Former Wu-Tang Clan Affiliate Who Spent 23 Years In Prison Over Crime He Didn't Commit Awarded $7 Million

05/25/2022

Grant Williams has been out on parole since 2019.

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Buffalo Shooting: Everything To Know About Suspect Payton Gendron

NBC News says he chose Buffalo because it's the city with the highest amount of Black residences near his hometown of Conklin, according to his manifesto.
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Three Louisiana Juvenile Escapees And Guard Accused Of Helping Them Captured At Texas Motel

Authorities didn't realize that the inmates were gone until shift change at about 6:50 a.m. Saturday, the sheriff's office said.
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R. Kelly Allegedly Befriends Accused Brooklyn Subway Shooter Frank James

Sources within the detainment center told the Daily News that the pair "sit[s] together and eat[s] together" and get along well.
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Mom Sues TikTok After 10-Year Old Daughter Dies From 'Blackout Challenge'

The lawsuit blames the social media giant's algorithm for recommending the dangerous challenge to Nylah Anderson.
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Man Arrested After Threatening To Copy Buffalo Mass Shooter The Next Day

Joseph Chowaniec of Buffalo allegedly called a pizzeria and a brewery on May 15, making threats and referencing the mass shooting the day before.
05/18/2022
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Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Manslaughter In George Floyd Killing

The state is recommending a three-year sentence served in federal prison, a sentence that's below Minnesota's guidelines, according to the AP.
05/19/2022
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Tiger Woods Drops Out Of PGA Championship

This was just his second major since being away from tournament play for nearly 17 months, following a car crash in February 2021.
05/23/2022
01:01

The Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Student Debt Cancellation

CBC Rep. Joyce Beatty says student debt is a "burden" and widens the racial wealth gap.
05/23/2022
01:18

Student Mocks George Floyd's Death In Racist Prom Invite

The post showed a male student holding a sign that read, "If you went to prom with me, it would take my breath away," next to a photo of George Floyd.
05/24/2022
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At Least 19 Children Killed During Texas Elementary School Mass Shooting; Gunman Ambushed 4th Graders

The massacre is the deadliest school shooting in Texas' history and comes just a week and a half after a gunman opened fire in Buffalo, killing 10 people.
05/25/2022
01:19

Former Wu-Tang Clan Affiliate Who Spent 23 Years In Prison Over Crime He Didn't Commit Awarded $7 Million

Grant Williams was convicted of murdering Shdell Lewis outside a Staten Island public housing complex in 1996, but his conviction was overturned.
05/25/2022
01:03

Beloved Georgia Pastor Stabbed To Death, Set On Fire By Inmate She Was Mentoring: Report

Rev. Marita Harrell mentored Christopher Devonta Griggs when he reportedly stabbed her and set her body on fire.
05/26/2022
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La'Ron Hines Hosts BET Talks: McDonald's Future 22 | Part III

BET Talks: McDonald's Future 22 is a series that will spotlight dynamic, young leaders impacting their communities. Our host, La'Ron Hines, sits down with these Gamechangers as we get to know more about them and the platform they're using to invoke change. We hope that you're inspired by their stories and encouraged that our future is bright with this next generation! Part III features KeAndre' Jordan, Nyla Sams, Yasmine Jameelah, Parisia Hutchinson, Jordan Hunter, and Nasir Barnes.
05/26/2022
01:06

Overdue Student Debts Cancelled For Nearly 500 Black Women At HBCU

The Debt Collective purchased $1.7 million of overdue student debt from Bennett College, then canceled it.
05/31/2022
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Man Who Won $10 Million Lottery Sentenced To Prison For Fatally Shooting His Girlfriend While She Slept

An autopsy revealed Keona Graham was shot in the back of her head when 54-year-old Michael Hill shot her in North Carolina.
06/01/2022
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Shooting Occurs At Xavier University, Leaving 1 Dead, 2 Wounded At Graduation Ceremony

Witnesses said they heard a commotion at the ceremony and saw people fighting before the gunfire started.
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Marion Barber, Former Dallas Cowboys Running Back, Found Dead In Apartment

No cause of death has been released, but Frisco, Texas police were conducting a welfare check when his body was found.
06/02/2022
01:44

Orlando Woman Allegedly Killed By 10-Year-Old Girl While Fighting The Child’s Mother

In questioning the girl, police said she told them she was defending her mother.
06/03/2022
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Dean Of NCCU School Of Law Found Dead In Hotel Room

Browne C. Lewis, accomplished attorney, legal scholar, and mentor, died just a month shy of her 2-year anniversary with NCCU.
06/07/2022
01:07

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Boyfriend's Mother's Ashes Into Texas Lake

A TikTok video purportedly showed Augustine Gladney throwing the ashes in a lake with the caption, "He cheated so I threw his mom ashes in the river."
06/07/2022
01:08

Church Massacre: Gunmen Kill Dozens Of Catholic Worshippers In Nigeria

Bishop Jude Arogundade noted that some of the gunmen entered the church while others stayed outside to shoot anyone attempting to flee.
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