Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

More than a year after a Travis County jury convicted Daniel Perry of murdering a protester in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the former U.S. Army sergeant on Thursday shortly after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended a full pardon.A Texas state district court judge sentenced Perr...

If anyone should be paying slavery reparations, it’s West Africa

The Dean of Chapel in Trinity College, Cambridge, the Rev Michael Banner, has computed that Britain owes more than £200 billion to Caribbean nations as reparations for slavery. Banner is not a historian nor an accountant but a clergyman and his calculations, both mathematical and moral, are wrong...

Biden appeals to Black voters and says he’s working toward an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza during Morehouse commencement

CNN By Michael Williams and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden touted his administration’s efforts to place Black Americans into the highest echelons of political power during a Sunday commencement address at Morehouse College, while also acknowledging the anguish simmering amo...

From denial to admission: How a surveillance tape held Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accountable

(CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized.Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging a...

National Minority Supplier Development Council Exceeds $363B In Revenue, Aiming To Boost Sales For Black Businesses

by Jeffrey McKinney May 16, 2024 Revenue for Black women minority businesses was $8.8 billion. Minority business enterprises (MBEs) certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) grew their re...

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Britain owes Caribbean nations £205 billion in slavery reparations, says Cambridge academic

A LEADING Cambridge academic has said that the United Kingdom owes the Caribbean £205 billion in reparations for slavery. Rev Dr Michael Banner described Britain as once being “the leading slaving nation in the world” and insists descendants of the enslaved should receive compensation. In his new b...

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Allegheny County should let Clean Air Fund money flow to projects, audit says

Emissions rise from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works on Jan. 18, 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource) Millions of dollars that the county collects in relation to its air pollution regulations sits unspent while area air fails to meet standards, Controller Corey O’Connor contends. The county...

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DJ Cassidy’s “Pass The Mic Live!” Residency Set to Redefine Las Vegas Entertainment

Fresh off the heels of the electrifying “Pass The Mic Live!” event at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, DJ Cassidy, the maestro behind the musical phenomenon, is gearing up for a groundbreaking Las Vegas residency that promises to revolutionize the city’s entertainment scene. Set to debut on July 5t...

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