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✕ Sybil Wilkes is back with another edition of “What We Need to Know,” the daily roundup that keeps our community informed and ready to move. From the Senate’s Iran decision to a World Cup truce and a multi-billion-dollar Medicare fraud. READ MORE STORIES Sybil Wilkes Covers Today’s What We Need to Know: Supreme Court Rulings, Justice for Atatiana Jefferson, Rising Costs, and a Chicago HeroJustice, Voting Rights & Black […]

Variety Black Hollywood has seen its fair share of exemplary talents, yet few have displayed the diverseness, emotional depth or a resume that extends from film and television all the way to theatre quite like Danny Glover. As he prepares for a milestone 80th birthday celebration later this month, the renowned actor has bravely decided to go public with news of his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease following a diagnosis back […]

Source: Newly released surveillance footage tied to the federal case against Pooh Shiesty is adding another explosive layer to the ongoing legal battle involving Gucci Mane. TRENDING: Kirk Franklin Heated After Man Says He & Wife Are Going to Hell TRENDING: Jay-Z Drops Rare Interviews, Clips & Lost Gems for 30th Celebration Prosecutors have reportedly shared still images and video clips that allegedly show Shiesty and several associates surrounding Gucci […]

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced late last week the indictment of 22 alleged Folk Nation gang members. According to the 176-page indictment, the alleged Folk Nation gang was involved in 26 shootings across Brooklyn and Manhattan, with one ending in a fatality. Among the charges in the indictment document are conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession, and other related offenses. […]

Source: N/A / Charlotte Metropolitan Police Department The family of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner is looking for answers after he was shot and killed by police officers in Wilmington, Delaware.  According to WDEL, the family gathered on Thursday to ask questions about the shooting that happened the night before. From WDEL: Wilmington Police said officers who were patrolling the area of 24th and Jessup Streets noticed a large crowd had gathered. […]

Source: Mario Tama / Getty After two days of deliberation, a mistrial was declared when the jury couldn’t come to a unanimous verdict in the case of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of starting the devastating Palisades fires.  NBC News reports that the jury sent a note to U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang on Thursday saying that deliberations are “at a standstill,” with both sides “unwilling to change their opinion.” […]

Source: Final Call / Final Call Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at the age of 90.  A message posted to the Final Call website from Student Minister Ishmael R. Muhammad, On Behalf of The Executive Council of the Nation of Islam read as follows: The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep sadness yet with profound gratitude to Allah informs you that his […]

✕ Sybil Wilkes: What We Need To Know Today Sybil Wilkes returns with what we need to know, starting with a heartbreaking case out of Missouri. Prominent civil rights attorneys are standing with the family of 19-year-old Savion McConnell, an unarmed Black teenager killed by law enforcement last month. Witnesses say Savion had his hands raised in surrender when a deputy hit him with a patrol car and then fatally […]

Bill Oxford As much as we’re taught in the Black community that family should always stick together, many of us can attest to having intense arguments with siblings, cousins, in-laws and especially one or both parents. However, while it’s perfectly understood that we won’t always see eye-to-eye, the path towards overcoming any dispute is what truly tests the love amongst kinfolk. Sadly, things weren’t able to smooth over in the […]