City of Columbus Agrees to Pay Record $10M to The Family of Andre Hill, Who Was Fatally Shot By Officer While Holding a Phone The city of Columbus, Ohio, has recently agreed to pay the family of Andre Hill $10 million, announced on Friday, May 14. “We understand that because of this former officer’s actions, […]
New York City is launching a new, comprehensive work program geared toward the LGBTQ+ community this summer, according to NBC News. The program, entitled Unity Works, is a 2.6 million dollar initiative that will provide LGBTQ+ youth who are experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness with equitable job and educational opportunities. In addition, the program […]
Update(April 26, 2021): After the release of police body camera footage, attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family said the video shows the man was “executed.” Brown was shot on Wednesday by deputies while he was complying with officers’ commands and had his hands on the steering wheel, according to the family’s attorneys, Reuters reported. “They were […]
A white city official in North Carolina has been fired after ignoring a Black woman’s request to be addressed by her doctoral title. The city council ousted Tony Collins, a member of the Greensboro Zoning Commission, this week after he engaged in a heated exchange with Carrie Rosario, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of […]
A man shot and killed three people Monday night at a New York City apartment where a birthday party was being held for his 9-year-old daughter, police said. Joseph McCrimons killed the mother of his child and two of her daughters before killing himself, police said. His body was found in a walkway with two […]
D Don’t let this cold and limited winter keep you from exploring some of the best spots in New York City! Is New York City still the greatest place to be even during a pandemic? Easy, the answer is YES! While life right now is definitely challenging, that hasn’t forced the city that never sleeps […]
Patricia Williams started her first McDonald’s franchise store in 1984. Now Williams and her daughters Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie own ever McDonald’s location in the city of Compton Black Business reported. Williams and her daughters started working with her in 2020 opening 13 stores earning almost $50 million in revenue hiring over 700 people. […]
The city of Evanston in Illinois has approved a reparations plan to provide $400,000 to eligible Black households, becoming the first U.S. city to distribute reparations to Black Americans. The legislation comes after a near unanimous Evanston City Council vote in favor of the plan, closing out in an 8-1 sweep. After voting in 2019 […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Council members met privately to discuss the settlement, then returned to public session for […]
In Atlanta on any day of the week you can find children and teenagers selling water on various intersections throughout the city. According to an Atlanta Police report street sales are the cause of hundreds of calls ranging from disorderly conduct, fights, aggressive behavior, arrests, and in some cases, an shooting. Meka Pless’s son, Jalanni, […]