http://www.bet.com?cid=rssen-usThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:39:56 ESTWed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:12 EDThttps://www.bet.com/content/dam/betcom/defaults/icon_default_asset.jpg.rsssmall.dimg/icon-default-asset.jpghttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/biden-executive-order-educational-equality-initiative-hbcu-exclusive.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 22:45:53 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/biden-executive-order-educational-equality-initiative-hbcu-exclusive.html

The new plan will bring advances to the Black community.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/arizona-mom-waiting-for-bus-fatally-shot-no-apparent-reason.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 20:52:24 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/arizona-mom-waiting-for-bus-fatally-shot-no-apparent-reason.html

Her family is seeking answers in the tragic crime.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/south-carolina-woman-paulette-sims-stabs-neighbors-bodycam-video.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 17:35:07 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/south-carolina-woman-paulette-sims-stabs-neighbors-bodycam-video.html

The incident was caught on a police body cam.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/black-incarceration-rate-wisconsin-nations-highest-report.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 15:32:40 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/black-incarceration-rate-wisconsin-nations-highest-report.html

Figures show a 1 in 36 imprisonment ratio for Black adults.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/black-texas-officer-shot-back-ambush.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 13:08:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/black-texas-officer-shot-back-ambush.html

His fiancée says the shooting critically damaged his kidney.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/colin-powell-greatest-accomplishments-career.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 09:59:24 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/colin-powell-greatest-accomplishments-career.html

He should be remembered for his accomplishments.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/tim-scott_s-massive-campaign-funds-may-suggest-hes-running-for-p.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 09:58:24 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/tim-scott_s-massive-campaign-funds-may-suggest-hes-running-for-p.html

The Black Republican thinks America isn’t racist.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/grambling-state-university-shooting-homecoming-one-dead.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 09:58:15 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/grambling-state-university-shooting-homecoming-one-dead.html

The incident happened on Oct. 17.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/elementary-school-halloween-parade-canceled-seattle-people-of-co.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 09:58:07 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/elementary-school-halloween-parade-canceled-seattle-people-of-co.html

Some students have chosen to isolate during the festivities.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/colin-powell-death-memorials.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 08:55:11 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/19/colin-powell-death-memorials.html

Several leaders looked back at his contributions.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/ahmaud-arbery-trial-begins-jury-selection.html?cid=rssTue, 19 Oct 2021 08:12:25 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/ahmaud-arbery-trial-begins-jury-selection.html

The 25-year-old was killed on Feb. 23, 2020.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/colin-powell-first-black-secretary-of-state-death.html?cid=rssMon, 18 Oct 2021 14:27:22 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/colin-powell-first-black-secretary-of-state-death.html

He was fully vaccinated, but fought multiple myeloma.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/opinion-halloween-costumes-white-people-should-avoid.html?cid=rssMon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:11 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/opinion-halloween-costumes-white-people-should-avoid.html

Let's start with former slave, Harriet Tubman.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/louisiana-deputy-violent-video.html?cid=rssMon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:10 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/18/louisiana-deputy-violent-video.html

An internal investigation is underway.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/17/louisiana-trooper-retaliation-ronald-greene-death.html?cid=rssSun, 17 Oct 2021 12:22:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/17/louisiana-trooper-retaliation-ronald-greene-death.html

“This is not the oath that I swore to uphold.”]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/kansas-city-corrupt-police-detective-grand-jury-investigation.html?cid=rssSun, 17 Oct 2021 11:56:21 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/kansas-city-corrupt-police-detective-grand-jury-investigation.html

The ex-captain allegedly targeted Black people for decades.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/16/ally-dc-comics-launch-initiative-to-support-diverse-writers.html?cid=rssSat, 16 Oct 2021 14:06:44 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/16/ally-dc-comics-launch-initiative-to-support-diverse-writers.html

The partnership is also with WarnerMedia.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/howard-university-receives-largest-ever-alumni-donation.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 16:07:15 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/howard-university-receives-largest-ever-alumni-donation.html

The funds will be allocated toward GRACE.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/benton-harbor-michigan-water-crisis.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 15:37:01 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/benton-harbor-michigan-water-crisis.html

The water was known to have been contaminated for years.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/black-couple-awarded-75k-louisville-cant-badmouth-police.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 14:38:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/black-couple-awarded-75k-louisville-cant-badmouth-police.html

They can’t criticize the cops who arrested them.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/st-petersburg-murder-charge-mothers-separate-incidents-same-suspect.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 13:12:10 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/15/st-petersburg-murder-charge-mothers-separate-incidents-same-suspect.html

