Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison has initiated legal action against real estate broker Chadwick Banken, accusing him of exploiting a predominantly Muslim community through manipulative contract-for-deed real estate transactions. The lawsuit, lodged on May 14 in Hennepin County District Court, alleges that Chadwick Banken and his six affiliated limited liability corporations engaged in practices that […]
Texas Southern University (TSU) has appointed U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III as its 14th president, effective June 1. The decision, made on May 16, brings Crawford’s extensive leadership experience to a university striving for stability following a period of scrutiny and controversy. Crawford, who previously served as president of Felician University and […]
Africatown and McIntosh, two predominantly Black communities in Alabama’s 60-mile “chemical corridor,” are grappling with the adverse effects of the state’s burgeoning chemical industry. Residents claim that the industrial growth in the Mobile area is endangering their health. In 2021, Finnish chemical giant Kemira, now Sterling Specialty Chemicals, completed a significant expansion of its operations […]
Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a U.S. federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers, and publishers by tens of millions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) in New York on Thursday, claims that Spotify reclassified its paid subscription services on March 1 without advance notice, resulting in […]
President Joe Biden made significant appeals to black voters over the weekend, starting with a heartfelt declaration at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) “Fight for Freedom Fund” dinner in Detroit. Addressing the crowd, he proudly announced himself as a “lifetime member” of the NAACP. Earlier that day, Biden began his […]
