
Minnesota Man Opens Fire On Neighbors, Kills Wife
A 12-year-old girl and a 29-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries when neighbor Jason Mesich opened fire on their family.

Bun B Shows Support For Megan Thee Stallion And Asks Why No One Is Outraged
"Nobody is talking about it because it's a Black woman," he said on Instagram.

Megan Thee Stallion Gives An Update On Her Mental Health After Shooting Incident
The rapper, who is still grieving the death of her mother, speaks to the public for the first time since allegedly being shot by fellow rapper Tory Lanez.



Historic Black Church In Boston To Be Sold After 148 Years Of Services
The Ebenezer Baptist Church, which was founded by freed slaves, held its last service on Sunday. It will soon be up for sale.

White Supremacist Who Murdered Charleston 9 Appeals Death Sentence
Dylann Roof, who killed 9 churchgoers at Mother Emanuel in Charleston, S.C. was too mentally ill to have represented himself, his lawyers argue.

Maryland Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting Handcuffed Suspect
William Green, 43, was seated in the front passenger seat and was handcuffed when he was shot multiple times.

Neo-Nazi Arrested And Charged With Making Threats Against Historic Black Church
John Kirby Kelley was arrested in connection to a swatting ring he participated in that intended to stoke fears among Black churchgoers.

City Of Dallas Dismissed From Civil Lawsuit In Botham Jean's Murder, Family To Appeal
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was still in uniform when she murdered Jean with her service weapon.

Sean Urbanski Found Guilty Of 1st-Degree Murder In Killing Of Lt. Richard Collins III
Sean Urbanski is scheduled to be sentenced in April 2020, and faces up to life in prison without parole.

Black Twitter Reacts To Nikki Haley’s Revisionist History Of The Confederate Flag
Following Haley's questionable remarks on the symbolism of the Confederate flag, Twitter users were quick to set the record straight.

Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Defeat White Nationalist Violence
Senator Elizabeth Warren vows to use every tool in her administration to take on the growing threat of white nationalist terrorism.

16-Year-Old Georgia Girl Accused Of Plotting To Attack Black Church
Police say that the teenager targeted the church based on the fact that its congregation is majority Black.

Pallbearer Who Snubbed Mitch McConnell At Elijah Cummings' Memorial Speaks Out
Bobby Rankin, a longtime friend of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, revealed that he had personal reasons for not shaking McConnell's hand.

Khalid Announces Benefit Concert For Mass Shooting Victims
The El Paso, Texas, native confirmed that all proceeds will go to the families affected by the shooting.

Rihanna: 'Imagine A World Where It's Easier To Get An AK-47 Than A VISA!'
Rihanna, John Legend, Lizzo and more spoke out calling for better gun control laws and condemning Donald Trump following mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.

How Reverend Sharon Risher Found Forgiveness After Losing Family In The Charleston Church Shooting
We spoke to four incredibly brave women about how they healed, physically and emotionally, after tragedy struck. This is part three.

Four Years After The Tragic Mother Emanuel Massacre, The Families Share Their Stories Of Survival
Nadine Collier, the daughter of Ethel Lance, and Jennifer Pinckney, the widow of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, spoke to ESSENCE about how they are coping.