Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty Family, loved ones, co-workers and community members in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are mourning the loss of 41-year-old Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart. The mother of 10’s tragic story is a heartbreaking chapter in the long, brutal book about missing and murdered Black women and girls—and all the inaction and silence from those charged to protect and speak out. But Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart was found dead in the trunk of her car on April 17th. She’d been reported missing by her son, Lawrence Lejon-Jurnett, two days earlier on April 15th, reported USA Today. But the alert a ..read more

Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Amanda Seales acquired a reputation for being aggressive and difficult, but on a recent episode of former football tight end Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay,” the actress set the record straight. The three-hour and 10-minute interview allowed the “Smart, Funny & Black” creator to open up regarding her time on “Insecure,” her recent autism diagnosis, and how she deals with the labels the industry assigned to her. Seales contributed over 30 years to the entertainment industry. In 1993, she made her first movie appearance with a small role in ..read more

Source: Billboard / Getty Keke Palmer is picking up her pen again. Today, the multihyphenate star announced that she will drop a new book this November. Titled “Master of Me,” the project will be Keke’s second novel. “I’m not sure the next time I’ll write a book but this seemed like the right time to put my thoughts to paper. Writing this book scares me. When you write a book you are sharing who you are and what you are going through at that time,” Keke shared with fans on Instagram. “I’ve learned so much about myself this past year, and though we don’t know each other and live uni ..read more

Source: Chris Coduto / Getty Brittney Griner felt “less than human” during her 10-month detainment in Russia. In an interview with ABC News’s Robin Roberts for an upcoming 20/20 special scheduled to air May 1, the WNBA star recounted her harrowing experience in Russia and its prisons. Griner was arrested on February 17, 2022 at a Moscow airport for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Subsequently, the two-time Olympic gold medalist received a nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling and possession charges. The 33-year-old baller opened up about some shocking m ..read more

Source: Spencer Platt / Getty W elp, the hits just keep on coming for the band of rabid MAGA thugs who tried to steal an election by spreading propaganda about it being stolen from Donald Trump. According to AZ Central, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced Wednesday that a grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment against seven top Trump aides and 11 Arizona Republicans who are accused of falsely certifying votes for the ex-president despite President Joe Biden narrowly winning the state. BREAKING: Those people who tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory to help Tr ..read more

Source: Spencer Platt / Getty       W elp, the hits just keep on coming for the band of rabid MAGA thugs who tried to steal an election by spreading propaganda about it being stolen from Donald Trump. According to AZ Central, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) announced Wednesday that a grand jury had issued the nine-count indictment against seven top Trump aides and 11 Arizona Republicans who are accused of falsely certifying votes for the ex-president despite President Joe Biden narrowly winning the state. BREAKING: Those people who tried to overturn Joe Biden’s electi ..read more

Source: Wukela Communications A Black woman who was shown on video being assaulted in front of her son by the police after she called 911 to report her white neighbor is demanding justice via a federal lawsuit being filed this week. Twyla Stallworth, 40, was violently arrested and detained for more than 12 hours in Andalusia, Alabama, after her neighbor called the police on her over a noise dispute on Feb. 23. Andalusia Police Department Officer Grant Barton shoved Stallworth in her own home in the small town located about 85 miles south of Montgomery all because she called the cops about a ..read more

An unarmed Black man was killed after being struck and “run over” by a pursuing unmarked police vehicle in Michigan, prompting a number of unanswered questions, civil rights attorney Ben Crump says. Samuel Sterling, 25, died last week from his injuries after an unidentified Michigan State Police (MSP) officer apparently used his official vehicle as a weapon. Ben Crump just took this case. Samuel Sterling was on foot running from police when cops deliberately ran an unmarked cruiser over him, killing him. https://t.co/6nRddBZ2bU pic.twitter.com/oyY2bKZqzt — IncarcerNation.com (@IncarcerNation ..read more

  Source: Bill Chizek / Getty The Tennessee legislature passed a bill Tuesday that allows faculty and staff  to carry concealed handguns in schools as a response to last year’s school shooting in Nashville that killed six people, including three 9-year-olds. For years, Republicans have responded to high-profile school shootings by yelling that armed teachers would protect students. But teachers aren’t paid enough to carry out their normal duties educating the youth, let alone paid enough to do proper and regular firearm training–and regularly updated mental health screenings–so the ..read more

Source: Chesnot / Getty On Wednesday, April 24, President Biden signed a bill that has the potential to impose a nationwide ban on TikTok, a development that could significantly affect Black content creators on the platform. The bill was passed by Congress earlier in the week as part of a comprehensive foreign aid package aimed at providing support to Israel and Ukraine, according to CNN. Under the new legislation, TikTok is now required to secure a new owner within months or face a complete ban from operating in the United States.  TikTok’s ..read more