Racists Texts Exposed, NYCPD Acting Up, White Father Goes Karen, Another White Man Goes on Shooting Spree

The Mississippi deputies, dubbed the “Goon Squad,” who were sent to federal prison in the torture of two Black men have been exposed for a nasty thread of text messages with their colleagues joking and boasting about the very crimes they plead guilty to and more. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Whenever footage shows police aggressively arresting a teenager who has not been accused of a violent crime, we all wonder: could this have been handled better? - Noah A. McGee Read More

In another blow to affirmative action efforts nationwide, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has stopped the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund from administering $20,000 grants to Black women business owners. - Candace McDuffie Read More

A Wisconsin high school graduation got hectic after a white student’s father disrupted the ceremony in a Karen-ish ambush against the Black superintendent. Now, folks are wondering if there was any motive behind the attack besides good ol’ racism. - Kalyn Womack Read More

A white man was arrested after live streaming his trip to a local Indianapolis grocery store. Why? Police say he attempted a mass shooting. His first potential victim might’ve been a Black shopper. - Kalyn Womack Read More

It looks like we all owe one Michigan man a collective apology today. The internet got a pretty good laugh at Corey Harris’ expense last week when he dialed into court for a Zoom hearing on driving on a suspended license while driving in his car. - Angela Johnson Read More

A few weeks ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott granted a pardon to Daniel Perry, a white man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Black Lives Matter protester, almost immediately after he received his prison sentence. And let me tell you… prosecutors ain’t having it. - Kalyn Womack Read More

The latest gun violence incident claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy. What’s even more heartbreaking is who the alleged shooter was.

Sunday morning, the preteen was hanging out with his cousin, 14-year-old Jasai Guy, who he was visiting for the weekend at his grandparent’s home in Brownsville, per AMNY. People in the neighborhood knew Jasai as the “popular kid” who played basketball, stayed in his books and stayed out of trouble, per The New York Post. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Earlier this week we told you that the now-viral Michigan man who literally pulled up to a virtual hearing about driving on a suspended license behind the wheel of his car deserved an apology. According to reporting from the local ABC affiliate, the whole thing appeared to be a misunderstanding based on a clerical error in the Secretary of State’s office. - Angela Johnson Read More

Three years ago, it was reported that the Evanston City Council voted to launch the first phase of a reparations program for Black residents in the Chicago suburb. - Noah A. McGee Read More