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Jimmy Butler has a new 'emo' look, and the Internet is in shambles

The NBA star unveiled the new hairdo Monday at Miami Heat media day.
Image: Miami Heat Media Day
Image: Miami Heat Media Day
1d ago

Texas forces changes on Latino and Black parents as Legislature debates school choice

The state's overhaul of Houston schools is preceded by a long history of racism and neglect of Latino and Black children and a still-inequitable public school funding system.
Students protest to oppose the state takeover of HISD
Students protest to oppose the state takeover of HISD
1d ago

Body camera video released after man is injured in Florida arrest

Photos showed Le’Keian Woods, 24, arrested Friday in Jacksonville, with serious swelling in his face. Video shows a detective kneeing him as officers order his hands behind his back.
Police officers arrest Le’Keian Woods in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 29, 2023.
Police officers arrest Le’Keian Woods in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 29, 2023.

Gov. Gavin Newsom chooses Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat

Butler is the head of the group EMILY's List, which works to elect Democratic women. She will be the third Black woman in history to serve in the Senate.
Emily's List President Laphonza Butler address a Biden-Harris campaign rally on June 23, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
Emily's List President Laphonza Butler address a Biden-Harris campaign rally on June 23, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
2d ago

Video shows bloodied Black man surrounded by officers during Florida traffic stop

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating what happened when 24-year-old Le’Keian Woods was in custody.
Man beaten by Jacksonville officers during arrest
Man beaten by Jacksonville officers during arrest
2d ago

Grant program for Black female entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court

The Atlanta-based Fearless Fund said it would comply with the order but remained confident of prevailing in the lawsuit.
Ariane Simone, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Ayana Parsons
Ariane Simone, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Ayana Parsons
4d ago

Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes to get 'some answers' after arrest is made in Tupac Shakur's murder

Duane Keith Davis has been charged with murder with a deadly weapon committed to promote a criminal gang in connection with the rapper's 1996 death.
Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett Smith.
4d ago

Arrest in Tupac Shakur murder case follows decades of conspiracies

The rapper and actor's death in 1996 has fueled years of speculation about who would have wanted him killed. Las Vegas police now say it was orchestrated by a gang leader.
Tupac Shakur in 1993.
Tupac Shakur in 1993.
4d ago

Leslie Odom Jr. wants us to hear the melodic words of ‘Purlie Victorious’

Odom returns to Broadway for the first time since his Tony-winning run in "Hamilton," this time in a moving yet satirical play set in the Jim Crow era, written by legend Ossie Davis.
Leslie Odom, Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."
Leslie Odom, Jr. in "Purlie Victorious."

Las Vegas police arrest person in connection with Tupac Shakur murder investigation

Duane Davis was indicted on a murder charge in the rapper's 1996 death. He is the last known survivor of the people thought to be in a car from which someone shot at Shakur.
Tupac Shakur backstage after his performance in Chicago
Tupac Shakur backstage after his performance in Chicago
6d ago

Black BYU student says he was harassed while recording social media posts

A member of the “Black Menaces,” a group of Black Brigham Young University students with a popular social media presence, said he was followed while trying to record.
Sebastian Stewart-Johnson.
Sebastian Stewart-Johnson.

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