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Family of Bronx Toddler Found in River Files $60M Lawsuit Against NYPD

The mother and grandmother of two-year-old Montrell Williams, whose body was pulled from the Bronx River by New York Police Department officers on June 11, have filed a $60 million lawsuit against the...

Byron Allen Finalizes $171M Sale of 10 TV Stations

Gray Media has announced a deal to purchase 10 television stations from Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group in a transaction valued at $171 million. The acquisition expands Gray Media’s footprint into...

Harlem Week 2025 Jobs and Career Fair Returns with New Opportunities for Job Seekers

Harlem Week 2025 is bringing back its highly anticipated Jobs and Career Fair on Wednesday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Great Hall in Harlem. Now in its fourth year, the fair will host...

Ex-Google Exec Warns CEOs: AI May Soon Replace You Too

As the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, one former Google executive is warning CEOs that they could be the next casualties of the AI revolution. Mo Gawdat...

Amazon’s $270M Georgia Land Purchase Signals Potential Data Center

Amazon has acquired nearly 985 acres of land in Lamar County, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, in a $270 million deal finalized on July 25, according to The Barnesville Buzz. While the tech giant has...

14-Year-Old Charged with Murder After Calling 911 to Report Killing His Parents

A Middleburg family is grappling with an unimaginable tragedy after a 14-year-old boy allegedly killed his parents inside their home and then called 911 to confess the crime. Trevor Lee, who is now in...

Kamala Harris Warns US Democracy is ‘Fragile’ in Candid Colbert Interview

Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivered a blunt assessment of America’s political system during a wide-ranging conversation on “The Late Show With...

US Poll Finds Fewer See Discrimination Against Black People

A new nationwide poll suggests that American attitudes towards racial discrimination and workplace diversity are shifting, as fewer US adults now believe Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a...

Black Woman Sues Southwest Airlines for Alleged Racial Discrimination and Removal from Flight

Southwest Airlines is facing a federal lawsuit after a Black woman, Dr. Briana Hicks, accused the airline of “blatant and egregious race discrimination” during a November 2024 flight in which she was...