In South Carolina, a conundrum has occurred: a federal court has allowed a congressional map that Republicans have drawn to be used in the 2024 elections, despite the court previously deeming it discriminatory against Black voters. Last year, a three-judge panel struck down a map of South Carolina’s 1st District, represented by GOP incumbent U.S….
Caresha, also known as Yung Miami and one-half of the City Girls rap group, found herself amongst a list of other women, including the mother of 50 Cent’s youngest son, Daphne Joy, who were implicated as alleged sex workers in Rodney Jones’ lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs filed in February. Though Caresha has denied these…
Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty A federal judge has reminded us that judges don’t actually have to be objective and that white nationalism doesn’t stop in the courtroom. Meet U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney. Last Thursday, Carney sentenced Tyler Laube, a member of a violent white supremacist group who confessed to the beating…
A former IT employee at the University of Iowa Hospital faces a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges of living under a false identity for more than three decades. Matthew David Keirans, 58, faces up to 30 years in prison following his conviction on charges of making false statements to an institution…
Everyone knows Dawn Staley’s name after she coached the South Carolina women’s basketball team through an undefeated season and the 2024 NCAA Championship title win. However, the retired WNBA player was a star well before her recent victories. On April 7, her Gamecocks defeated the Caitlin Clark Iowa-led Hawkeyes 87-75, securing the school’s third title…
A college scholarship aimed at supporting young Black students — named after the late George Floyd — faces a legal complaint from a conservative nonprofit organization, alleging racial discrimination based on eligibility requirements. But university officials created the scholarship to boost the next generation of Black leaders following the tragic death of Floyd, who died…
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, better known as Selena, was an American singer who was referred to as the “Queen of Tejano Music.” However, one TikTok user claims it was Jennifer Lopez who made the late singer known to audiences, and his theory has sent social media into a frenzy. Selena was a Mexican-American singer from Corpus Christi,…
In no case should a child look directly at the solar eclipse, but there are special eclipse glasses. Anadolu via Getty Images When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth on April 8, 2024, it will represent a rare astronomical event that won’t take place for another 20 years – a total solar…
The controversy surrounding 21-year-old Aoki Lee Simmons, the youngest daughter of Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons, and Vittorio Assaf, a 65-year-old businessman, has reached new heights after the young Harvard grad shared an awkward video of her and her new beau. Now Aoki’s mother, Kimora, is seemingly weighing in. The video was taken on the…
A Black judge in Detroit threatened to jail a white defendant who audaciously called him a “f—–g d–k” during an on-camera proceeding in which the court had just dismissed the man’s case for having an invalid registration. Judge Sean B. Perkins scolded Michael Wayne Gowens after the ungrateful defendant apparently forgot to turn his mic…