The police say they were unintended victims.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/bill-cosby-125-million-lawsuit-accuser-says-she-was-drugged-raped-and-left-naked.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 10:47:43 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/bill-cosby-125-million-lawsuit-accuser-says-she-was-drugged-raped-and-left-naked.html

Lili Bernard claims he drugged and raped her repeatedly.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/olympic-runner-agnes-tirop-stabbed-death.html?cid=rssFri, 15 Oct 2021 08:14:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/olympic-runner-agnes-tirop-stabbed-death.html

Her husband is believed to be a suspect.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/timuel-black-jr-dead-102-chicago-civil-rights-activist.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 19:47:02 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/timuel-black-jr-dead-102-chicago-civil-rights-activist.html

Barack Obama released a statement on his passing.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/stockton-california-shooting-hate-crime-black-construction-worke.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 15:47:00 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/stockton-california-shooting-hate-crime-black-construction-worke.html

Police are investigating it as a potential hate crime.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/al-copeland-boston-police-arrest-stroke-settlement-change.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 14:19:11 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/al-copeland-boston-police-arrest-stroke-settlement-change.html

He languished for hours before getting treatment.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/black-incarceration-rate-five-times-whites-prison-report.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 13:24:07 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/black-incarceration-rate-five-times-whites-prison-report.html

The data comes from The Sentencing Project. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/mel-robert-groves-black-transgender-shot-death-mississippi.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 12:51:54 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/14/mel-robert-groves-black-transgender-shot-death-mississippi.html

Mel Groves expressed fear about being trans in the city.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/forbes-richest-people-americans-list-only-two-black-men.html?cid=rssThu, 14 Oct 2021 08:06:18 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/forbes-richest-people-americans-list-only-two-black-men.html

The two richest Black Americans are in finance and tech.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/kamala-harris-attacked-columbus-day-comments.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 20:01:14 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/kamala-harris-attacked-columbus-day-comments.html

Some white people are calling the VP “anti-American.”]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/maya-angelou-u-s-mint-quarter-series.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 16:24:23 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/maya-angelou-u-s-mint-quarter-series.html

Angelou will join a group of trailblazers.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/high-school-students-confederate-flag-protest.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 14:45:29 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/high-school-students-confederate-flag-protest.html

They say the flag makes them feel disrespected.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/jelani-day-autopsy-organs-missing-mother-response.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 13:20:31 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/jelani-day-autopsy-organs-missing-mother-response.html

Carmen Bolden Day wants the mystery solved.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/jelani-day-investigation-body-decomposed-coroner.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 08:07:52 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/jelani-day-investigation-body-decomposed-coroner.html

Few details have emerged in the probe of his death.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/duluth-school-black-children-beaten-spit-on-white-classmates.html?cid=rssWed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/13/duluth-school-black-children-beaten-spit-on-white-classmates.html

Their parents have filed a lawsuit.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/12/va--school-board-member-who-runs-wokeness-checker-site-wants-ton.html?cid=rssTue, 12 Oct 2021 15:22:10 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/12/va--school-board-member-who-runs-wokeness-checker-site-wants-ton.html

The school board member has not read the books.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/fort-hood-solider-jennifer-sewell-found-safe.html?cid=rssTue, 12 Oct 2021 08:05:51 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/fort-hood-solider-jennifer-sewell-found-safe.html

She did not report for duty on Oct. 7.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/jacob-blake-shooting-kenosha-office-no-charges-reaction.html?cid=rssMon, 11 Oct 2021 20:51:58 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/jacob-blake-shooting-kenosha-office-no-charges-reaction.html

Social media reacts.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/indigienous-peoples-day-states-drop-columbus-day.html?cid=rssMon, 11 Oct 2021 15:18:19 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/indigienous-peoples-day-states-drop-columbus-day.html

President Biden is also issuing a proclamation.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/allen-west-covid-texas-fight-against-vaccine-mandate.html?cid=rssMon, 11 Oct 2021 12:42:19 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/allen-west-covid-texas-fight-against-vaccine-mandate.html

After receiving treatment, West railed against ‘Big Pharma.’]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/lawsuit-wyoming-michigan-unlawful-arrest-police.html?cid=rssMon, 11 Oct 2021 11:35:44 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/11/lawsuit-wyoming-michigan-unlawful-arrest-police.html

A suspicious neighbor tipped police, resulting in arrests.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/10/indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day-boston.html?cid=rssSun, 10 Oct 2021 14:12:16 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/10/indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day-boston.html

The holiday replaces Columbus Day]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/10/disabled-black-man-thrown-to-ground-dayton-ohio-police.html?cid=rssSun, 10 Oct 2021 13:49:43 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/10/disabled-black-man-thrown-to-ground-dayton-ohio-police.html

