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On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

October 18, 2021 - 12:35 PM Nationwide — A police officer from Indianapolis, Indiana is facing felony charges after bodycam footage appears to show him forcefully stomping a homeless Black man in the head during an arrest. In the bodycam footage released by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 39-year old Jermaine Vaugh can be seen handcuffed while being forced to the ground when Huxley, who is white, used his left foot to stomp on his head in the arrest on September 24 43-year old Huxley, who has worked on the police force for 14 years, has since been charged with official misconduct and battery w...

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

October 18, 2021 - 07:00 AM Washington (AP) - Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam W...

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

September 19, 2021 - 07:25 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After dealing with trauma for much of his life, hip-hop artist Christopher LeMark, opens up his own coffee shop, a safe space where people can "talk about hard stuff." Not only that, the coffee shop's profits are used to fund free therapy sessions for peo...

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

September 19, 2021 - 03:12 PM Houston, TX — Long-time entrepreneur and author, Gwen Richardson, has just released her new children’s book, Boss Women: Seven African-American Women Who Built Their Businesses From the Ground Up. The book features seven African-American women who started their businesses by th...

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

September 19, 2021 - 02:10 PM LEESBURG, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s department is raising money to help needy children have a happy Halloween. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Georgia will use the cash donations to buy Halloween costumes for kids whose families otherwise couldn’t afford th...

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

September 16, 2021 - 08:05 PM By ALEXANDRA JAFFE (AP) — The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went...

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

September 16, 2021 - 07:10 PM DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Employees in the Decatur school system in suburban Atlanta have until the end of October to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move could set up a showdown with Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued an executive order in May that he says bans government entities from mandating vac...

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

September 15, 2021 - 05:10 PM ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the department’s civil rights division, said the investigatio...

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

September 15, 2021 - 11:56 AM Houston, TX — T. Terrell “Ian” Parker, a man from Houston, Texas has finally graduated from college after 17 years. He is a US Army officer who attended his first class in college back in August 2004. Because of his job and other factors, he hasn’t been able to graduate...

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

September 15, 2021 - 09:02 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — With the downward trend of Black and other minority students aspiring to excel in the STEM department, digital publication Re.engineer Magazine aims to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. The publication aims to represent minorities in order to provide, not...

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On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

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