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Last November was a moment of vindication for Calvin Duncan. Wrongfully convicted of murder, the New Orleans native decided to run for New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court, aiming for that office strictly because, according to him, it had denied him access to trial records that would have proved his

Two teens were shot and killed in northeast Washington, D.C., in what authorities describe as a targeted burst of gunfire that left bystanders caught in the violence. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened on April 14 around 3:25 p.m. on the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue. Investigators

Since the launch of the suicide hotline number 988 in 2022, suicide rates have declined for young people in the United States, including Black youth. The trend, however, remains complex. New data published in JAMA as a research letter found that between 2022 and 2024, the rate of suicides among

While many fans recognize Michael Beasley as an NBA star who played alongside LeBron James, Beasley admits there was a period in his life when he did not feel like the star athlete he was perceived to be. During an appearance with Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay,” the Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump has resurrected his public rebuke of former President Barack Obama, accusing his predecessor of “treason” and calling for his arrest. In a series of late-night Truth Social posts, the ever mercurial president renewed scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s criminal investigation of Trump’s 2016 presidential

Paige Shiver has shared new and emotional details about her past relationship with former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, including a previously undisclosed pregnancy. In an interview aired on Good Morning America on Friday, April 24, Shiver became visibly emotional as she revealed she became pregnant during what

Production has officially wrapped on the sequel series to the classic sitcom “A Different World,” according to Tudum, marking a major step forward for one of television’s most influential portrayals of Black college life. Filming concluded in Atlanta on the new series, which returns viewers to the fictional historically Black

Ethiopia has begun construction on what is set to become Africa’s largest airport, a $12.5 billion project designed to transform air travel across the continent. The new Bishoftu International Airport is being built about 30 miles southeast of Addis Ababa, with construction officially starting in January 2026, according to CNN.

The use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials is drawing renewed scrutiny as the case of James Broadnax heads toward a scheduled execution date. According to the Associated Press, Broadnax, who was convicted in connection with a 2008 double homicide in suburban Dallas, is set to be executed

A Houston police officer has been removed from her position pending investigation by the Houston Police Department after a social media video of a racist, anti-Black rant went viral. The video of Ashley Gonzalez, a former U.S. Marine Corps member who joined the HPD in 2024, allegedly shows her going