Sacremento Teacher Gets Suspended For Racist Exam Question, Black Man Uses 'White Name' On Application And More
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Teacher Alex Nguyen at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif. is under fire for including what’s perceived as inappropriate and racist questions on a biology final exam given last month. - Candace McDuffie Read More
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On Tuesday afternoon, an 11-year-old girl police identified as Taliyah Clarke was shot inside her Miami apartment and later died from her injuries. The three charged in connection to her death are among those who’d normally be expected to care for Clarke the most. - Candace McDuffie Read More
Nearly two years after a white woman was found stuffed in the freezer of her Chicago home. Now, her killer is looking at some serious prison time.
On Wednesday, Sandra Kolalou was sentenced to 58 years in prison for the October 2022 murder of her landlord, 69-year-old Frances Walker, according to CBS Chicago. - Noah A. McGee Read More
The New York Police Police Department is under fire following the arrest of a Black army vet for carrying a firearm. The veteran says he’s licensed to carry. Now, he demands to know what was really the issue. - Kalyn Womack Read More
Tragedy struck the family of rapper Lil Durk when his 10-year-old son allegedly shot his stepfather. According to the Daily Mail, during an alleged domestic dispute between his mother, and stepfather, Joshua Pippens, the child used Pippens’ gun to shoot him. - Stephanie Holland Read More
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A Black man begging for his life as hotel security holds him down only to die later is serving as an eerie reminder of an event that brought the world together amid the COVID-19 pandemic four years ago. - Noah A. McGee Read More
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Sigh… in yet another example of how Black people struggle navigating the job seeking process, a Black Detroit man is suing a luxury hotel for allegedly denying his application, only to hire him for a ridiculous reason. - Kalyn Womack Read More
The discovery of the body of Yazmeen Williams inside a sleeping bag last weekend sent rage across the lower east side. With that being said, when New York police said they found their suspect, the block pulled up too with all the smoke. - Kalyn Womack Read More
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Steven “Kelly” Pankratz was referred to the “Love & Caring for People” care homes after developing a brain condition and hospitalization for sepsis. Pankratz later broke his ankle on the way home, making it difficult for him to get around, so he was placed under the care of Regla “Su” Becquer, who has owned the care company since 2022. - Phenix S Halley Read More
We all remember the Maryland teacher who went viral for the wrong reasons right? In May, Marquise White shared a video on his TikTok where he showed his young Black female students taking out his braids before his hair appointment. - Noah A. McGee Read More