Yasmeen Freightman

Yasmeen Freightman is a digital journalist with more than ten years of experience writing and producing content for television stations, news agencies, and digital and social media platforms. In her previous positions, she was a news editor, content producer, social media manager, and associate producer. She covers trending news, crime, and politics for Atlanta Black Star.

Video Shows Arrest of Florida Gubernatorial Candidate for Attacking His Elderly Parents, Hitting One with Cane and Throwing Cellphone at the Other

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‘A Little Revenge’: Video Shows Arrest of Florida Gubernatorial Candidate for Attacking His Elderly Parents, Hitting One with Cane and Throwing Cellphone at the Other

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‘So Disgusted’: Over $68K in Donations Pour in 71-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Whose Apartment Has Been Taken Over By Rats As Landlords Do Nothing to Help

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‘Error’: Arkansas Woman Who Makes $16.50 an Hour Accidentally Paid $1,650 an Hour and Refused to Return Paycheck, Police Say

MAGA Tries to Cancel Black Rep. Jim Clyburn After He Warns of a Possible Elon Musk Takeover of Federal Aviation Administration

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Black Congressman Says MAGA Republicans In His State Told Him ‘Slavery Was a Good Thing’ and Believes They Would ‘Absolutely’ Reinstitute Jim Crow

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‘I Regret Everything’: Ex-Cop Sentenced for Hurling Picnic Cooler at Father of Two and Causing Fatal Crash, Expresses Remorse to Family in Court

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‘It Was a Surreal Moment’: Black Medical Student Who Worked as Janitor at Yale Will Return to Ivy League School as Doctor — And She Has Another Wish

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‘They Called Her ‘the Monster”: 20-Year-Old Mom Who Tried to Hire Hitman to Kill Her 3-Year-Old Son Walks Out of Court With No Jail Time

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‘What the Heck?!’: Houston Woman Stopped By Police, Held at Gunpoint and Arrested for Gas Station Robbery — Turns Out, She Wasn’t the Suspect

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‘My Life Could Be Over’: Chicago Mom of Two Could Face Decades In Prison for Shooting of Woman Who Ambushed Her, But She Said She Never Pulled the Trigger

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‘No, This Isn’t Happening’: Teen Finds Two Envelopes Stuffed with $10K Cash in Chick-fil-A Bathroom, What He Does Next Leaves Even the Owner Stunned

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‘The System Screwed Up’: Atlanta Murder Suspect Walked Free for 18 Months Until He Allegedly Killed U.S. Postal Worker In Nearby Suburb

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‘Could be Anybody’: Florida Woman Went on Caribbean Vacation to Celebrate a Birthday and Returned in a Body Bag After Leaving Nightclub with Businessman

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‘It’s Just Not Fair’: Atlanta Mayor Reviews Safety Measures Around Major Events After Teenage Girl Killed, Another Injured After 404 Day Event

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‘Don’t Do It!’: Ohio Man Accused of Shooting Mother and 12-Year-Old Son to Death Over a Parking Dispute — Passenger Only Survives After Bullet Misses

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Portland Man Goes On Racist Rampage at McDonald’s, Smacks and Shoves Victim While Yelling Slurs — Then Tells Arresting Officer Something So Bizarre It Changes the Entire Moment

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‘Ten Little [N-Words]’: Illinois Teacher Exposed for Sending Racist Images in Faculty Chat, Tries to Resign Before It Blows Up, but the School Board Had Other Plans

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‘Get Out of My Courtroom!’: Texas Judge Hit with Backlash for Belittling IT Worker Who Told Him There Wasn’t Tech Issue in Viral Video

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‘Terrible’: Florida Vice Mayor Whose Body Was Found in Wrapped in Blankets Mourned Brother, Parkland Shooting Survivor Who Died By Suicide Mere Months Ago

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‘Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: Black Woman Forced to Attend Florida Court Hearing from Hospital Bed After Refusing C-Section During 12-Hour Labor

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‘Not Entitled!’: Judge Strikes Down Immunity Claim from Alabama Cop Charged with Murder of Black Man In Botched Repo and He Must Answer to More Than Criminal Charges