Clifford Owensby told Dayton Police he’s paraplegic.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/07/khalil-wheeler-weaver-serial-killer-sentence-160-years.html?cid=rssSun, 10 Oct 2021 12:45:26 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/07/khalil-wheeler-weaver-serial-killer-sentence-160-years.html

He sat motionless as the judge gave him his sentence.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/30/black-male-youth-suicide-research-experts-depression-racism.html?cid=rssSun, 10 Oct 2021 08:00:03 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/30/black-male-youth-suicide-research-experts-depression-racism.html

We explore reasons why and talk to experts to address it.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/09/north-carolina-lieutenant-governor-mark-robinson-pressured-resig.html?cid=rssSat, 9 Oct 2021 20:59:51 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/09/north-carolina-lieutenant-governor-mark-robinson-pressured-resig.html

He made the comments during a speech to churchgoers.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/winterville-charter-academy-racist-teacher-resigns-racial-lesson-slaves.html?cid=rssSat, 9 Oct 2021 10:59:50 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/winterville-charter-academy-racist-teacher-resigns-racial-lesson-slaves.html

Parents said the teacher singled Black students out. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/california-high-school-ethnic-studies-requirement.html?cid=rssFri, 8 Oct 2021 19:22:30 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/california-high-school-ethnic-studies-requirement.html

A new law mandates a curriculum on marginalized histories.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/tesla-racism-lawsuit-black-contractor.html?cid=rssFri, 8 Oct 2021 12:43:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/tesla-racism-lawsuit-black-contractor.html

The contractor says the company ignored racist behavior.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/cashawn-cookie-sims-missing-found-safe.html?cid=rssFri, 8 Oct 2021 11:56:46 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/cashawn-cookie-sims-missing-found-safe.html

The 30-year-old has a huge following on Instagram.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/texas-school-shooting-suspect-timothy-simpkins-bullying.html?cid=rssFri, 8 Oct 2021 11:04:54 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/08/texas-school-shooting-suspect-timothy-simpkins-bullying.html

The gun was bought for protection, his family says.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/07/black-women-girls-murder-4-per-day-us-rate.html?cid=rssThu, 7 Oct 2021 13:51:28 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/07/black-women-girls-murder-4-per-day-us-rate.html

Homicides of Black girls and women were the most increased.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/philadelphia-anrae-james-coworker-gunned-down-homicide-police.html?cid=rssThu, 7 Oct 2021 08:11:13 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/philadelphia-anrae-james-coworker-gunned-down-homicide-police.html

Anrae James was killed while sitting at his workstation.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/nick-cannon-wendy-williams-show.html?cid=rssThu, 7 Oct 2021 08:08:19 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/nick-cannon-wendy-williams-show.html

She has been struggling with her health.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/malaria-vaccine-approved-by-who.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 19:00:13 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/malaria-vaccine-approved-by-who.html

The program will be piloted in parts of Africa.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/naacp-response-att-oan-network-financial-support.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 17:19:01 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/naacp-response-att-oan-network-financial-support.html

The platform purportedly spreads conspiracy theories.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/pennsylvania-man-loses-father-son-within-36-hours-covid-19.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 14:45:15 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/pennsylvania-man-loses-father-son-within-36-hours-covid-19.html

Restaurateur Alan Collins Jr. says he’s overwhelmed.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/hbcu-funding-drop-biden-spending-plan.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 14:15:30 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/hbcu-funding-drop-biden-spending-plan.html

Democratic infighting is blamed for drop in cash.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/new-york-restaurant-fight-women-charged-covid-vaccination-carmines.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 12:18:20 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/new-york-restaurant-fight-women-charged-covid-vaccination-carmines.html

The hostess denied using a racial slur before the fight.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/muhammad-ali-rare-artwork-sells.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 10:46:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/muhammad-ali-rare-artwork-sells.html

“I paint pictures with meanings,” the boxer once said. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/george-floyd-statue-vandalized-union-square-new-york-city.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 08:17:18 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/george-floyd-statue-vandalized-union-square-new-york-city.html

"I'm not shocked, but I'm still pissed,” the artist said. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/sage-steele-pulled-from-espn-testing-positive-for-covid.html?cid=rssWed, 6 Oct 2021 08:00:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/06/sage-steele-pulled-from-espn-testing-positive-for-covid.html

The sports anchor has now apologized.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/ernest-lee-johnson-missouri-execution-pope-francis-clemency.html?cid=rssTue, 5 Oct 2021 15:43:37 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/ernest-lee-johnson-missouri-execution-pope-francis-clemency.html

