Nyamekye Daniel

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Nyamekye Daniel

Nearly three weeks after initially ruling out foul play, Forest Park police have arrested a woman in connection with the crash that killed 25-year-old Amiya Cunningham at the end of April. Alexandria Larkin was taken into custody and charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident, marking a significant shift in the investigation’s trajectory.

3 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Nyamekye Daniel

As Malcolm X’s 100th birthday approaches next Monday, Black advocates are seeking to uplift his mother’s legacy through a pilgrimage aimed at connecting and edifying the global African Diaspora. The prominent figure in African American history was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925. He was assassinated in February 1965 at 39 years old. Malcolm X believed that his father, Earl Little, suffered a similar fate after the Ku Klux Klan consistently targeted their family.

1 month ago | atlantablackstar.com | Nyamekye Daniel

A disturbing video circulating on social media has ignited public outrage, allegedly showing a woman being struck by a vehicle while dancing in the street. The woman, identified by friends as 22-year-old Amiya Cunningham, was fatally injured in the incident.​ The video shows a woman bent over, shaking her behind in the middle of a street until an approaching car rams into her. Amiya Cunningham was struck and killed by a car on April 26, 2025, in Forest Park, Georgia.

1 month ago | atlantablackstar.com | Nyamekye Daniel

Cellphone video showing police officers firing multiple shots at a fleeing man outside an Atlanta restaurant has surfaced online, sparking outrage. The footage, first posted by the Instagram page Atlanta Uncensored, shows a Black man running across the street before getting into a car parked at Memezz Restaurant on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW. A video screenshot shows police officers shooting at the man after he flees.

2 months ago | readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Nyamekye Daniel |Michael Ryan

Two more states are taking action to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) announced Tuesday it will no longer allow athletes to compete on high school sports teams based on their so-called “gender identity.” Instead, the sporting body will require them to compete based on their anatomical sex listed on an unaltered, original birth certificate.