Nation honors Rev. Jackson. Chicago pays $5.7M to family raided, Brian McKnight sues Rickey Smiley

A Chicago jury found police guilty of acting improperly and using excessive force during a 2018 raid on the Tate family home, awarding $5.7 million in damages. The family, including four children aged 4-13 at the time, endured flashbang grenades, broken doors, and assault rifles pointed at them. The payout includes $1 million for each child and $750,000 for Ebony Tate and Cynthia Een, sending a message against unacceptable police behavior.

The city of Chicago will pay $5.7 million after a jury found that police wrongfully raided the home of a black family. A jury determined that a 2018 Chicago police raid at the Tate family home... violated their civil rights. CPD SWAT team set off flashbang grenades outside the family's apartment before breaking down the door and repeatedly pointing assault rifles directly at the kids.

The US Department of Education's final rulemaking does not list social work as a professional degree, limiting graduate students' access to federal loans and grants. Dr. Anthony East Street, CEO of NASW, warns this will force students into private loans, deter new entrants, and worsen the existing mental health workforce shortage, impacting critical services from foster care to hospice.

the department of education has submitted their final rule making, which uh does not list social work as a professional degree. Uh and that has a lot of implications for the field... social workers will probably have to take out private loans with higher interest rates... we're currently experiencing a a mental health workforce shortage, uh social work is the largest uh profession that provides uh behavioral services in the United States.

Representative Al Green intentionally held a sign stating "Black people aren't apes" in the president's personal space during the State of the Union address to confront racist attacks. He emphasized the need for direct, unavoidable confrontation against those who condone or perpetuate racist ideologies, particularly in response to a White House staffer's promotion of a video depicting the Obamas as apes.

I wanted it to be in the president's personal space. I was there to confront the president. I wanted him to know that what he's doing is harming black people and that we're not going to tolerate it... A White House staffer appears to run a massive prox account. A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack Michelle Obama as apes a masterpiece appears to be run by a White House staffer.

"Poetry Queen" Ryan Jenkins discusses her literary journey, from childhood poems to publishing "A Queen's Heart," "A Queen's Anthem," and "Confessions." Her work focuses on identity, empowerment, and community, with "A Queen's Anthem" serving as affirmations for women and "Confessions" addressing sensitive topics like domestic abuse. She also published children's books, "A Blessing for the World" and "Heaven's Jewel," as "love letters" affirming Black boys and girls.

My passion for writing started when I was 11 years old... I do want to publish I do want to put my work out there... A Queen's Heart and a Queen's Anthem... Queen's anthem is what I consider affirmations for women through poetry... I also have a more serious poem that speaks to um abuse in the home... 2025 is when I released um... my first children's book, A Blessing for the World... and Heaven's Jewel came afterwards.