DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The second of two white men who brutally beat a Black man during what the victim said was a racist attack has been sentenced to probation. Jesse James Downs, 29, was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct, the Des Moines Register reported. […]
(BPRW) Sonshine Communications receives the National Minority Marketing and Communication Firm of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – One of Bernadette Morris’ key mantras adopted for this year is “Reimagining Opportunity and Building Back Better, Together.” The savvy CEO of Sonshine Communications […]
(BPRW) Sonshine Communications receives the National Minority Marketing and Communication Firm of the Year Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – One of Bernadette Morris’ key mantras adopted for this year is “Reimagining Opportunity and Building Back Better, Together.” The savvy CEO of Sonshine Communications […]
A Las Vegas mother of three facing eviction while the nation’s eviction mandate ended over $200,000 was raised after a GoFundMe to assistance her family in their time of need. Dasha Kelly was recently interviewed by CNN where she said she and her three kids were facing eviction. Kelly told the news outlet, “freaked (her) out” […]
A Black mom has received thousands in financial support after facing eviction after the federal eviction moratorium expired. Dash Kelly, a mom of three girls under the age of 10, said she owed $2,000 in back rent after losing her job as a card dealer at a casino in Las Vegas as a result of […]
A Michigan man rescued his two infant daughters from their burning home last Saturday, Fox 2 reports. Ray Lucas and his wife Shi’Ann Brown left their home to go to the local gas station and found their house on fire when they returned. Their relatives, who were there watching their children, stood helplessly outside the […]
Dr. Dabber, a vaping company specializing in marijuana, is offering an endorsement opportunity for Sha’Carri Richardson. “We were saddened to learn of your recent suspension from the US Track and Field team, due to THC and missing the opportunity to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games,” the company said in a letter to Richardson. “At […]
The Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy’s (BELA) 2021 graduating class is the school’s first graduating class to have a 100% college acceptance rate, Patch.com reported. BELA’s graduating class is comprised of 50 students with 90% of the girls in the senior class identifying as Black. The monumental achievement also marks a first for 75% of the […]
“I know that it was like a week into us having Covid he started feeling worse and I started feeling better,” Hollie told Fox 32 Chicago. Rivers was taken to the hospital, and put on a ventilator. His condition worsened and his organs, except his liver shut down. Rivers didn’t have any known underlying medical condition, […]
The following article by was sent to Watch The Yard by Jackson State University’s University Communications Department. (JACKSON, Miss.) — The Jackson State College Class of 1970 finally got to walk across the stage Saturday after campus shootings prevented a graduation back then, and the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the 50th celebration last year. More than a half-century […]