Nina Deleon

A white woman has gone viral after admitting that she saw police trying to pull her over but kept driving anyway because she was late for a doctor’s appointment. The older driver had reportedly been driving erratically and reversed her car in the middle of the road before officers stopped her.

Dr. Anita Allen, an African American woman, has been named the first police chief of Mableton, Georgia, as the Metro Atlanta city prepares to launch its own police department. The Mableton City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Allen, who will lead the effort to build the department before it becomes fully operational in 2027.

Kenasia Guilford, a 33-year-old firefighter from Ohio, faces several charges after police accused her of handcuffing her boyfriend, refusing to release him, taking his phone and car, and later breaking into his home.

NFL star Terrell Owens is facing a defamation lawsuit from three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from Mississippi’s Horn Island during a Fourth of July gathering and was later found dead. The three young men claim Owens falsely linked them to Wells’ death and accused them of tampering with his phone in a social media post that called for their immediate arrests.

Coco Gauff said the racist abuse she received online after her previous match had left her feeling drained before she suffered her first loss to Elise Mertens at the China Open.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to pay NBCUniversal $477,700.50 in legal fees after losing his lawsuit over the Peacock documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy. The ruling comes months after Combs sued the company for $100 million, claiming the documentary defamed him and made false and damaging claims about his life.

Jollof Bowl, a popular Black-owned restaurant in Baltimore owned by Andrea Kamara and Lekan Oketunji, says Uber Eats owes the business nearly $30,000 in unpaid earnings dating back to July 2026. The owners say they have struggled to get answers from the delivery company while continuing to prepare orders and cover business expenses without the expected payments.

Ms. Maze, known as Storybook Maze on social media, left her full-time librarian job to bring free books directly to children in Baltimore neighborhoods where access to reading materials is limited. What started with reading sessions outside her home has grown into a mobile library housed in a green-and-gold trolley that draws dozens of children and families each day.

Brandin Neil, Riverview’s police chief in Missouri, is facing questions about past excessive force allegations, his appointment to the top position, and the firing of a detective who says he investigated the chief. The controversy includes multiple legal disputes and recorded conversations that have raised concerns about how Neil returned to the department.

Bellamy Dawkins-Morris, a 5-year-old African American boy from Palm Bay, Florida, died after a 120-pound video display board fell on him at Riviera Elementary School. His family is demanding answers about how the equipment tipped over and whether the school could have done more to prevent the tragedy.