Miya Ponsetto was arrested in January after accusing a 14-year-old of stealing her phone at a New York City hotel.
Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
Judge denies Derek Chauvin’s request for new trial: What to know about sentencing for murder of George Floyd
Ahead of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing for the murder of George Floyd, a judge denied his request for a new trial. Here’s what to know.
‘Black girl magic at its finest’: Juneteenth pageants let women, girls be unapologetically Black
Miss Juneteenth pageants, one of many Black beauty pageants, seek to educate girls about their history and celebrate Black women.
One woman dead, three injured after car plows into protesters in Minneapolis, police say
The suspect drove into a crowd gathered in the Minneapolis neighborhood where a Black man was shot to death by sheriff’s deputies this month.
Family of Alton Sterling accepts $4.5 million settlement nearly 5 years after he was killed by police
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Black father of five, was killed by white Baton Rouge police in 2016 in a shooting that sparked nationwide protests.
A Black man was fatally shot by deputies in Minneapolis. Authorities say there’s no bodycam video. Activists call it ‘reckless.’
Protests continue over the death of Winston Smith Jr. Activists say the U.S. Marshals body camera policy is “an intentional lack of transparency.”
‘Mass murder’: Muslim family targeted, killed in attack motivated by hate, Canadian police say
A vigil will be held Tuesday at a mosque attended by a family of five who were struck by a pickup in a targeted attack.
Workers reopen intersection where George Floyd died in Minneapolis despite activists’ demands
The intersection has been closed since George Floyd’s death. City leaders pledged to open the square after Derek Chauvin’s trial.
Wilberforce University in Ohio surprises 2020 and spring 2021 graduates by erasing $375K in debt owed to university
Wilberforce University used funds from the United Negro College Fund, Jack and Jill and other sources to clear more than $375,000 in debt.
Man charged with hate crime after Asian woman attacked in New York City’s Chinatown
Violence against Asian Americans and Asians has grown despite increased national attention and political action against anti-Asian hate, experts say.