Following a questionable conviction for drug smuggling, the WNBA star had been serving a 9-year prison sentence in Mordovia, which is known as Russia’s “land of prisons.” The post Brittney Griner Is Free! Prisoner Swap Ends Basketball Star’s Horrific Ordeal…
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When Will Brittney Griner Be Released? US Diplomat Is ‘Cautiously Optimistic’
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Brittney Griner’s fight to get home continues. MORE: Russia Blames US Embassy For Delaying Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Talks On Sunday, former Gov. Bill Richardson told CNN he was “cautiously optimistic” that Griner and …
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KBJ Joins SCOTUS Dissent Calling Black Man’s Death Sentence Unconstitutional
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty On Tuesday the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Black man on death row in Texas who said he didn’t get a fair trial because of racial bias among jurors. According to CBS Austin,…
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Black People And Seasonal Depression: How To Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder
Source: Tempura / Getty The summer is over and as the season changes from fall to winter, so can our moods. Shorter days mean less time to enjoy the sunlight and lower temperatures can keep us cooped up in the…
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5 Things You Should Know About The Walker v. Warnock Debate
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker are set to have one of the more intriguing debates this election season. To prepare you, NewsOne has come up with a shortlist of things you should…
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Therapist Fired For TikTok Video Defends Her Comments On Black Men Needing Therapy
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Shabree Rawls, the therapist who was fired from her job after urging Black men to seek therapy on TikTok, is finally speaking out about the backlash she received after her controversial post went…
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Russia Blames US Embassy For Delaying Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Talks
Source: EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / Getty Russian officials claim they are ready to negotiate a prisoner exchange to free the U.S. citizens jailed in Russia but said the American embassy in Moscow hasn’t been taking the right steps in maintaining dialogue. …
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Judge Shows Mercy For Ex-Cop Who Terrorized Black Women For Decades
Source: screenshot / Edwardsville Police Department A federal judge in Kansas has granted a pre-trial release for an ex-Kansas City, Kansas detective who allegedly preyed on Black women and girls for decades. Last week, former detective Roger Golubski was arrested…
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How Does The Price Of College In America Compare To Other Countries?
Source: filo / Getty All this talk about debt relief and Joe Biden’s plan to alleviate the United States‘ obvious student loan crisis had us thinking about college in other countries. As you might have suspected, it is far less…
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