Ernest Lee Johnson is scheduled to die Tuesday evening.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/henrietta-lacks-estate-files-lawsuit-pharmaceutical-company.html?cid=rssTue, 5 Oct 2021 14:34:07 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/henrietta-lacks-estate-files-lawsuit-pharmaceutical-company.html

“Black people have the right to control their bodies."]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/melania-trump-wanted-to-send-mirrors-african-children.html?cid=rssTue, 5 Oct 2021 13:49:44 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/melania-trump-wanted-to-send-mirrors-african-children.html

She was reportedly inspired after visiting a school.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/federal-student-loan-payments-to-restart-on-february-1-despite-3.html?cid=rssTue, 5 Oct 2021 12:18:26 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/federal-student-loan-payments-to-restart-on-february-1-despite-3.html

Blacks owe disproportionately more student debt. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/white-anchors-suspended-wearing-afro-wigs.html?cid=rssTue, 5 Oct 2021 08:00:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/05/white-anchors-suspended-wearing-afro-wigs.html

It was a gag to celebrate cooler temperatures in the state.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/man-found-strangled-on-brooklyn-rooftop-after-trying-to-collect-.html?cid=rssMon, 4 Oct 2021 15:54:10 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/man-found-strangled-on-brooklyn-rooftop-after-trying-to-collect-.html

The police charged a suspect with murder. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/carlos-watson-ozy-media-not-shutting-down-statement.html?cid=rssMon, 4 Oct 2021 14:38:57 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/carlos-watson-ozy-media-not-shutting-down-statement.html

The company has been embroiled in scandal.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/woman-impersonate-ku-klux-klan-arrested-terroristic-threats.html?cid=rssMon, 4 Oct 2021 11:39:43 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/04/woman-impersonate-ku-klux-klan-arrested-terroristic-threats.html

Threatening notes were placed in neighbors’ mailboxes.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/first-grader-mask-school-portrait-scholarship.html?cid=rssMon, 4 Oct 2021 08:07:19 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/first-grader-mask-school-portrait-scholarship.html

Mason Peoples always listens to his mom.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/nikkita-brown-video-chicago-police-officer-tackle-dog-walking.html?cid=rssSun, 3 Oct 2021 13:00:03 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/nikkita-brown-video-chicago-police-officer-tackle-dog-walking.html

Officer Bruce Dyker is accused of excessive force. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/ahmaud-arbery-mental-health-ruled-out-trial-evidence.html?cid=rssSun, 3 Oct 2021 12:21:24 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/ahmaud-arbery-mental-health-ruled-out-trial-evidence.html

A Georgia judge made the decision Friday (Oct. 1).]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/baton-rouge-stripped-r-kelly-key-city-after-conviction.html?cid=rssSun, 3 Oct 2021 09:00:03 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/03/baton-rouge-stripped-r-kelly-key-city-after-conviction.html

The honor was presented to the fallen music icon in 2013.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/body-believed-to-be-missing-miya-marcano-19.html?cid=rssSat, 2 Oct 2021 20:38:06 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/body-believed-to-be-missing-miya-marcano-19.html

The 19-year-old has been missing for just over a week.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/boogaloo-bois-member-guilty-shooting-minneapolis-police-station.html?cid=rssSat, 2 Oct 2021 14:00:41 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/02/boogaloo-bois-member-guilty-shooting-minneapolis-police-station.html

The Boogaloo Bois member fired shots at a police station.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/virginia-beach-black-family-racist-neighbors-cameras-slurs-noise.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 13:39:03 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/virginia-beach-black-family-racist-neighbors-cameras-slurs-noise.html

The police say no crime was committed.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/florida-black-dad-capturing-alligator-in-trash-can.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 13:18:26 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/florida-black-dad-capturing-alligator-in-trash-can.html

The military veteran uses a trash can.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/keke-palmer-lands-role-final-season-insecure.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 12:59:15 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/keke-palmer-lands-role-final-season-insecure.html

The new season premieres later this month.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/cnn-rene-marsh-son-death-pediatric-cancer-change.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 11:22:18 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/cnn-rene-marsh-son-death-pediatric-cancer-change.html

Blake Vince Payne was only 2 years old. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/marc-lamont-hill-suffers-heart-attack.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 10:35:24 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/marc-lamont-hill-suffers-heart-attack.html

“Please listen to your bodies,” he wrote. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/blm-cofounder-melina-abdullah-targeted-swatting.html?cid=rssFri, 1 Oct 2021 08:00:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/10/01/blm-cofounder-melina-abdullah-targeted-swatting.html

