Heartbreaking News: A Detroit Teacher Gets Fired, A Virginia Woman Is Tragically Found, A Stray Bullet Hits A 6-Year-Old, And a Man Faces Life in Prison

A Las Vegas man was sentenced to a maximum of 11 years in prison after firing his gun through a wall that left a 6-year-old Black girl paralyzed.

Arreion Willoughby, 31, said in his sentencing hearing Monday that he was in doing laundry when his gun went off by accident. However, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Dena Rinetti accused 31-year-old of intentionally aiming his firearm at his bedroom wall, which bordered the apartment where little Draya Ransey are her family lived. - Kalyn Womack Read More

When we emphasize that Black women need to be protected, we’re referencing stories like this one.

Last week, the body of a Virginia woman who was found dead in a trash truck was identified as 30-year-old Taty’ana Zakiyyah Cooks. Police were only able to discover her body because family members asked officers to do a welfare check on March 21 after her child had not been picked up from daycare. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Nearly one year after the death of a Michigan toddler, a man has pled guilty to her kidnapping and killing. On March 21, Rashad Trice pleaded guilty to a charge of kidnapping resulting in death after admitting to abducting Wynter Cole-Smith, his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, from her Lansing, Michigan home. - Angela Johnson Read More

Detroit teacher Domonique Brown was labeled “teacher of the month” at Taylor Preparatory High School in December. Now, she’s speaking out about being let go because of her side hustle of rapping under the moniker “Drippin Honey.” - Candace McDuffie Read More

Sean “Diddy” Combs has always been a controversial figure. But despite his various scandals, he’s mostly been able to publicly maintain his charming, life of the party persona. However, the recent wave of sexual assault lawsuits against him has led to a federal sex trafficking investigation and a raid of him homes by the Department of Homeland Security. With extremely serious issues looming, we explore his history of controversies and legal trouble. - Stephanie Holland Read More

While Sean “Diddy” Combs’ avoided arrest during Monday’s raid by federal agents on his Los Angeles and Miami homes, his alleged “drug mule” wasn’t so lucky. - Noah A. McGee Read More

The latest chapter does not look good For Rap Mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. On Monday, Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security agents . Though the specifics for the raids remain unclear, they are both connected to a federal sex trafficking investigation. - Candace McDuffie Read More

Wow, what a way to ruin Daddy-Daughter Day? A father was arrested at Walt Disney World after allegedly snatching the Mickey Mouse ears off a woman’s head. The man claimed she stole them from his daughter. - Kalyn Womack Read More

The Congresswoman, who famously voted against a U.S. war in Afghanistan days after 9/11, continues to caution against unchecked military spending.

The congresswoman challenges the selective punishment of the social media company and chimes in on Palestinian relief efforts in the ongoing Gaza war.