A.L. Lee

4 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

A popular hairstylist and beloved fixture of Chicago’s beauty scene died Saturday after falling from a yacht into Lake Michigan — marking a second devastating loss for one grieving mother, who says her daughter never fully recovered from the death of her best friend seven years ago. Zahrie Walls, 27, known professionally as “Z Money,” was pulled from the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m. and rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

4 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

A viral video showing an Asian man walking hand-in-hand with a Black toddler wearing nothing but a saggy diaper, a tiny backpack and a leash around his neck is raising alarm in Philadelphia. The man was also accompanied by an older Black boy, and although a group of bystanders questioned him briefly and made light of the situation, no formal investigation appears to have followed.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

Chalk up another cherished American symbol that has quietly vanished under Donald Trump’s watch. A bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once prominently displayed in the Oval Office, has been removed under Donald Trump’s presidency amid a broader rollback of civil rights iconography, military tributes, and diversity initiatives across federal agencies. The decision to move the bust from the Oval, confirmed by a White House official to Black Press USA, came without fanfare or photos.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

An Arizona mother has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for driving her pickup truck through a crowded park and running over a 12-year-old girl’s leg in a fit of rage following a heated confrontation over alleged bullying. Brandie Gotch, 31, of Peoria, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced on June 13, according to a statement from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The incident occurred on Feb.

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

A racist letter targeting Huntsville City Councilwoman Michelle Watkins has drawn widespread condemnation from city officials and civil rights leaders, who are calling for accountability and denouncing the act as an assault on basic human dignity. Watkins, the first Black woman elected to represent North Huntsville’s District 1, posted a photo of the letter to social media on June 13.