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The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month. Goodson, 23,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign a proclamation Friday to designate a national monument at the Springfield, Illinois, site of the 1908 race riot, which later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing with reporters on

Beyoncé, Shaboozey and Kane Brown are making waves in the country music genre, nabbing several 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations.  Queen Bey has been nominated for the People’s Artist of 2023, the Female Artist of 2023 and the Social Country Star of 2023, the PCCAs announced on Wednesday, according

A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s children, according to a video statement played in court Wednesday. The

While some school systems are banning books and doing away with AP African-American History courses, Brave + Kind Bookshop owner Bunnie Hilliard is making sure Black children and young adults see themselves represented in the pages of the books that line her shelves. Her bookstore is one of several Black-owned

NEW YORK (AP) — Tinashe refuses to retreat from the unknowns of life — or the music industry — but instead, embraces them. That’s what makes the success of her cheeky, inuendo-filled hit, “Nasty,” taste oh so sweet. “You never really know when that’s going to happen. You can’t really

HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and eventually lost ownership of the company —

When you say the word “prosecutor” to Khari Noerdlinger, painful memories come to mind. At 19, Noerdlinger was attacked by three men armed with weapons. When he fought back in self-defense, fatally wounding one of the attackers with a knife, a New Jersey prosecutor charged him with manslaughter. Noerdlinger and his

For anyone who had something to say about the recent purchase of a Hermès bag, made after winning gold in the Paris Olympics, Simone Biles has a message for you: “Don’t be mad.” After many online began to criticize the seven-time Olympic gold medalist for recently purchasing a Hermès bag

Elaine Welteroth is in the midst of what she’s dubbed a “redemption pregnancy.” As she embarks on her second pregnancy with her husband, musician Jonathan Singletary, she has the experience and the expert support of a proper health team. “The first one was so challenging, and this one, I’ve felt