killed Ahmaud Arbery want a new trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men serving life in prison for murder after chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 returned to court Thursday to ask a judge for a new trial. Attorneys for Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and their former neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan began making a range of arguments for a new […]
Why Black people should be concerned if Trump is a ‘fascist’ as Harris and others claim
During her CNN town hall Wednesday night in Pennsylvania in a room of undecided voters, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris went as far as to call her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, a “fascist.” When asked if the vice president agreed with Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, and Trump’s former Joint Chiefs of […]
Lawsuit accuses the Hallmark Channel of not wanting to cast ‘old people’ like Holly Robinson Peete and other stars
The Hallmark Channel, commonly known for its romantic comedy and holiday movies, is facing some legal trouble. This week, Variety reports that the media company is the subject of a new age discrimination lawsuit. The suit filed against the studio alleges that Hallmark Executive VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told staff that she did […]
Beyoncé is expected at Kamala Harris’ Houston rally on Friday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to three people familiar with the matter. Harris’ presidential campaign has taken on Beyoncé’s 2016 track “Freedom” as its anthem, and the singer’s planned appearance brings a high-level of star power to what has become […]
Van Jones says Trump gets to be ‘lawless’ while Kamala Harris expected to be ‘flawless’
During Wednesday night’s CNN Town Hall with Kamala Harris, commentator Van Jones called out a notable double standard in coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris. On the heels of major news that Donald Trump was quoted admiring Hitler’s generals and was called “fascist” by his longest-serving chief of staff, Harris found herself being criticized by […]
