WNBA’s Griner Convicted at Drug Trial, Sentenced to 9 Years
By JIM HEINTZ KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and smuggling... Read More
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Moral Conscience, Dies At 90
By Andrew Meldrum, Johannesburg, South Africa (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for... Read More
Europe Faces New Covid Wave As Omicron Strain Emerges
By: Manny Otiko, IVN Worldwide — If you thought you were done with the coronavirus, then think again. The world currently faces... Read More
Wash. Post Report Claims There Were Multiple Warnings Before Jan. 6
By: Manny Otiko, IVN Nationwide — An extensive piece by the Washington Post about the security failures in the run-up to Jan.... Read More
FTC Employees Warn Of Scams Targeting African-American Community
By: Manny Otiko, IVN Two officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave a presentation about the way fraud affects African-American communities on... Read More
Trump Telling Associates He’ll Be back in White House by August
By: Manny Otiko, IVN Nationwide — Former President Donald Trump doesn’t believe his term is over, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.... Read More
Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
By: Avie Schneider, NPR As the economic recovery picks up steam, new claims for state unemployment benefits have fallen to the lowest level... Read More
Commentary: Together, We Should Seek Justice for the Tulsa Massacre 100 Years
Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media May 31-June 1, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the deadliest acts... Read More
William Walker, 1st Black House Sergeant-at-Arms, Sworn In
By: Terelle Jermaine Starr, The Root For the first time in House history, a Black person will assume the role of the chamber’s... Read More