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Reprieve, a non-profit organization advocating against the death penalty, shed light on a troubling aspect of the controversial form of capital punishment in a new report.  The post Black People Experienced Botched Lethal Injections At Higher Rates, New Study Finds appeared first on NewsOne.... Read more

Two years ago, 37-year-old Tremar Harris was a pre-trial detainee in solitary confinement at the Appling County jail in Brunswick, Georgia. The post Lawsuit Filed Against Georgia Corrections Officer Shown On Video Wrapping Chain Around Black Inmates Neck appeared first on NewsOne.... Read more

On Tuesday, Zendaya broke the internet when she was revealed as the cover star for not one but two Vogue covers. Donning a red floral dress for the cover of U.S. Vogue and a sporty look for British Vogue more akin to her leading role in her upcoming film “Challengers,” the singer and actress stunner per usual in two…Read more...... Read more

Updated on April 19 at 2:10p.m.PT: It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be alone as she heads overseas for the European leg of her “Pink Friday” tour as a judge has granted her husband Kenneth Petty’s plea to accompany her. Read more...... Read more

The Porter brothers continue to take hits as the youngest sibling, Coban Porter, was sentenced to six years in prison on April 19 for a deadly DUI crash. Coban was arrested in January 2023 on investigation of a vehicular homicide in Denver’s University‘s neighborhood. After initially pleading not guilty in October 2023 to the DUI […] The post Brother of... Read more

The cannabis industry is growing, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult for Black women entrepreneurs to keep up. In 2021, when […] The post Cannabis is booming, but who benefits? Black women discuss the highs and lows of the industry appeared first on TheGrio.... Read more

Members of a Black-led running group filed suit on the cusp of this year’s Boston Marathon alleging racial discrimination by race organizers and Newton police for the way they were corralled and surrounded while trying to cheer on their friends along the course at Heartbreak Hill during last year’s race. The post TrailblazHers running group files discrimination suit over ’23... Read more

Friday’s Boston Celtics win over the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden was a sweet victory for the team, and a big moment of celebration for another group of basketball players, too. The post Banner hosts Boston high school champions at a Celtics Game appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley was among a group of Democratic leaders, advocates and heads of Haitian-led organizations calling for U.S. elected officials during an April 11 press call to take “critical action” in addressing the escalating humanitarian crisis in Haiti. The post Democratic leaders call for urgent action in Haiti appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

On a recent evening, the jolting sounds of string instruments filled a room that was half dance studio, half gym. A quartet stood in the center of a mat-covered section of the space, each member stationed behind a music stand. Three dancers circled the ensemble, cycling through a series of turns and leaps and kicks. The post The Boston Public... Read more

This is the 17th interview in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s installment, artist L’Merchie Frazier talks to artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson. The post Banner [Virtual] Art Gallery appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

Anti-woke activist and investor Nelson Peltz has lost his bid to gain a seat on Disney’s board, landing a blow to recent attacks against Disney’s commitment to inclusive characters. The post Disney fends off anti-diversity board contender appeared first on The Bay State Banner.... Read more

On Tuesday, Zendaya broke the internet when she was revealed as the cover star for not one but two Vogue covers. Donning a red floral dress for the cover of U.S. Vogue and a sporty look for British Vogue more akin to her leading role in her upcoming film “Challengers,” the singer and actress stunner per usual in two…Read more...... Read more

Updated on April 19 at 2:10p.m.PT: It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be alone as she heads overseas for the European leg of her “Pink Friday” tour as a judge has granted her husband Kenneth Petty’s plea to accompany her. Read more...... Read more

When asked about the secrets to their success, tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams always give their mother, Oracene Price, her flowers. Besides being their biggest cheerleader, Price worked to support the family of seven when their father, Richard Williams, left his job to coach Venus and Serena full-time, as…Read more...... Read more

On Friday (April 19), a man—whose identity remains unknown—set himself on fire near the Manhattan courthouses where jurors are being selected for the criminal trial of Donald Trump.Read more...... Read more

One of our favorite nepo babies, Willow Smith, just dropped the news of new music and merch with album art that set the internet on fire. Smith shared the news of a presale for her new album Empathogen with her 11.5 million followers in an April 18 Instagram post. The album drops May 3, but word of the…Read more...... Read more

As Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to deal with his ongoing legal woes, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow is speaking out about the infamous 1999 shooting at Club New York that both men were a part of.Read more...... Read more

Just two days after Juror No. 2 had been selected to sit on the jury of one of the most high-profile trials in modern history, she wanted off. If the woman’s phone and the incoming messages from family, friends and co-workers were any indication, people had figured out that she was set to weigh in […] The post Trump’s trial... Read more

For Natalie Fall, the Columbine High School mass shooting that left 13 dead and over 20 wounded was a formative moment. It was April 20, 1999, she was 10 years old, and she had never seen anything like the atrocity in Littleton, Colorado, which on Saturday marks its 25th anniversary. “I remember it very, very […] The post ‘We’re the... Read more

Since President Joe Biden first took office, advocates for sexual violence survivors and the LGBTQ+ community have pressured his administration to update the federal regulations that protect such groups from discrimination in schools and colleges. Now that day is here.  The Department of Education announced on Friday that it has finalized the rule under Title […] The post Department of... Read more

Abortion attacks aren’t slowing down as the clock ticks on Florida’s six-week ban and Arizona’s Supreme Court has paved the way to reinforce a Civil War-era law that criminalizes nearly all abortions.  The consequences could be catastrophic for Black reproductive health, exacerbating existing disparities in access to care and alarming rates of maternal mortality, advocates […] The post As abortion... Read more

Participants in a guaranteed income program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were able to save more money, cover emergencies and had more time and space for parenting, which in turn positively impacted their children’s educational outcomes, according to a program assessment from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania.  Cambridge Recurring Income for […] The post How a... Read more

Jade Sasser, an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies at the University of California, Irvine, was already deep into researching her latest book, “Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question,” when she posed its central dilemma to her students: How were their feelings about climate change affecting their plans to have children? To her surprise, […] The post Is climate... Read more