A University of Illinois student who is accused of tying a noose and leaving it in a residence hall elevator was charged Tuesday with a hate crime. According to KMOV4, Andrew Smith, 19, found some rope in the elevator in Allen Hall over the weekend and tied it into a noose, Champaign County Assistant State’s […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEVCzjPVQY In the average household, mothers are typically responsible for doing their daughters’ hair. That’s why when we see videos of dads giving it a shot, the videos are usually met with a lot of amusement. Typically because many dads are not very good at doing the task. There are some cases where this […]
Grammy Award–winning gospel singer, television star, and radio host Erica Campbell can now add author to her lengthy list of achievements. Campbell has released “More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty” which explores discovering who you are beneath the surface. The California native sat down with Sybil Wilkes at the […]
LaKambria Welch, a Mississippi State University student, posted a video on Saturday of the owners of Boone’s Camp Event Hall explaining that they would not rent their venue to her brother and his wife-to-be because they are an interracial couple. Welch told Deep South Voice that her brother and his white fiancee had been planning their upcoming […]
Quanita “Tay” Jackson had already made a name for herself in Milwaukee as an anti-violence activist and organizer. Last Saturday, the 20-year-old was organizing a youth basketball tournament in Moody Park to promote peace. A day later, Jackson was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, across the street from the park she had been […]
A Black Central Texas man is suing American Airlines for allegedly kicking him off a flight so a dog could sit in first class. According to reports, Dana Holcomb is seeking damages from American and wants to change the overall discrimination policies of the airline. Holcomb was returning home after attending a birthday celebration in […]
Many have called a video that surfaced on Facebook “disturbing;” it shows a white Indiana police officer aggressively punching a 17-year-old during a verbal altercation. According to a statement from the police department, the officers were called to the scene to assist with a “large fight” after an unidentified male student was placed in the […]
Two Dayton, Ohio teenagers were shot and killed by a homeowner who thought they were trespassing on his property. According to News Center 7 , on Wednesday, a man who has not been identified, called 911 around 9:30 p.m. to report he shot two people who were in or near his garage: The victims have […]
An 8-year-old boy was shot in the leg by a stray bullet during a gunfight between his mother’s boyfriend and another person in New Orleans Tuesday evening, Nola.com reported. According to reports, the mother’s boyfriend, 26-year-old Corneal Knapper, was arrested on counts of illegally using a weapon and second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. It wasn’t […]
Two Black male victims who received settlements over sexual abuse allegations against Catholic priests are coming forward to revealing that they were paid far less than white victims. The Associated Press reports the Diocese secretly paid two Black men from Mississippi $15,000 each, requiring them both to sign NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements). According to CBS, in […]