Rising crime in D.C.’s Ward 8 leaves residents concerned if National Guard is called
WASHINGTON—The nation’s capital is home to go-go music, the March on Washington and a rising rate of crime. It is neither on Forbes’ Top...
Jacksonville shooter targeted Blacks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A White man wearing a mask and firing a weapon emblazoned with a swastika gunned down three Black people on August 26 in what the...
Where Unexplained Deaths, Unstable Conditions Take Its TollDeaths and Conditions continue to spike in the Fulton County Jail system
ATLANTA—Since the death of Noni Battiste-Kosoko in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail, there have been three more deaths reported in about a month. Aug. 17 -...
‘This family deserves answers’ The death of 19-year-old Noni Battiste-Kosoko raises more questions about what happened to her and others locked up at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail
ATLANTA—A month after the death of her only child, 19-year-old Noni Battiste-Kosoko, her mother, Sashu Battiste, addressed reporters at the law offices of Edmond...
God is at work: Weather and divine warning
An onslaught of record-breaking weather events has been striking throughout the planet. Earthquakes, extreme drought conditions, tropical storms carrying torrential rains and their destructive...
Black Business Conference unites Black businesses and professionals under one agenda
ATLANTA—When traveling down the lobby escalators of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Black people from all over the country and the world were presented with...
Multicultural event honors civil rights leader Reverend James Lawson
CHICAGO—The Reverend James Lawson played a pivotal role in the construction of the Civil Rights Movement, working alongside the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,...
Community fights to save historic Bronzeville church from demolition
CHICAGO—A South Side church in Bronzeville’s Grand Boulevard community that was the launching pad of Operation Rainbow/PUSH, the United Negro College Fund, hosted the...
100+ Groups Urge DHS to Condemn Abbott’s ‘Brazen, Cruel, and Deadly’ Operation Lone Star
by Brett Wilkins A coalition of more than 100 advocacy groups on August 24 implored the Biden administration to “take decisive action to condemn” and...
Lightning storms, floods and strong winds impact the Holy Land
The Holy Islamic cities and sights of Mecca, Madinah and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia were beset with storms toward the end of August. According...