Mark your calendars, beyhive: Beyoncé is blessing us with a new visual album next month. “Black is King” will debut on Disney+ on July 31, according to a press release from the streamer and Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment. “Black is King” is based on music from “The Lion King: The Gift,” which was a soundtrack to
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Gabriel Johnson, a member of the Clayton County Tourism Authority Board, helps oversee the county’s tourist sites including the Road to Tara museum, which features a small “Gone with the Wind” exhibit in a converted train depot. But as an African American man, he has never stepped foot inside. Johnson applauds the new executive director’s
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HOUSTON, Texas — The din of conversation and music that normally fills The Cottonmouth Club in downtown Houston fell silent when the owners shut it down for a second time during the coronavirus pandemic — a week before the Texas governor ordered all bars to follow suit amid a surge in infections. Co-owner Michael Neff
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Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (WFSB ) — Since the 1960s, a small store building has been tucked into the neighborhood on East Residence Avenue. During that time, previous operators have been able to sell beer from the 1209 E. Residence Ave. location, but that came to an abrupt halt this
Continue ReadingSoon after George Floyd died at the hands of police in Minneapolis, the city’s public school district voted to push police out of its schools. The move has inspired many other districts across the US to make a similar decision — or at least consider it. School officials in Denver, Milwaukee and Portland, Oregon, have
Continue Reading A wildfire threatening homes in Utah was sparked by someone setting off fireworks, Utah Fire Info said early Sunday. The Traverse Fire was burning in the area of Traverse Mountain near the city of Lehi, fire officials said. Strong, gusty winds quickly spread the flames across 150-200 acres. About 30 homes were already evacuated and
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s organized crime violence has burst into full view in recent days, as police in the north-central state of Zacatecas reported finding 14 bodies dumped on a roadside near the city of Fresnillo while gunmen shot up an armored vehicle carrying Mexico City’s police chief. Zacatecas state police gave no further
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB ) — A Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient was the focus for a House of Heroes Connecticut project today. The pandemic sidelined the group. Volunteers have only been able to complete about a fourth of their projects so far this year. Today’s repairs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MT HOOD, OR (KPTV ) — A climber was rescued after falling roughly 300 feet while climbing Mt. Hood on Saturday, according to Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Around 7:30 a.m. the sheriff’s office received a 911 call from a woman identified as Katie Howard,23, of Portland, who reported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, WI (WDJT ) — The Wauwatosa community is rallying around the family of a 13-year-old who was hit by a train this week. Wauwatosa police said around 4 p.m. Wednesday, two trains were approaching the intersection near 70th and State at the same time coming from opposite
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LONG POND, PA (WNEP ) — Per Governor Wolf’s guidelines for live sporting events, no fans are allowed to attend NASCAR’s doubleheader at Pocono Raceway. No fans meant the tables aren’t filling up at restaurants near the race track, including at Woody’s Country House. “It’s been very very
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ) — A group of fitness is making a change! They are incorporating discussions about inequality and peace into their workouts. Jarren Pierce, a Fitness Professional at Equip Fitness fiercely works on his physique. For him it is much more than just fitness goals. He’s
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Health Authority expressed “incredible concern” as the county tallied 284 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, which he grimly noted marked “the largest spike since the introduction of the virus to the (El Paso) community.” The county also set troubling new records Sunday for both hospitalizations, with 147 patients, and the
Continue Reading Miami’s beaches, popular with residents and tourists, will be closed Fourth of July weekend as officials keep a cautious eye on the rapidly rising number of new coronavirus cases in the area. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez says all beaches and parks in the county will close from Friday, July 3 through Tuesday, July 7.
