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Biden taps 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary

May 06, 2022 - 09:05 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. Incumbent Jen Psaki is set to leave the post next week. Jean-Pierre takes on the role as the White House f...

No felony charge for man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage

May 05, 2022 - 02:15 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who tackled comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl will not be charged with any felonies, the district attorney’s office said Thursday. Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, police said, after rush...

Black child violently arrested for stealing a bag of chips

April 22, 2022 - 03:25 PM Nationwide — The Syracuse Police Department in Syracuse, New York is under fire after officers were caught in a now-viral video violently arresting a young Black boy for allegedly stealing a bag of chips from a local convenience store. In the video, which so far garnered nearly...

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

April 07, 2022 - 01:30 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Jackson, a 51 yea...

Unarmed Black DoorDash driver tased by police after asking for a supervisor

March 31, 2022 - 06:40 PM Nationwide — Delane Gordon, a DoorDash driver from Collegedale, Tennessee, was reportedly tased with a stun gun by a white police officer during a traffic stop after he “politely” asked to speak to his supervisor. On March 10th, Gordon was making a delivery when he was pulled...

Chris Rock opens comedy show, still ‘processing’ Oscar slap

March 30, 2022 - 08:58 PM BOSTON (AP) — Comedian Chris Rock returned to the stage Wednesday for the first time since being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, receiving rapturous applause from a Boston audience. Rock only briefly addressed the slap, saying he was “still kind of processing what happened&rdq...

Will Smith’s slap sparks debate on defense of Black women

March 30, 2022 - 08:47 PM By AARON MORRISON (AP) — It started with a Black man slapping another Black man on live television at the globally televised Oscars, presumably in defense of a Black woman who was being ridiculed over her hairstyle. But to many Black people, it was about more than a slap or an insult. It...

Travis Scott accused of violating Astroworld suits gag order

March 29, 2022 - 03:15 PM HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for some of those killed and injured during last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival alleged in court on Monday that rapper Travis Scott has violated a gag order issued in lawsuits they have filed in an effort to influence possible jurors and rebuil...

Oprah Winfrey to receive honorary PEN/Faulkner award

March 29, 2022 - 02:25 PM NEW YORK (AP) — For her championing of so many authors over the past quarter century, Oprah Winfrey is herself receiving a literary honor. The PEN/Faulkner Foundation is giving Winfrey its inaugural Literary Champion award, a lifetime achievement prize for contributions to literacy and for in...

101-year-old man finally earns high school diploma

March 29, 2022 - 10:35 AM Nationwide — Merrill Pittman Cooper, an African American man from Jefferson County, West Virginia, has earned his high school diploma at 101-years old, finally making his lifelong dream come true. From 1934 to 1938, Cooper was a student at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, ...

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Biden taps 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary

No felony charge for man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage

Black child violently arrested for stealing a bag of chips

Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice

Unarmed Black DoorDash driver tased by police after asking for a supervisor

Chris Rock opens comedy show, still ‘processing’ Oscar slap

Will Smith’s slap sparks debate on defense of Black women

Travis Scott accused of violating Astroworld suits gag order

Oprah Winfrey to receive honorary PEN/Faulkner award

101-year-old man finally earns high school diploma

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