Is US Overreacting To China Balloon With Spying Allegation?
Photo: YouTube During World War I, British forces sent up hot-air balloons to spy on advancing enemy forces. In recent times, a number of countries, including the US…
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Police Murder, Failed Black Leadership, And The Economics Of The Tyre Nichols Case
Photo: YouTube Everyone knows the unfolding Tyre Nichols case replicates the loop: Status quo; police brutality and murder; media coverage; protests; legal action; and return to status quo.…
Atlanta’s First, Black “First Lady” Bunnie Jackson-Ransom Passes Away At 82
Photo: YouTube ATLANTA – (February 3, 2023). – Atlanta Icon Burnella Hayes Jackson-Ransom, affectionately known as Bunnie, passed away surrounded by her family in Southwest Atlanta on February…
Rep. Thompson, Crump To Receive NAACP Awards
Photo: NAACP BEVERLY HILLS, CA (February 2, 2023) – Thursday, the NAACP and BET announced that U.S. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) will be honored with the prestigious…
New York Times Downplays Tyre Nichols Police Murder With Weak Words And Euphemism
Photo: Memphis Police Department It’s hard to find words after yet another brutal police killing of a Black person, this time of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee,…
California Cops Shoot Black Double Amputee Dead
Photo: Video Screenshot One day before the world witnessed video releases from the Memphis Police Department showing the brutal police beating that took the life of 29-year-old Tyre…
Congresswoman Commemorates Tyre Nichols’ Life, Calls For Change
Photo: Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON –Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the following statement in honor of Tyre Nichols on the day of his funeral: “My heart, like much of…
The Crisis In Journalism And ‘The Roadmap For Local News’
Photo: YouTube On Thursday, a group of local-news experts and practitioners published The Roadmap for Local News: An Emergent Approach to Meeting Civic Information Needs. The result of…
NBCSL: Calls For Congressional Action After Tyre Nichols Police Murder
Photo: Memphis Police Department Washington, DC – National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) released the following statement on the passing of Memphis father, Tyre Nichols, as a…
Goodbye, Tyre: One Mother’s Perspective On The Police Murder Of Tyre Nichols
Photo: YouTube When Tyre Nichols woke up the morning of the last day of his life, I feel certain that he wasn't thinking about racism or the chance…