Continue Reading Graham Linehan, known for creating “The IT Crowd” and co-creating “Father Ted,” has been permanently suspended from Twitter after allegedly making multiple transphobic comments. A Twitter spokesperson told CNN that Linehan’s account, @glinner, “has been permanently suspended after repeated violations of our rules against hateful conduct and platform manipulation.” CNN requests for comment via email
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A man entered a Walmart distribution center in California and started firing at random targets, killing one person before officers fatally shot him during an exchange of gunfire, authorities said. The shooter was identified as Louis Lane, 31, according to the Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston. After the shooting at the facility in Red
Continue ReadingEl Paso, Texas- Westerly winds have pushed into the borderland. This will help fuel drier and warm conditions across the region. El Paso will top off at 98 degrees for the high. West winds from 15-20 MPH with gusts around 35 MPH. East side of town will see the strongest of those wind gusts. Las
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Students have spoken at school board meetings, created online petitions and held protests to push police out of their schools in the past weeks. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police heightened the scrutiny of school resource officers and so far, some schools across the United States have started cutting ties with
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Arjen Robben, one of the top footballers in Dutch history, is coming out of retirement to help his first club during the coronavirus pandemic. The 36-year-old winger is rejoining FC Groningen in the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, 20 years after making his debut for the team based in the north of the country. He was born in
Continue Reading Hundreds of people in a Tennessee man’s community are marching by his side after he shared his fears of walking in his neighborhood because he is Black. Shawn Dromgoole, 29, grew up in the 12 South neighborhood in Nashville, where his family has lived since 1966 when his grandmother bought a home there. They were
Continue Reading With the tourism industry gradually reopening around the world, Fiji has made an unusual appeal to billionaires looking for a retreat during the pandemic. The South Pacific country, which is made up of some 300 islands, relies heavily on tourism, which typically accounts for 40% of its gross national product (GDP). After telling the Fijian
Continue Reading Jamaica’s governor-general will no longer wear a royal insignia for personal use that depicts the archangel St. Michael trampling Satan, who is drawn with dark skin. Governor-General Patrick Allen, the British monarchy’s representative in Jamaica, made the announcement on Friday. Allen said he is suspending the personal use of the insignia of the Order of
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U.S. or UK troops there, intelligence officials told the New York Times. “This callous approach by the GRU is startling and reprehensible. Their motivation is bewildering,” one official said. U.S. intelligence
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EL PASO, Texas- If you drive down to Galeria Lincoln in central El Paso, you’ll be greeted with an ‘I Heart EP’ mural that sits on a wall right in front of the art gallery and right next to Old Sheepdog Brewery The mural is a tribute to the victims of the August 3rd shooting
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EL PASO, Texas — A memorial at the downtown El Paso car crash site where 7 people were killed is starting to grow. The family and friends of 16-year-old Yadira Barrera and 19-year-old Jorge Acosta told ABC-7 on Saturday that they believe their loved ones were among those killed in the crash. RELATED STORY: Border
Continue Reading Liz Moy, a 29-year-old programmer based in Brooklyn, wanted to help people educate themselves about anti-racism by reading more books by authors of color. Last week, she created a free bot that you can text for a recommendation of a book written by a Black author based on a genre of your choosing. The bot
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KILLEEN, Texas — Witnesses reported finding “unidentified” remains in a Killeen field on Saturday evening, according to police. ABC affiliate KTRK indicated the discovery was made within walking distance of the site where investigators found missing Fort Hood soldier Gregory Wedel-Morales’ remains on June 19. The discovery came as search crews continued to look for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Several dozen members of the Las Cruces community rallied near the police department in support of local law enforcement officers. “I’d like to thank everyone here in the community who is here to support local law enforcement,” said Officer Isaiah Baker with the Las Cruces Police Department. “I think it’s
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials said the city of Juárez topped 500 total coronavirus deaths on Saturday, and added over 500 additional virus cases for the week. Juárez recorded seven new deaths to bring the cumulative number of virus fatalities to 502. The city also had 32 new cases reported Saturday for
Continue Reading More than a dozen corrections officers will be disciplined in connection with the death of Layleen Cubilette-Polanco, a transgender woman held at New York’s Rikers Island jail, city officials said. Three officers and a captain of the New York City Department of Correction were suspended without pay immediately, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a
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