Memphis Police Sergeant Under Fire For Suggesting Descendants Of Slave Owners Are Owed Reparations
Memphis Sergeant Brandon Lea posted, "I think if the government pays reparations, then I want a refund for the slaves my ancestors lost."
Memphis Sergeant Brandon Lea posted, "I think if the government pays reparations, then I want a refund for the slaves my ancestors lost."
Not only are egg prices through the roof, supermarkets have begun limiting the amount of eggs someone can buy.
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Six officials with the Department of Justice resigned, declining to drop federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On Thursday (February 13), six senior officials in the Department of Justice resigned rather–including acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon—tendered their resignation in protest over an order to drop the federal corruption charges against New York City […]
Source: REDA / Getty A racist cop in Memphis, Tennessee, is under fire for, well, being a racist cop in a city where a quarter of its citizens are Black. Memphis Police Sergeant Brandon Lea. (Yep, not just a racist cop, but a high-ranking racist cop.) According to Fox 13, Lea is currently the target of a citizen complaint filed after he posted to his Facebook page, “I think if […]
Source: Tom Williams / Getty There used to be a time when opulence was a luxury vehicle or a high-end purse. Now, you are a baller if you have a 12-pack of giant eggs just chilling in your fridge! Because egg prices are so high… Audience: How high are they, Steve? They are so high that if I threw an egg at your car, I would need to stop you […]
Source: FG Trade / Getty Black-owned businesses play an important role in the building of generational wealth for a lot of families, yet the number of Black-owned businesses still makes up the smallest share of overall firms in the United States. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023 revealed that while “more than one-in-five Black adults in the United States say owning a business is essential to their personal […]
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty A wave of resignations has rocked the Justice Department after top federal prosecutors refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. At least six prosecutors, including Danielle R. Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, stepped down in protest, marking a rare and public rebuke of the Trump administration’s Justice Department leadership. The […]
As these stories continue to develop, 2025 is proving to be a year of transformation, controversy, and cultural evolution.
As we’ve come to understand year after year, day after day even, death is unfortunately an inevitable part of life. Still, as much of a fact as that may be, the blow of experiencing loss never gets any easier, nor does reporting on the subject in Black culture.