Police are investigating the false emergency calls.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/trump-loses-nda-case-brought-omarosa-tell-all-book.html?cid=rssThu, 30 Sep 2021 17:14:51 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/trump-loses-nda-case-brought-omarosa-tell-all-book.html

She knew the former president for nearly 15 years.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/r-kelly-ex-wife-drea-kelly-speaks-out.html?cid=rssThu, 30 Sep 2021 08:03:39 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/r-kelly-ex-wife-drea-kelly-speaks-out.html

Drea Kelly was married to him for 13 years.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/disturbing-details-emerge-in-jon-jones-alleged-domestic-violence.html?cid=rssWed, 29 Sep 2021 16:59:02 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/disturbing-details-emerge-in-jon-jones-alleged-domestic-violence.html

His fiancée was allegedly bloodied.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/syracuse-university-gives-kevin-richardson-of-the-central-park-f.html?cid=rssWed, 29 Sep 2021 13:13:31 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/29/syracuse-university-gives-kevin-richardson-of-the-central-park-f.html

He makes history at Syracuse University.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/woman-fired-dog-park-racism-frederick-joseph-emma-sarley.html?cid=rssTue, 28 Sep 2021 15:53:02 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/woman-fired-dog-park-racism-frederick-joseph-emma-sarley.html

She allegedly told him to stay in his “hood.”]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/st-louis-county-police-dog-attack-black-man-fbi-investigation.html?cid=rssTue, 28 Sep 2021 14:05:39 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/st-louis-county-police-dog-attack-black-man-fbi-investigation.html

Video of the shocking incident went viral.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/karen-bass-running-los-angeles-mayor-race-2022.html?cid=rssTue, 28 Sep 2021 11:52:17 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/28/karen-bass-running-los-angeles-mayor-race-2022.html

“Let’s do this — together,” the congresswoman said.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/obamas-groundbreaking-presidential-center-tuesday.html?cid=rssTue, 28 Sep 2021 09:27:46 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/obamas-groundbreaking-presidential-center-tuesday.html

The Chicago-based center has been years in the making.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/attorney-gloria-allred-r-kelly-worst-of-all-sexual-predators.html?cid=rssTue, 28 Sep 2021 08:12:56 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/attorney-gloria-allred-r-kelly-worst-of-all-sexual-predators.html

The attorney represented some of the victims who testified.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/r-kelly-verdict-guilty-racketeering-conspiracy-sex-trafficking.html?cid=rssMon, 27 Sep 2021 18:57:22 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/r-kelly-verdict-guilty-racketeering-conspiracy-sex-trafficking.html

The verdict comes after weeks of graphic testimony.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/tim-scott--democrats-defund-police-plan-collapsed-policing-refor.html?cid=rssMon, 27 Sep 2021 18:05:16 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/tim-scott--democrats-defund-police-plan-collapsed-policing-refor.html

Cory Booker Dismisses the accusation]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/stepfather-arrested-after-missing-baton-rouge-toddler-found-dead.html?cid=rssMon, 27 Sep 2021 13:28:15 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/stepfather-arrested-after-missing-baton-rouge-toddler-found-dead.html

Toddler's stepfather arrested after her body was found]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/9-months-pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-florida-park.html?cid=rssMon, 27 Sep 2021 12:23:38 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/27/9-months-pregnant-woman-found-dead-in-florida-park.html

Police suspect ‘foul play.’ ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/black-google-product-manager-stopped-by-security.html?cid=rssMon, 27 Sep 2021 12:18:59 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/black-google-product-manager-stopped-by-security.html

They questioned whether or not he actually worked there. ]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/racist-email-sent-to-black-organizations-university-massachusetts.html?cid=rssSun, 26 Sep 2021 19:03:12 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/racist-email-sent-to-black-organizations-university-massachusetts.html

Vice Chancellor Nefertiti Walker says she's investigating.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/lousiana-state-trooper-indicted-beating-black-man-traffic-stop.html?cid=rssSun, 26 Sep 2021 11:53:48 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/26/lousiana-state-trooper-indicted-beating-black-man-traffic-stop.html

Jacob Brown faces up to a decade in prison.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/haiti-migrants-texas-border.html?cid=rssSat, 25 Sep 2021 13:00:04 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/haiti-migrants-texas-border.html

Public Policy expert Dr. Amara Enyia says it's Pres. Biden.]]>https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/first-grade-boy-mask-school-picture-mom.html?cid=rssSat, 25 Sep 2021 12:53:02 EDThttps://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/09/25/first-grade-boy-mask-school-picture-mom.html

“I always listen to my mom.”]]>