Category : Black Local News

Death Penalty Off the Table as Vance Boelter Pleads Guilty in the Murders of Melissa Hortman and Her Husband

MINNEAPOLIS — Vance Boelter returned to federal court Thursday and admitted guilt in the killings of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, ending months of legal maneuvering in one of the state's most shocking...

"Grave Error in Judgment" Bill Gates Explains To Congress Why He Met With Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates spent hours answering questions from members of Congress this week as lawmakers examined his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier whose name continues to surface in federal reviews and congressional inquiries. In...

$70 Billion Headed to Immigration Enforcement After Trump Signs New Law

President Donald Trump put his signature on a funding measure that directs nearly $70 billion toward immigration enforcement during the next three years, giving federal agencies a major financial boost as his administration continues to prioritize b...

"Denied Because He Is White" Doctor Says Find A Black Doctor Directory Excluded Him From Listings Because of His Race

Colorado dermatologist Dr. Travis Morrell has taken a physician directory called Find A Black Doctor into federal court, arguing that he was denied access to the directory because he is white. The lawsuit challenges a policy that limits directory lis...

"When You Don't Support Us, We Will Support Our Own" Virginia Pastor Steps In After Missouri Cuts Black Student Government Funding

Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley stood before thousands of worshippers at Alfred Street Baptist Church and turned attention toward a campus nearly 900 miles away in Missouri. The senior pastor used part of his sermon to discuss the University of Missouri...

"OK, OK" Witnesses Say Missouri Deputy Shot Unarmed Black Teen Saveion McConnell After Patrol Car Collision

Saveion McConnell was 19 years old when a Lafayette County deputy's patrol vehicle struck him near U.S. Highway 50 before gunfire ended his life minutes later in Johnson County, Missouri. State investigators have confirmed no gun or other weapon was...

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Citizenship From 17 Convicted Criminals in Intensifying Denaturalization Drive

Seventeen naturalized Americans convicted of crimes ranging from child sexual abuse to bank fraud are now facing efforts to lose their U.S. citizenship. New petitions mark the latest step in the Trump administration's growing use of denaturalization...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Receives Commitments From 53 Medical Schools for 40 Hours of Nutrition Training as Health Spending Approaches $3.1 Trillion

Fifty-three medical schools across 31 states have agreed to expand nutrition training for future doctors, a federal effort that arrives as Washington braces for a steep rise in health care spending through 2036. Under the voluntary initiative led b...

Byron Donalds Opposes Reparations But Thinks He Can Win Over Black Voters In Florida Governor Bid

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Byron Donalds is trying to accomplish something Florida has never seen. The Republican congressman is asking voters to send a Black conservative to the Governor's Mansion in a state that has never elected a Black governor. Barbe...

12 Wounded Near Toledo Festival as Search Continues for Gunmen

Agnes Reynolds Jackson Arboretum was filled with families, food vendors and live entertainment Saturday evening when gunfire erupted near the Old West End Festival, transforming a neighborhood celebration into a scene that sent people running across...

NIPT Screening Gives Black Mothers More Time to Prepare for Delivery Complications

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing, better known as NIPT, uses a maternal blood sample to identify elevated chances for certain chromosomal conditions months before delivery. Physicians increasingly view the screening as a planning tool for households tha...

Black Travel Spending Has Reached $145 Billion And Black Women Are Steering The Wheel

Atlanta travel adviser Evita Robinson has spent years watching Black women fill group trips bound for Ghana, Paris, South Africa, and Bali. What once looked unusual has become increasingly common. Luxury travel, wellness retreats, fine dining, desig...

$10,000 Reward Offered After Birmingham Shooting Kills Bernard Watts and Diandra Johnson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thirty shell casings and rows of evidence markers covered Holley Avenue after bullets ripped through a gathering in west Birmingham, leaving Bernard Duane Montez Watts and Diandra Young Johnson dead and five others wounded. A $10,...

Susan Collins Heads Into Maine Primary Carrying a Voting Record That Often Put Her at Odds With Her Own Party

Susan Collins entered Maine's primary election Tuesday seeking a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, carrying a voting record that has often put her at odds with leaders of her own party in Washington. After nearly 30 years in office, she remains one of...

Michigan House Review Hones In On $300 Million Rx Kids Program as Stipends Reach 60 Michigan Locations

Michigan's Rx Kids program is drawing fresh attention inside the state Capitol as lawmakers review a cash assistance effort that has received over $300 million in state and federal funding. Flint served as the launch point for the program in 2024....