A lawsuit has been filed against the city of Detroit and five police officers by a Black couple who were pulled over and subjected to excessive force. Imani Ringgold-D’Abell and his girlfriend, La’Shanna Taylor filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against the city and officers Jeffrey Adamisin, Nicholas Sellitti, Anthony Paredes, Thomas Haverlock and James Pilchak, […]
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A Detroit couple recently celebrated 75 years of marriage, crediting good communication as the reason to a long marriage according to Today.com. Albert Green met his wife Myrtle 80 years ago, when the two were only 13 years old. Albert says for him it was love at first sight, but he says he can’t remember what […]
(BPRW) UNCF Michigan to Host 33rd Annual Detroit Walk for Education, Virtually, Supporting HBCUs and Students (Black PR Wire) How do you stay safe during a pandemic, raise money for a great cause and get some exercise in on the side? Through the UNCF Virtual Walk for Education®, of course! The digital fundraiser replaces the […]
9-year-old Gabrielle Faisal beat out 500 participants to win the White House Historical Association’s National Student Art. The third grader from Detroit is behind the artwork that won the Historical Association’s national student art competition hosted by the White House. Her art shows a pair of black shackled hands holding the historical white building on the […]
“It appears in this video — the cops attempted to break up a fight — and this guy was trying to get involved,” Detroit Police Second Deputy Chief Rudy Harper told the Detroit Free Press. “He may have been trying to escalate it and may have even assaulted a cop.” Harper hasn’t identified the man or the officer, but said his actions […]
“I’m not going to adjudicate the case publicly,” White said. “But I do have some serious police concerns about what we saw.” He said that after the shooting the officers did return to the scene and rendered aid. In the footage, taken in the early morning hours of June 30, shows a man was standing […]
A 22-minute video compilation released last week shows Facebook group Detroit Will Breathe shows that Detroit police officers encouraged one another to turn off their body cameras. Then shove and pepper spray protesters who were complying with orders after the death of George Floyd’s in 2020. The group posted the collection of police statements, body […]
A Black woman is speaking out against her former employer after she was fired for making a comment that offended her co-workers. Christine Turner says she was fired after joking with co-workers that she was “light-skinned.” Turner who is Black and considers herself “light-skinned” had an verbal exchange with two white co-workers which afterward they […]
These last few years, there have been too many films on African American people that deserved to be watched by every true cinephile. So with the release of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, we thought we should make a list of the 10 best movies that have come out in the last three years. Have […]