About Shannon Dawson

Shannon Dawson is a podcaster, former radio host, and digital content writer based in New York City. She's previously penned for sites including Power 96.5 FM in Lansing, Michigan, and WGCI Chicago for over five years. Shannon joined the iOne team in 2020 as a staff writer for MadameNoire, Bossip, HelloBeautiful, and NewsOne writing about a number of topics from pop culture and entertainment to music and news. When she isn’t writing, you can find Shannon heavily immersed in New York’s music scene as a full-time DJ.

They argued that Katherine Jackson could afford to pay her own legal fees allegedly associated to her objection over the Jackson estate's pending deal with Sony.

Out of 153 exonerations in 2023, around 61% of exonerees were Black, according to a new report published by the National Registry of Exonerations released on March 18.

Jayden Perkins, 11, was killed in Chicago during a brutal stabbing allegedly carried out by his mother's ex-boyfriend, Crosetti Brand.

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Jackie Wilson was awarded a $17 million settlement for his wrongful conviction brought on by the "Chicago police torturers."

Republicans blamed the crime wave on migrants.

Race Forward is honoring Women’s History Month with the release of "Women Transcend."

In Our Own Voice launched its I Am A Reproductive Justice Voter campaign to educate Black women voters on reproductive justice issues.

The NAACP's Black Policy Agenda highlights the pressing concerns of Black Americans ranging from health care and voting rights to police reform.

These heroes made incredible strides in the fight for equality.

Elizabeth Francis has become the oldest living person in the United States and the fifth oldest person living globally.

Senate Bill 6009's passage comes four years after the death of Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, who died while in police custody after he was wrongfully handcuffed and hog-tied.