News28-Year-Old Black Man Fatally Shot By NJ Trooper During Routine Traffic StopCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 10, 202009583 Maurice Gordon was shot and killed by a New Jersey state trooper on the side of the Garden State Parkway during a routine traffic stop
Men PoliticsKentucky’s Youngest Black State Lawmaker is Making a Run to Unseat the Most Powerful Republican Senator in CongressDerek MajorJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020020434 Charles Booker is making a run to unseat Mitch McConnell in U.S. Senate Race
Criminal Justice Reform NewsAva DuVernay Launches Initiative To Hold Police Officers Accountable For Racial ViolenceDana GivensJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 10, 2020June 10, 202004288 Through her media company, Array, Ava DuVernay will launch the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), a fund to commission projects around police violence across multiple
SportsNBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell Responds to President Trump’s Tweet: ‘You Are Divisive and a Coward’Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 9, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 9, 202005241 Bill Russell calls President Trump a coward in direct reference to the president saying players who kneel are disrespecting the flag
Business NewsWhite Landlord Evicts Black Business Owner In Iowa For Joining ProtestersDana GivensJune 10, 2020June 9, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 10, 2020June 9, 202004359 A black business owner in Des Moines, Iowa, posted a video on his social media of his white landlord terminating his store lease because he
NewsOver A Million People Are Calling for the Investigation Into Kendrick Johnson’s Death to be ReopenedCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 15, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 10, 2020June 15, 2020039605 More than 1.2 million people signed a petition calling for another investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson.
News PoliticsJermaine Dupri, Slutty Vegan, and Impossible Foods Launch Nationwide Voting InitiativeDana GivensJune 10, 2020June 9, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 10, 2020June 9, 202004075 Jermaine Dupri and the Slutty Vegan are teaming with Impossible Foods to start a new campaign to encourage young people to go and vote.
Criminal Justice Reform Money NewsMartin Management Group Advocates For Anti-Lynching Bill, Donates to NAACPDerek MajorJune 10, 2020June 9, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 10, 2020June 9, 2020012435 The Martin Management Group endorses the anti-lynching bill and has donated $25,000 to the NAACP for social justice causes.
COVID-19 Entrepreneurship Health and WellnessThis Black Couple Is Helping Businesses Stay Clean Amid COVID-19Dana GivensJune 10, 2020June 12, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 10, 2020June 12, 2020010771 This Florida-based couple launched their own cleaning company to help small businesses work in safe, clean environments during COVID-19.
COVID-19 MoneyS&P 500 Erases All Losses From Coronavirus PandemicDerek MajorJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 9, 2020June 9, 202006762 Four months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down multiple industries and the U.S. economy, the S&P 500 has recovered all of its losses.