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DeSantis New GAG Bill Prohibits Citizen Oversight Board From Investigating Police In Florida

Police oversight panels run by citizens, like the one pictured here in Miami-Dade County, will lose all investigative power July 1. On the same day that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that would prohibit civilian oversight boards from investigating police misconduct (HB 601), the city of North Miami became the first to Read More…

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Are Pay Cuts In Store For Caitlin Clark And Angel Reese?

Soon to be WNBA stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (Sports Illustrated) Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have both decided to forgo their final year of college eligibility and enter the WNBA Draft, though there aren’t multimillion dollar WNBA rookie contracts awaiting them. Clark, Iowa’s record-setting guard, is expected to be the No. 1 pick by the Indiana Read More…

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16-YRS-Old Black Author Releases Children’s Book Teaching Young People To Believe in Themselves

Nationwide — Alicen M. Felder, a 16-year-old author from Detroit, has released her latest book Don’t Count Me Out, to teach young people to always believe in themselves regardless of what others may say. She says that it is perfect for when others’ opinions of you often overrule your beliefs about yourself. Don’t Count Me Read More…

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Black Twin Sisters Acquire Plantation Where Their Ancestors Were Enslaved

Nationwide — Twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner have made a significant move to reclaim their family’s heritage and protect the environment by acquiring the historic Woodland Plantation in LaPlace, Louisiana. This plantation holds deep ties to their ancestors, who were once enslaved there and took part in the 1811 Slave Revolt, a pivotal moment Read More…

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Atlanta Police Fired Black Woman After Daughter Criticized Cops

Written by NewsOne Staff NewsOne Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Rhonda Frost, the former Deputy Director of Public Affairs with the Atlanta Police Department, is suing Mayor Andre Dickens and Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum for wrongful termination. Inside her suit filed on March 18, Frost, who served as deputy director from 2019 Read More…